Ben Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar

Ben Block of Nalanda district has a total population of 87,387 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 45,549 are males while 41,838 are females. In 2011 there were a total 15,251 families residing in Ben Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 919.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ben Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.6% and the sex ratio of Ben Block is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ben Block is 15199 which is 17% of the total population. There are 7809 male children and 7390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Ben Block.

The total literacy rate of Ben Block is 64.62%. The male literacy rate is 61.93% and the female literacy rate is 44.07% in Ben Block.

Population
87,387
Literacy
64.62%
Sex Ratio
919

To facilitate the administration, Ben Block is further divided into 32 villages.

Ben Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,199 7,809 7,390
Literacy 64.62% 61.93% 44.07%
Scheduled Caste 17,391 9,029 8,362
Scheduled Tribe 12 7 5
Illiterate 40,742 17,340 23,402

Caste-wise Population - Ben Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ben Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,391 9,029 8,362
Schedule Tribe 12 7 5

Religion-wise Population - Ben Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 84,238 (96.4%) 43,934 40,304
Muslim 2,870 (3.28%) 1,477 1,393
Christian 9 (0.01%) 4 5
Sikh 4 (0%) 1 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 3 (0%) 0 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 261 (0.3%) 131 130

Literacy Rate - Ben Block

Average literacy rate of Ben Block in 2011 were 64.62% in which, male and female literacy were 74.75% and 53.52% respectively. Total literate in Ben Block were 46,645 of which male and female were 28,209 and 18,436 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Ben Block

The Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Ben Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Ben Block.


Child Population - Ben Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,199 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ben Block. Out of which 7,809 were male while 7,390 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ben Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Ben Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ben 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 15,199.

Total Urban Rural
Population 87,387 0 87,387
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,199 0 15,199
Schedule Caste 17,391 0 17,391
Schedule Tribe 12 0 12
Literacy 64.62% - 64.62%
Sex Ratio 919 - 919

Working Population - Ben Block

In Ben Block out of total population, 35,243 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,243 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,945 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,366 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,159 17,583 9,576
Cultivators 6,945 5,391 1,554
Agriculture Labourer 15,366 9,776 5,590
Household Industries 1,110 436 674
Other Workers 3,738 1,980 1,758
Marginal Workers 8,084 4,149 3,935
Non Working 52,144 23,817 28,327

Nearby Blocks from Ben Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Ben Block in Nalanda district.


Ben Block Map


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