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Manbazar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Manbazar is a Census Town city situated in Manbazar - I block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,015 families residing in the Manbazar city. The total population of Manbazar is 9,521 out of which 4,867 are males and 4,654 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manbazar is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manbazar city is 1007 which is 11% of the total population. There are 513 male children and 494 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manbazar is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manbazar is 81.6%. Thus Manbazar has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 88.81% and the female literacy rate is 74.06% in Manbazar.

Manbazar Census Town has total administration over 2,015 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.

Manbazar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,007 513 494
Literacy 81.6% 79.5% 66.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,552 1,280 1,272
Scheduled Tribe 90 46 44
Illiterate 2,573 1,000 1,573

Caste-wise Population - Manbazar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Manbazar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,552 1,280 1,272
Schedule Tribe 90 46 44

Religion-wise Population - Manbazar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Manbazar is 8,998 which is 94.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Manbazar is 502 which is 5.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Manbazar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,998 (94.51%) 4,618 4,380
Muslim 502 (5.27%) 238 264
Christian 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.05%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 12 (0.13%) 6 6

Literacy Rate - Manbazar

The total literacy rate of Manbazar was 81.61% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 6,948 literates, males were 3,867 while females were 3,081. Also the male literacy rate was 88.81% and the female literacy rate was 74.06% in Manbazar.

  Manbazar West Bengal
Female 74.06% 70.54%
Male 88.81% 81.69%
Total 81.61% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Manbazar

The Sex Ratio of Manbazar is 956. Thus per every 1000 men there were 956 females in Manbazar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Manbazar.

Child Population - Manbazar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,007 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manbazar. Out of which 513 were male while 494 were female.

Working Population - Manbazar

In Manbazar Census Town out of total population, 2,839 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,839 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,272 2,009 263
Cultivators 17 17 0
Agriculture Labourer 38 37 1
Household Industries 14 10 4
Other Workers 2,203 1,945 258
Marginal Workers 567 431 136
Non Working 6,682 2,427 4,255

Manbazar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,521 73% 956

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