Raniganj Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Araria district, Bihar
Raniganj Block of Araria district has total population of 398,977 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 207,079 are males while 191,898 are females. In 2011 there were total 81,327 families residing in Raniganj Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Raniganj Block is 927.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Raniganj Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 49.7% and the sex ratio of Raniganj Block is 927.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raniganj Block is 83836 which is 21% of the total population. There are 42781 male children and 41055 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raniganj Block is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Raniganj Block.
The total literacy rate of Raniganj Block is 49.69%. The male literacy rate is 46.01% and the female literacy rate is 31.96% in Raniganj Block.
To facilitate the administration, Raniganj Block is further divided into 89 villages.
Raniganj Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raniganj Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 83,836 | 42,781 | 41,055 |
| Literacy | 49.69% | 46.01% | 31.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 87,098 | 45,139 | 41,959 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 18,102 | 9,149 | 8,953 |
| Illiterate | 242,381 | 111,811 | 130,570 |
Caste-wise Population - Raniganj Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Raniganj Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 87,098 | 45,139 | 41,959 |
| Schedule Tribe | 18,102 | 9,149 | 8,953 |
Religion-wise Population - Raniganj Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 275,646 | (69.09%) | 143,655 | 131,991 |
| Muslim | 120,902 | (30.3%) | 62,177 | 58,725 |
| Christian | 1,554 | (0.39%) | 803 | 751 |
| Sikh | 47 | (0.01%) | 28 | 19 |
| Buddhist | 18 | (0%) | 11 | 7 |
| Jain | 11 | (0%) | 4 | 7 |
| Other Religion | 6 | (0%) | 4 | 2 |
| No Religion Specified | 793 | (0.2%) | 397 | 396 |
Literacy Rate - Raniganj Block
Average literacy rate of Raniganj Block in 2011 were 49.69% in which, male and female literacy were 57.98% and 40.66% respectively. Total literate in Raniganj Block were 156,596 of which male and female were 95,268 and 61,328 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Raniganj Block
The Sex Ratio of Raniganj Block is 927 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 927 females in Raniganj Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Raniganj Block.
Child Population - Raniganj Block
According to Census 2011, there were 83,836 children between age 0 to 6 years in Raniganj Block. Out of which 83,836 were male while 83,836 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Raniganj Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Raniganj Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Raniganj Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 83,836.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 398,977 | 0 | 398,977 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 83,836 | 0 | 83,836 |
| Schedule Caste | 87,098 | 0 | 87,098 |
| Schedule Tribe | 18,102 | 0 | 18,102 |
| Literacy | 49.69% | - | 49.69% |
| Sex Ratio | 927 | - | 927 |
Working Population - Raniganj Block
In Raniganj Block out of total population, 165,065 were engaged in work activities. 70.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165,065 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,050 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76,318 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 115,654 | 81,356 | 34,298 |
| Cultivators | 28,050 | 23,232 | 4,818 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 76,318 | 50,393 | 25,925 |
| Household Industries | 1,639 | 947 | 692 |
| Other Workers | 9,647 | 6,784 | 2,863 |
| Marginal Workers | 49,411 | 20,632 | 28,779 |
| Non Working | 233,912 | 105,091 | 128,821 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Raniganj, Bihar - Wikipedia