Raipur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal
Raipur Block of Bankura district has total population of 171,377 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,339 are males while 84,038 are females. In 2011 there were total 37,141 families residing in Raipur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Raipur Block is 962.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.7% people lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.7% while that in the rural areas is 70.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Raipur Block is 943% while that of Rural areas is 963.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raipur Block is 19702 which is 11% of the total population. There are 10225 male children and 9477 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raipur Block is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Raipur Block.
The total literacy rate of Raipur Block is 71.33%. The male literacy rate is 72.87% and the female literacy rate is 53% in Raipur Block.
To facilitate the administration, Raipur Block is further divided into 1 town and 205 villages.
Raipur Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raipur Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 19,702 | 10,225 | 9,477 |
Literacy | 71.33% | 72.87% | 53% |
Scheduled Caste | 37,457 | 19,072 | 18,385 |
Scheduled Tribe | 47,398 | 23,324 | 24,074 |
Illiterate | 63,189 | 23,694 | 39,495 |
Caste-wise Population - Raipur Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.7% of total population in Raipur Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 37,457 | 19,072 | 18,385 |
Schedule Tribe | 47,398 | 23,324 | 24,074 |
Religion-wise Population - Raipur Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 121,261 | (70.76%) | 62,440 | 58,821 |
Muslim | 2,221 | (1.3%) | 1,175 | 1,046 |
Christian | 82 | (0.05%) | 42 | 40 |
Sikh | 6 | (0%) | 4 | 2 |
Buddhist | 52 | (0.03%) | 29 | 23 |
Jain | 7 | (0%) | 3 | 4 |
Other Religion | 47,396 | (27.66%) | 23,478 | 23,918 |
No Religion Specified | 352 | (0.21%) | 168 | 184 |
Literacy Rate - Raipur Block
Average literacy rate of Raipur Block in 2011 were 71.33% in which, male and female literacy were 82.53% and 59.74% respectively. Total literate in Raipur Block were 108,188 of which male and female were 63,645 and 44,543 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Raipur Block
The Sex Ratio of Raipur Block is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Raipur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Raipur Block.
Child Population - Raipur Block
According to Census 2011, there were 19,702 children between age 0 to 6 years in Raipur Block. Out of which 19,702 were male while 19,702 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Raipur Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,345 families under Raipur Block living in urban areas while 1,345 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.7% of total population of Raipur Block lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 622 while that in rural region is 19,080.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 171,377 | 6,280 | 165,097 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 19,702 | 622 | 19,080 |
Schedule Caste | 37,457 | 2,283 | 35,174 |
Schedule Tribe | 47,398 | 289 | 47,109 |
Literacy | 71.33% | 83.67% | 70.85% |
Sex Ratio | 962 | 943 | 963 |
Working Population - Raipur Block
In Raipur Block out of total population, 78,233 were engaged in work activities. 48% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,233 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,513 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,485 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 37,531 | 29,326 | 8,205 |
Cultivators | 12,513 | 11,462 | 1,051 |
Agriculture Labourer | 15,485 | 10,096 | 5,389 |
Household Industries | 993 | 740 | 253 |
Other Workers | 8,540 | 7,028 | 1,512 |
Marginal Workers | 40,702 | 20,629 | 20,073 |
Non Working | 93,144 | 37,384 | 55,760 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Raipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia