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Kasba Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kasba is a Census Town city situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,295 families residing in the Kasba city. The total population of Kasba is 10,067 out of which 5,221 are males and 4,846 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kasba is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kasba city is 914 which is 9% of the total population. There are 466 male children and 448 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kasba is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (928).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kasba is 84.1%. Thus Kasba has higher literacy rate compared to 59.1% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 88.29% and the female literacy rate is 79.51% in Kasba.

Kasba Census Town has total administration over 2,295 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.

Kasba Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 914 466 448
Literacy 84.1% 80.4% 72.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,114 1,619 1,495
Scheduled Tribe 135 63 72
Illiterate 2,372 1,023 1,349

Caste-wise Population - Kasba

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kasba.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,114 1,619 1,495
Schedule Tribe 135 63 72

Religion-wise Population - Kasba

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kasba is 9,971 which is 99.05% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kasba is 76 which is 0.75% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kasba as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,971 (99.05%) 5,171 4,800
Muslim 76 (0.75%) 40 36
Christian 7 (0.07%) 3 4
Sikh 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 9 (0.09%) 6 3

Literacy Rate - Kasba

The total literacy rate of Kasba was 84.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 7,695 literates, males were 4,198 while females were 3,497. Also the male literacy rate was 88.29% and the female literacy rate was 79.51% in Kasba.

  Kasba West Bengal
Female 79.51% 70.54%
Male 88.29% 81.69%
Total 84.07% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kasba

The Sex Ratio of Kasba is 928. Thus per every 1000 men there were 928 females in Kasba. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Kasba.

Child Population - Kasba

According to Census 2011, there were 914 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kasba. Out of which 466 were male while 448 were female.

Working Population - Kasba

In Kasba Census Town out of total population, 3,434 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,434 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 401 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,111 2,776 335
Cultivators 144 141 3
Agriculture Labourer 401 343 58
Household Industries 300 262 38
Other Workers 2,266 2,030 236
Marginal Workers 323 179 144
Non Working 6,633 2,266 4,367

Kasba Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,067 76.4% 928

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