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Shahkund Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhagalpur district, Bihar

Shahkund Block of Bhagalpur district has total population of 188,078 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 100,033 are males while 88,045 are females. In 2011 there were total 35,689 families residing in Shahkund Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Shahkund Block is 880.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shahkund Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 62.7% and the sex ratio of Shahkund Block is 880.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahkund Block is 34244 which is 18% of the total population. There are 17768 male children and 16476 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahkund Block is 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Shahkund Block.

The total literacy rate of Shahkund Block is 62.67%. The male literacy rate is 57.97% and the female literacy rate is 43.63% in Shahkund Block.

Population
188,078
Families
35,689
Literacy
62.67%
Sex Ratio
880

To facilitate the administration, Shahkund Block is further divided into 170 villages.

Shahkund Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,244 17,768 16,476
Literacy 62.67% 57.97% 43.63%
Scheduled Caste 25,127 13,356 11,771
Scheduled Tribe 29 12 17
Illiterate 91,669 42,040 49,629

Caste-wise Population - Shahkund Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahkund Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,127 13,356 11,771
Schedule Tribe 29 12 17

Religion-wise Population - Shahkund Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 156,555 (83.24%) 83,468 73,087
Muslim 30,752 (16.35%) 16,138 14,614
Christian 110 (0.06%) 65 45
Sikh 41 (0.02%) 23 18
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 4 6
Jain 16 (0.01%) 11 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 594 (0.32%) 324 270

Literacy Rate - Shahkund Block

Average literacy rate of Shahkund Block in 2011 were 62.67% in which, male and female literacy were 70.5% and 53.68% respectively. Total literate in Shahkund Block were 96,409 of which male and female were 57,993 and 38,416 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shahkund Block

The Sex Ratio of Shahkund Block is 880 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 880 females in Shahkund Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Shahkund Block.

Child Population - Shahkund Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,244 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shahkund Block. Out of which 34,244 were male while 34,244 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shahkund Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Shahkund Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shahkund 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 34,244.

Total Urban Rural
Population 188,078 0 188,078
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,244 0 34,244
Schedule Caste 25,127 0 25,127
Schedule Tribe 29 0 29
Literacy 62.67% - 62.67%
Sex Ratio 880 - 880

Working Population - Shahkund Block

In Shahkund Block out of total population, 69,355 were engaged in work activities. 44.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 69,355 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,008 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,060 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,620 24,347 6,273
Cultivators 5,008 4,339 669
Agriculture Labourer 15,060 12,043 3,017
Household Industries 1,881 1,295 586
Other Workers 8,671 6,670 2,001
Marginal Workers 38,735 23,304 15,431
Non Working 118,723 52,382 66,341

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