Egra - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Egra - I Block of Purba Medinipur district has a total population of 167,163 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 86,458 are males while 80,705 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,273 families residing in Egra - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Egra - I Block is 933.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Egra - I Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 82.8% and the sex ratio of Egra - I Block is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Egra - I Block is 18870 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9796 male children and 9074 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Egra - I Block is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Egra - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Egra - I Block is 82.83%. The male literacy rate is 79.61% and the female literacy rate is 66.92% in Egra - I Block.

Population
167,163
Literacy
82.83%
Sex Ratio
933

To facilitate the administration, Egra - I Block is further divided into 133 villages.

Egra - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,870 9,796 9,074
Literacy 82.83% 79.61% 66.92%
Scheduled Caste 15,461 7,952 7,509
Scheduled Tribe 2,617 1,350 1,267
Illiterate 44,329 17,631 26,698

Caste-wise Population - Egra - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Egra - I Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,461 7,952 7,509
Schedule Tribe 2,617 1,350 1,267

Religion-wise Population - Egra - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 142,451 (85.22%) 73,741 68,710
Muslim 24,539 (14.68%) 12,629 11,910
Christian 82 (0.05%) 42 40
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 7 3
Buddhist 8 (0%) 3 5
Jain 6 (0%) 4 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 66 (0.04%) 31 35

Literacy Rate - Egra - I Block

Average literacy rate of Egra - I Block in 2011 were 82.83% in which, male and female literacy were 89.78% and 75.4% respectively. Total literate in Egra - I Block were 122,834 of which male and female were 68,827 and 54,007 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Egra - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Egra - I Block is 933 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 933 females in Egra - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Egra - I Block.


Child Population - Egra - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,870 children between age 0 to 6 years in Egra - I Block. Out of which 9,796 were male while 9,074 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Egra - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Egra - I Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Egra - I 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 18,870.

Total Urban Rural
Population 167,163 0 167,163
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,870 0 18,870
Schedule Caste 15,461 0 15,461
Schedule Tribe 2,617 0 2,617
Literacy 82.83% - 82.83%
Sex Ratio 933 - 933

Working Population - Egra - I Block

In Egra - I Block out of total population, 72,979 were engaged in work activities. 64.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,979 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,978 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,279 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,262 42,526 4,736
Cultivators 21,978 21,085 893
Agriculture Labourer 15,279 12,863 2,416
Household Industries 931 599 332
Other Workers 9,074 7,979 1,095
Marginal Workers 25,717 11,737 13,980
Non Working 94,184 32,195 61,989

Nearby Blocks from Egra - I Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Egra - I Block in Purba Medinipur district.


Egra - I Block Map


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