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Verno Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gumla district, Jharkhand

Verno Block of Gumla district has total population of 84,572 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,355 are males while 42,217 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,015 families residing in Verno Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Verno Block is 997.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Verno Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 58.2% and the sex ratio of Verno Block is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Verno Block is 14845 which is 18% of the total population. There are 7629 male children and 7216 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Verno Block is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Verno Block.

The total literacy rate of Verno Block is 58.24%. The male literacy rate is 56.89% and the female literacy rate is 39.13% in Verno Block.

Population
84,572
Families
15,015
Literacy
58.24%
Sex Ratio
997

To facilitate the administration, Verno Block is further divided into 69 villages.

Verno Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,845 7,629 7,216
Literacy 58.24% 56.89% 39.13%
Scheduled Caste 1,297 675 622
Scheduled Tribe 62,441 31,126 31,315
Illiterate 43,960 18,261 25,699

Caste-wise Population - Verno Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 73.8% of total population in Verno Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,297 675 622
Schedule Tribe 62,441 31,126 31,315

Religion-wise Population - Verno Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,018 (21.3%) 9,131 8,887
Muslim 6,208 (7.34%) 3,137 3,071
Christian 4,760 (5.63%) 2,388 2,372
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 4 5
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 55,069 (65.11%) 27,432 27,637
No Religion Specified 506 (0.6%) 262 244

Literacy Rate - Verno Block

Average literacy rate of Verno Block in 2011 were 58.24% in which, male and female literacy were 69.38% and 47.19% respectively. Total literate in Verno Block were 40,612 of which male and female were 24,094 and 16,518 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Verno Block

The Sex Ratio of Verno Block is 997 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 997 females in Verno Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Verno Block.

Child Population - Verno Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,845 children between age 0 to 6 years in Verno Block. Out of which 14,845 were male while 14,845 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Verno Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Verno Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Verno 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 14,845.

Total Urban Rural
Population 84,572 0 84,572
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,845 0 14,845
Schedule Caste 1,297 0 1,297
Schedule Tribe 62,441 0 62,441
Literacy 58.24% - 58.24%
Sex Ratio 997 - 997

Working Population - Verno Block

In Verno Block out of total population, 37,235 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,235 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,612 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,752 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,842 13,647 9,195
Cultivators 17,612 10,553 7,059
Agriculture Labourer 2,752 1,418 1,334
Household Industries 483 342 141
Other Workers 1,995 1,334 661
Marginal Workers 14,393 6,769 7,624
Non Working 47,337 21,939 25,398

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