Cooch Behar - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koch Bihar district, West Bengal

Cooch Behar - I Block of Koch Bihar district has a total population of 326,558 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 168,185 are males while 158,373 are females. In 2011 there were a total 76,550 families residing in Cooch Behar - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Cooch Behar - I Block is 942.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.2% people live in Urban areas while 89.8% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in rural areas is 75.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Cooch Behar - I Block is 976 while that of Rural areas is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cooch Behar - I Block is 40683 which is 12% of the total population. There are 20952 male children and 19731 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cooch Behar - I Block is 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Cooch Behar - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Cooch Behar - I Block is 76.56%. The male literacy rate is 72.04% and the female literacy rate is 61.69% in Cooch Behar - I Block.

To facilitate the administration, Cooch Behar - I Block is further divided into 3 towns and 143 villages.

Cooch Behar - I Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Cooch Behar - I Block.

Caste-wise Population - Cooch Behar - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Cooch Behar - I Block of West Bengal.

Religion-wise Population - Cooch Behar - I Block

Literacy Rate - Cooch Behar - I Block

Average literacy rate of Cooch Behar - I Block in 2011 were 76.56% in which, male and female literacy were 82.29% and 70.47% respectively. Total literate in Cooch Behar - I Block were 218,872 of which male and female were 121,165 and 97,707 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Cooch Behar - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Cooch Behar - I Block is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Cooch Behar - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Cooch Behar - I Block.

Child Population - Cooch Behar - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 40,683 children between age 0 to 6 years in Cooch Behar - I Block. Out of which 20,952 were male while 19,731 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Cooch Behar - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 8,131 families under Cooch Behar - I Block living in urban areas while 8,131 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.2% of total population of Cooch Behar - I Block lives in Urban areas while 89.8% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 3,170 while that in rural regions is 37,513.

Working Population - Cooch Behar - I Block

In Cooch Behar - I Block out of total population, 134,573 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 134,573 workers engaged in Main Work, 30,381 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,496 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Cooch Behar - I Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Cooch Behar - I Block in Koch Bihar district.

Cooch Behar - I Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Cooch Behar - I, West Bengal - Wikipedia