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Jirat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jirat is a Census Town city situated in Balagarh block of Hugli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,874 families residing in the Jirat city. The total population of Jirat is 7,430 out of which 3,824 are males and 3,606 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jirat is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jirat city is 711 which is 10% of the total population. There are 344 male children and 367 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jirat is 1,067 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jirat is 79%. Thus Jirat has lower literacy rate compared to 81.8% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 82.27% and the female literacy rate is 75.49% in Jirat.

Jirat Census Town has total administration over 1,874 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jirat Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jirat Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 711 344 367
Literacy 79% 74.9% 67.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,739 1,412 1,327
Scheduled Tribe 546 290 256
Illiterate 2,122 961 1,161

Caste-wise Population - Jirat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Jirat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,739 1,412 1,327
Schedule Tribe 546 290 256

Religion-wise Population - Jirat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jirat is 7,425 which is 99.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jirat is 3 which is 0.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jirat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,425 (99.93%) 3,823 3,602
Muslim 3 (0.04%) 0 3
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Jirat

The total literacy rate of Jirat was 79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,308 literates, males were 2,863 while females were 2,445. Also the male literacy rate was 82.27% and the female literacy rate was 75.49% in Jirat.

  Jirat West Bengal
Female 75.49% 70.54%
Male 82.27% 81.69%
Total 79% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Jirat

The Sex Ratio of Jirat is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Jirat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,067 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Jirat.

Child Population - Jirat

According to Census 2011, there were 711 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jirat. Out of which 344 were male while 367 were female.

Working Population - Jirat

In Jirat Census Town out of total population, 2,905 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,905 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 554 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,149 1,859 290
Cultivators 122 120 2
Agriculture Labourer 554 481 73
Household Industries 78 65 13
Other Workers 1,395 1,193 202
Marginal Workers 756 476 280
Non Working 4,525 1,489 3,036

Jirat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jirat is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,430 71.4% 943

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