Silao Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar
Silao Block of Nalanda district has total population of 151,249 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,574 are males while 72,675 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,796 families residing in Silao Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 925.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17% people lives in Urban areas while 83% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.3% while that in the rural areas is 62.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Silao Block is 928% while that of Rural areas is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silao Block is 26644 which is 18% of the total population. There are 13764 male children and 12880 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Silao Block.
The total literacy rate of Silao Block is 63.88%. The male literacy rate is 60.67% and the female literacy rate is 43.93% in Silao Block.
To facilitate the administration, Silao Block is further divided into 1 town and 49 villages.
Silao Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Silao Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 26,644 | 13,764 | 12,880 |
| Literacy | 63.88% | 60.67% | 43.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 39,064 | 20,149 | 18,915 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 87 | 44 | 43 |
| Illiterate | 71,653 | 30,903 | 40,750 |
Caste-wise Population - Silao Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Silao Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 39,064 | 20,149 | 18,915 |
| Schedule Tribe | 87 | 44 | 43 |
Religion-wise Population - Silao Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 137,237 | (90.74%) | 71,440 | 65,797 |
| Muslim | 13,592 | (8.99%) | 6,875 | 6,717 |
| Christian | 42 | (0.03%) | 24 | 18 |
| Sikh | 33 | (0.02%) | 19 | 14 |
| Buddhist | 208 | (0.14%) | 147 | 61 |
| Jain | 10 | (0.01%) | 6 | 4 |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 127 | (0.08%) | 63 | 64 |
Literacy Rate - Silao Block
Average literacy rate of Silao Block in 2011 were 63.88% in which, male and female literacy were 73.56% and 53.39% respectively. Total literate in Silao Block were 79,596 of which male and female were 47,671 and 31,925 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Silao Block
The Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Silao Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Silao Block.
Child Population - Silao Block
According to Census 2011, there were 26,644 children between age 0 to 6 years in Silao Block. Out of which 26,644 were male while 26,644 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Silao Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 4,183 families under Silao Block living in urban areas while 4,183 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17% of total population of Silao Block lives in Urban areas while 83% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,834 while that in rural region is 21,810.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 151,249 | 25,674 | 125,575 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 26,644 | 4,834 | 21,810 |
| Schedule Caste | 39,064 | 4,445 | 34,619 |
| Schedule Tribe | 87 | 63 | 24 |
| Literacy | 63.88% | 69.29% | 62.79% |
| Sex Ratio | 925 | 928 | 924 |
Working Population - Silao Block
In Silao Block out of total population, 53,681 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,681 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,630 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,762 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 41,362 | 29,811 | 11,551 |
| Cultivators | 10,630 | 8,889 | 1,741 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 19,762 | 12,881 | 6,881 |
| Household Industries | 2,670 | 1,624 | 1,046 |
| Other Workers | 8,300 | 6,417 | 1,883 |
| Marginal Workers | 12,319 | 6,880 | 5,439 |
| Non Working | 97,568 | 41,883 | 55,685 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Silao, Bihar - Wikipedia