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Sagar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Sagar Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 212,037 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 109,468 are males while 102,569 are females. In 2011 there were total 43,716 families residing in Sagar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sagar Block is 937.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sagar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 84.2% and the sex ratio of Sagar Block is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sagar Block is 26212 which is 12% of the total population. There are 13344 male children and 12868 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sagar Block is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Sagar Block.

The total literacy rate of Sagar Block is 84.21%. The male literacy rate is 79.52% and the female literacy rate is 67.69% in Sagar Block.

Population
212,037
Families
43,716
Literacy
84.21%
Sex Ratio
937

To facilitate the administration, Sagar Block is further divided into 47 villages.

Sagar Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sagar Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,212 13,344 12,868
Literacy 84.21% 79.52% 67.69%
Scheduled Caste 56,261 29,081 27,180
Scheduled Tribe 854 452 402
Illiterate 55,561 22,416 33,145

Caste-wise Population - Sagar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sagar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 56,261 29,081 27,180
Schedule Tribe 854 452 402

Religion-wise Population - Sagar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 186,346 (87.88%) 96,431 89,915
Muslim 24,879 (11.73%) 12,600 12,279
Christian 117 (0.06%) 64 53
Sikh 30 (0.01%) 20 10
Buddhist 19 (0.01%) 12 7
Jain 16 (0.01%) 7 9
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 627 (0.3%) 332 295

Literacy Rate - Sagar Block

Average literacy rate of Sagar Block in 2011 were 84.21% in which, male and female literacy were 90.56% and 77.39% respectively. Total literate in Sagar Block were 156,476 of which male and female were 87,052 and 69,424 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sagar Block

The Sex Ratio of Sagar Block is 937 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 937 females in Sagar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Sagar Block.

Child Population - Sagar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,212 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sagar Block. Out of which 26,212 were male while 26,212 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sagar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sagar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sagar 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 26,212.

Total Urban Rural
Population 212,037 0 212,037
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,212 0 26,212
Schedule Caste 56,261 0 56,261
Schedule Tribe 854 0 854
Literacy 84.21% - 84.21%
Sex Ratio 937 - 937

Working Population - Sagar Block

In Sagar Block out of total population, 84,881 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84,881 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,785 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,463 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,163 38,309 6,854
Cultivators 13,785 12,055 1,730
Agriculture Labourer 14,463 12,508 1,955
Household Industries 1,210 789 421
Other Workers 15,705 12,957 2,748
Marginal Workers 39,718 23,707 16,011
Non Working 127,156 47,452 79,704

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