Arambag Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hugli district, West Bengal

Arambag Block of Hugli district has a total population of 285,207 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 146,041 are males while 139,166 are females. In 2011 there were a total 64,245 families residing in Arambag Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Arambag Block is 953.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Arambag Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79% and the sex ratio of Arambag Block is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arambag Block is 31356 which is 11% of the total population. There are 16003 male children and 15353 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arambag Block is 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Arambag Block.

The total literacy rate of Arambag Block is 79.01%. The male literacy rate is 76.14% and the female literacy rate is 64.23% in Arambag Block.

Population
285,207
Literacy
79.01%
Sex Ratio
953

To facilitate the administration, Arambag Block is further divided into 159 villages.

Arambag Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,356 16,003 15,353
Literacy 79.01% 76.14% 64.23%
Scheduled Caste 107,158 54,449 52,709
Scheduled Tribe 4,171 2,098 2,073
Illiterate 84,637 34,852 49,785

Caste-wise Population - Arambag Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Arambag Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 107,158 54,449 52,709
Schedule Tribe 4,171 2,098 2,073

Religion-wise Population - Arambag Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 222,436 (77.99%) 113,789 108,647
Muslim 61,905 (21.71%) 31,733 30,172
Christian 257 (0.09%) 140 117
Sikh 23 (0.01%) 11 12
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 10 8
Jain 10 (0%) 4 6
Other Religion 64 (0.02%) 31 33
No Religion Specified 494 (0.17%) 323 171

Literacy Rate - Arambag Block

Average literacy rate of Arambag Block in 2011 were 79.01% in which, male and female literacy were 85.51% and 72.19% respectively. Total literate in Arambag Block were 200,570 of which male and female were 111,189 and 89,381 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Arambag Block

The Sex Ratio of Arambag Block is 953 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 953 females in Arambag Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Arambag Block.


Child Population - Arambag Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,356 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arambag Block. Out of which 16,003 were male while 15,353 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Arambag Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Arambag Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Arambag Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 31,356.

Total Urban Rural
Population 285,207 0 285,207
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,356 0 31,356
Schedule Caste 107,158 0 107,158
Schedule Tribe 4,171 0 4,171
Literacy 79.01% - 79.01%
Sex Ratio 953 - 953

Working Population - Arambag Block

In Arambag Block out of total population, 106,206 were engaged in work activities. 68.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 106,206 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25,845 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 72,811 66,057 6,754
Cultivators 16,134 15,692 442
Agriculture Labourer 25,845 22,740 3,105
Household Industries 3,490 2,972 518
Other Workers 27,342 24,653 2,689
Marginal Workers 33,395 22,658 10,737
Non Working 179,001 57,326 121,675

Nearby Blocks from Arambag Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Arambag Block in Hugli district.


Arambag Block Map


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