Dantan - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Dantan - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district has a total population of 172,107 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,601 are males while 84,506 are females. In 2011 there were a total 38,259 families residing in Dantan - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 965.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.6% people live in Urban areas while 96.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.5% while that in rural areas is 73.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dantan - I Block is 973 while that of Rural areas is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dantan - I Block is 20299 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10355 male children and 9944 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Dantan - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Dantan - I Block is 73.57%. The male literacy rate is 72.33% and the female literacy rate is 57.19% in Dantan - I Block.

To facilitate the administration, Dantan - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 198 villages.

Dantan - I Block Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Dantan - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.4% of total population in Dantan - I Block of West Bengal.

Religion-wise Population - Dantan - I Block

Literacy Rate - Dantan - I Block

Average literacy rate of Dantan - I Block in 2011 were 73.57% in which, male and female literacy were 82.02% and 64.82% respectively. Total literate in Dantan - I Block were 111,691 of which male and female were 63,358 and 48,333 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dantan - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 965 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 965 females in Dantan - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Dantan - I Block.

Child Population - Dantan - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,299 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dantan - I Block. Out of which 10,355 were male while 9,944 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dantan - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,420 families under Dantan - I Block living in urban areas while 1,420 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.6% of total population of Dantan - I Block lives in Urban areas while 96.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 718 while that in rural regions is 19,581.

Working Population - Dantan - I Block

In Dantan - I Block out of total population, 63,504 were engaged in work activities. 52.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63,504 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,192 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Dantan - I Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dantan - I Block in Paschim Medinipur district.

Dantan - I Block Map

Reference

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