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Shankarpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madhepura district, Bihar

Shankarpur Block of Madhepura district has total population of 106,222 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 55,157 are males while 51,065 are females. In 2011 there were total 22,238 families residing in Shankarpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur Block is 926.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shankarpur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 53.8% and the sex ratio of Shankarpur Block is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarpur Block is 19913 which is 19% of the total population. There are 10348 male children and 9565 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur Block is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 926 ) of Shankarpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Shankarpur Block is 53.8%. The male literacy rate is 51.98% and the female literacy rate is 34.79% in Shankarpur Block.

Population
106,222
Families
22,238
Literacy
53.8%
Sex Ratio
926

To facilitate the administration, Shankarpur Block is further divided into 9 villages.

Shankarpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,913 10,348 9,565
Literacy 53.8% 51.98% 34.79%
Scheduled Caste 24,110 12,507 11,603
Scheduled Tribe 171 91 80
Illiterate 59,784 26,484 33,300

Caste-wise Population - Shankarpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Shankarpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,110 12,507 11,603
Schedule Tribe 171 91 80

Religion-wise Population - Shankarpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 95,946 (90.33%) 49,908 46,038
Muslim 9,919 (9.34%) 5,072 4,847
Christian 79 (0.07%) 44 35
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 5 9
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 257 (0.24%) 124 133

Literacy Rate - Shankarpur Block

Average literacy rate of Shankarpur Block in 2011 were 53.8% in which, male and female literacy were 63.99% and 42.81% respectively. Total literate in Shankarpur Block were 46,438 of which male and female were 28,673 and 17,765 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shankarpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Shankarpur Block is 926 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 926 females in Shankarpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 926 ) of Shankarpur Block.

Child Population - Shankarpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,913 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shankarpur Block. Out of which 19,913 were male while 19,913 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shankarpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Shankarpur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shankarpur 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 19,913.

Total Urban Rural
Population 106,222 0 106,222
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,913 0 19,913
Schedule Caste 24,110 0 24,110
Schedule Tribe 171 0 171
Literacy 53.8% - 53.8%
Sex Ratio 926 - 926

Working Population - Shankarpur Block

In Shankarpur Block out of total population, 49,626 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,626 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,140 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,727 14,016 5,711
Cultivators 7,144 5,916 1,228
Agriculture Labourer 10,140 6,650 3,490
Household Industries 741 285 456
Other Workers 1,702 1,165 537
Marginal Workers 29,899 14,349 15,550
Non Working 56,596 26,792 29,804

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