Giridih Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Giridih district, Jharkhand

Giridih Block of Giridih district has a total population of 372,570 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 193,311 are males while 179,259 are females. In 2011 there were a total 63,426 families residing in Giridih Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Giridih Block is 927.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 44.1% people live in Urban areas while 55.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.5% while that in rural areas is 62.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Giridih Block is 918 while that of Rural areas is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Giridih Block is 65235 which is 18% of the total population. There are 33745 male children and 31490 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Giridih Block is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Giridih Block.

The total literacy rate of Giridih Block is 70.12%. The male literacy rate is 65.31% and the female literacy rate is 49.79% in Giridih Block.

To facilitate the administration, Giridih Block is further divided into 8 towns and 222 villages.

Giridih Block Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Giridih Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Giridih Block of Jharkhand.

Religion-wise Population - Giridih Block

Literacy Rate - Giridih Block

Average literacy rate of Giridih Block in 2011 were 70.12% in which, male and female literacy were 79.12% and 60.41% respectively. Total literate in Giridih Block were 215,515 of which male and female were 126,255 and 89,260 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Giridih Block

The Sex Ratio of Giridih Block is 927 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 927 females in Giridih Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Giridih Block.

Child Population - Giridih Block

According to Census 2011, there were 65,235 children between age 0 to 6 years in Giridih Block. Out of which 33,745 were male while 31,490 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Giridih Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 28,140 families under Giridih Block living in urban areas while 28,140 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 44.1% of total population of Giridih Block lives in Urban areas while 55.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 25,153 while that in rural regions is 40,082.

Working Population - Giridih Block

In Giridih Block out of total population, 115,176 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 115,176 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,064 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,947 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Giridih Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Giridih Block in Giridih district.

Giridih Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Giridih, Jharkhand - Wikipedia