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Vaishali Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Vaishali district, Bihar

Vaishali Block of Vaishali district has total population of 187,486 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 98,441 are males while 89,045 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,704 families residing in Vaishali Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Vaishali Block is 905.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Vaishali Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.4% and the sex ratio of Vaishali Block is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vaishali Block is 31149 which is 17% of the total population. There are 16283 male children and 14866 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vaishali Block is 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Vaishali Block.

The total literacy rate of Vaishali Block is 66.39%. The male literacy rate is 62.41% and the female literacy rate is 47.56% in Vaishali Block.

Population
187,486
Families
34,704
Literacy
66.39%
Sex Ratio
905

To facilitate the administration, Vaishali Block is further divided into 117 villages.

Vaishali Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,149 16,283 14,866
Literacy 66.39% 62.41% 47.56%
Scheduled Caste 33,929 17,736 16,193
Scheduled Tribe 357 179 178
Illiterate 83,697 37,002 46,695

Caste-wise Population - Vaishali Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Vaishali Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 33,929 17,736 16,193
Schedule Tribe 357 179 178

Religion-wise Population - Vaishali Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 160,657 (85.69%) 84,480 76,177
Muslim 25,611 (13.66%) 13,311 12,300
Christian 112 (0.06%) 65 47
Sikh 369 (0.2%) 183 186
Buddhist 28 (0.01%) 22 6
Jain 9 (0%) 5 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 699 (0.37%) 375 324

Literacy Rate - Vaishali Block

Average literacy rate of Vaishali Block in 2011 were 66.39% in which, male and female literacy were 74.78% and 57.09% respectively. Total literate in Vaishali Block were 103,789 of which male and female were 61,439 and 42,350 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Vaishali Block

The Sex Ratio of Vaishali Block is 905 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 905 females in Vaishali Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Vaishali Block.

Child Population - Vaishali Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,149 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vaishali Block. Out of which 31,149 were male while 31,149 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Vaishali Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Vaishali Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Vaishali 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 31,149.

Total Urban Rural
Population 187,486 0 187,486
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,149 0 31,149
Schedule Caste 33,929 0 33,929
Schedule Tribe 357 0 357
Literacy 66.39% - 66.39%
Sex Ratio 905 - 905

Working Population - Vaishali Block

In Vaishali Block out of total population, 58,973 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 58,973 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,809 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,530 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,872 31,771 5,101
Cultivators 13,809 12,327 1,482
Agriculture Labourer 15,530 13,299 2,231
Household Industries 874 455 419
Other Workers 6,659 5,690 969
Marginal Workers 22,101 15,004 7,097
Non Working 128,513 51,666 76,847

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