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Taljhari Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sahibganj district, Jharkhand

Taljhari Block of Sahibganj district has total population of 76,330 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 38,659 are males while 37,671 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,159 families residing in Taljhari Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Taljhari Block is 974.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Taljhari Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 47.7% and the sex ratio of Taljhari Block is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Taljhari Block is 14435 which is 19% of the total population. There are 7344 male children and 7091 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Taljhari Block is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Taljhari Block.

The total literacy rate of Taljhari Block is 47.74%. The male literacy rate is 46.96% and the female literacy rate is 30.24% in Taljhari Block.

Population
76,330
Families
16,159
Literacy
47.74%
Sex Ratio
974

To facilitate the administration, Taljhari Block is further divided into 273 villages.

Taljhari Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,435 7,344 7,091
Literacy 47.74% 46.96% 30.24%
Scheduled Caste 5,067 2,628 2,439
Scheduled Tribe 42,348 20,899 21,449
Illiterate 46,784 20,506 26,278

Caste-wise Population - Taljhari Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 55.5% of total population in Taljhari Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,067 2,628 2,439
Schedule Tribe 42,348 20,899 21,449

Religion-wise Population - Taljhari Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 47,090 (61.69%) 23,993 23,097
Muslim 7,550 (9.89%) 3,979 3,571
Christian 15,971 (20.92%) 7,861 8,110
Sikh 2 (0%) 1 1
Buddhist 19 (0.02%) 7 12
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 5,378 (7.05%) 2,653 2,725
No Religion Specified 318 (0.42%) 163 155

Literacy Rate - Taljhari Block

Average literacy rate of Taljhari Block in 2011 were 47.74% in which, male and female literacy were 57.97% and 37.26% respectively. Total literate in Taljhari Block were 29,546 of which male and female were 18,153 and 11,393 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Taljhari Block

The Sex Ratio of Taljhari Block is 974 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 974 females in Taljhari Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Taljhari Block.

Child Population - Taljhari Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,435 children between age 0 to 6 years in Taljhari Block. Out of which 14,435 were male while 14,435 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Taljhari Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Taljhari Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Taljhari 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 14,435.

Total Urban Rural
Population 76,330 0 76,330
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,435 0 14,435
Schedule Caste 5,067 0 5,067
Schedule Tribe 42,348 0 42,348
Literacy 47.74% - 47.74%
Sex Ratio 974 - 974

Working Population - Taljhari Block

In Taljhari Block out of total population, 35,531 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,531 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,082 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,258 16,122 8,136
Cultivators 9,358 6,347 3,011
Agriculture Labourer 7,082 3,936 3,146
Household Industries 583 328 255
Other Workers 7,235 5,511 1,724
Marginal Workers 11,273 4,182 7,091
Non Working 40,799 18,355 22,444

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