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Saltora Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal

Saltora Block of Bankura district has total population of 135,980 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 69,732 are males while 66,248 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,115 families residing in Saltora Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Saltora Block is 950.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Saltora Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.5% and the sex ratio of Saltora Block is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saltora Block is 17431 which is 13% of the total population. There are 8988 male children and 8443 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saltora Block is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Saltora Block.

The total literacy rate of Saltora Block is 61.45%. The male literacy rate is 64.31% and the female literacy rate is 42.28% in Saltora Block.

Population
135,980
Families
28,115
Literacy
61.45%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Saltora Block is further divided into 157 villages.

Saltora Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,431 8,988 8,443
Literacy 61.45% 64.31% 42.28%
Scheduled Caste 46,497 23,611 22,886
Scheduled Tribe 25,696 12,890 12,806
Illiterate 63,126 24,886 38,240

Caste-wise Population - Saltora Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.9% of total population in Saltora Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 46,497 23,611 22,886
Schedule Tribe 25,696 12,890 12,806

Religion-wise Population - Saltora Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 114,904 (84.5%) 59,085 55,819
Muslim 2,713 (2%) 1,401 1,312
Christian 70 (0.05%) 36 34
Sikh 20 (0.01%) 9 11
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 794 (0.58%) 400 394
Other Religion 17,293 (12.72%) 8,719 8,574
No Religion Specified 180 (0.13%) 80 100

Literacy Rate - Saltora Block

Average literacy rate of Saltora Block in 2011 were 61.45% in which, male and female literacy were 73.83% and 48.45% respectively. Total literate in Saltora Block were 72,854 of which male and female were 44,846 and 28,008 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Saltora Block

The Sex Ratio of Saltora Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Saltora Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Saltora Block.

Child Population - Saltora Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,431 children between age 0 to 6 years in Saltora Block. Out of which 17,431 were male while 17,431 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Saltora Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Saltora Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Saltora 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 17,431.

Total Urban Rural
Population 135,980 0 135,980
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,431 0 17,431
Schedule Caste 46,497 0 46,497
Schedule Tribe 25,696 0 25,696
Literacy 61.45% - 61.45%
Sex Ratio 950 - 950

Working Population - Saltora Block

In Saltora Block out of total population, 54,335 were engaged in work activities. 59.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,335 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,273 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,107 26,858 5,249
Cultivators 9,211 8,698 513
Agriculture Labourer 7,273 5,369 1,904
Household Industries 1,075 801 274
Other Workers 14,548 11,990 2,558
Marginal Workers 22,228 12,302 9,926
Non Working 81,645 30,572 51,073

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