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Tonto Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand

Tonto Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district has total population of 59,918 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 29,794 are males while 30,124 are females. In 2011 there were total 12,129 families residing in Tonto Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Tonto Block is 1,011.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Tonto Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 45% and the sex ratio of Tonto Block is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tonto Block is 11814 which is 20% of the total population. There are 5897 male children and 5917 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tonto Block is 1,003 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Tonto Block.

The total literacy rate of Tonto Block is 45%. The male literacy rate is 45.29% and the female literacy rate is 27.06% in Tonto Block.

Population
59,918
Families
12,129
Literacy
45%
Sex Ratio
1,011

To facilitate the administration, Tonto Block is further divided into 73 villages.

Tonto Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,814 5,897 5,917
Literacy 45% 45.29% 27.06%
Scheduled Caste 1,366 659 707
Scheduled Tribe 48,424 24,095 24,329
Illiterate 38,271 16,300 21,971

Caste-wise Population - Tonto Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80.8% of total population in Tonto Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,366 659 707
Schedule Tribe 48,424 24,095 24,329

Religion-wise Population - Tonto Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,144 (15.26%) 4,535 4,609
Muslim 11 (0.02%) 5 6
Christian 652 (1.09%) 338 314
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 49,506 (82.62%) 24,646 24,860
No Religion Specified 604 (1.01%) 270 334

Literacy Rate - Tonto Block

Average literacy rate of Tonto Block in 2011 were 45% in which, male and female literacy were 56.47% and 33.68% respectively. Total literate in Tonto Block were 21,647 of which male and female were 13,494 and 8,153 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Tonto Block

The Sex Ratio of Tonto Block is 1,011 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Tonto Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,003 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Tonto Block.

Child Population - Tonto Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,814 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tonto Block. Out of which 11,814 were male while 11,814 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Tonto Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Tonto Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Tonto 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 11,814.

Total Urban Rural
Population 59,918 0 59,918
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,814 0 11,814
Schedule Caste 1,366 0 1,366
Schedule Tribe 48,424 0 48,424
Literacy 45% - 45%
Sex Ratio 1,011 - 1,011

Working Population - Tonto Block

In Tonto Block out of total population, 30,061 were engaged in work activities. 38% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,061 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,543 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,567 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,429 7,625 3,804
Cultivators 5,543 3,852 1,691
Agriculture Labourer 3,567 1,952 1,615
Household Industries 357 234 123
Other Workers 1,962 1,587 375
Marginal Workers 18,632 8,624 10,008
Non Working 29,857 13,545 16,312

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