Dhuraiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Banka district, Bihar

Dhuraiya Block of Banka district has a total population of 239,762 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 125,586 are males while 114,176 are females. In 2011 there were a total 43,274 families residing in Dhuraiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhuraiya Block is 909.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dhuraiya Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 58.2% and the sex ratio of Dhuraiya Block is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhuraiya Block is 46248 which is 19% of the total population. There are 23806 male children and 22442 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhuraiya Block is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Dhuraiya Block.

The total literacy rate of Dhuraiya Block is 58.16%. The male literacy rate is 54.79% and the female literacy rate is 38.3% in Dhuraiya Block.

Population
239,762
Literacy
58.16%
Sex Ratio
909

To facilitate the administration, Dhuraiya Block is further divided into 222 villages.

Dhuraiya Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 46,248 23,806 22,442
Literacy 58.16% 54.79% 38.3%
Scheduled Caste 22,638 11,896 10,742
Scheduled Tribe 1,667 860 807
Illiterate 127,217 56,773 70,444

Caste-wise Population - Dhuraiya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Dhuraiya Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,638 11,896 10,742
Schedule Tribe 1,667 860 807

Religion-wise Population - Dhuraiya Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 164,135 (68.46%) 86,509 77,626
Muslim 74,956 (31.26%) 38,699 36,257
Christian 195 (0.08%) 116 79
Sikh 26 (0.01%) 12 14
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 12 8
Jain 16 (0.01%) 9 7
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 413 (0.17%) 229 184

Literacy Rate - Dhuraiya Block

Average literacy rate of Dhuraiya Block in 2011 were 58.16% in which, male and female literacy were 67.61% and 47.67% respectively. Total literate in Dhuraiya Block were 112,545 of which male and female were 68,813 and 43,732 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dhuraiya Block

The Sex Ratio of Dhuraiya Block is 909 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 909 females in Dhuraiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Dhuraiya Block.


Child Population - Dhuraiya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 46,248 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhuraiya Block. Out of which 23,806 were male while 22,442 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhuraiya Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Dhuraiya Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dhuraiya 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 46,248.

Total Urban Rural
Population 239,762 0 239,762
Children (0 - 6 years) 46,248 0 46,248
Schedule Caste 22,638 0 22,638
Schedule Tribe 1,667 0 1,667
Literacy 58.16% - 58.16%
Sex Ratio 909 - 909

Working Population - Dhuraiya Block

In Dhuraiya Block out of total population, 97,808 were engaged in work activities. 46.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 97,808 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25,486 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,557 33,590 11,967
Cultivators 11,316 9,401 1,915
Agriculture Labourer 25,486 17,993 7,493
Household Industries 1,324 817 507
Other Workers 7,431 5,379 2,052
Marginal Workers 52,251 28,145 24,106
Non Working 141,954 63,851 78,103

Nearby Blocks from Dhuraiya Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dhuraiya Block in Banka district.


Dhuraiya Block Map


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