Jaipur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puruliya district, West Bengal

Jaipur Block of Puruliya district has a total population of 133,349 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,977 are males while 64,372 are females. In 2011 there were a total 24,257 families residing in Jaipur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jaipur Block is 933.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.7% people live in Urban areas while 92.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 66.3% while that in rural areas is 57.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jaipur Block is 920 while that of Rural areas is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaipur Block is 21079 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10901 male children and 10178 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaipur Block is 934 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Jaipur Block.

The total literacy rate of Jaipur Block is 57.94%. The male literacy rate is 60.67% and the female literacy rate is 36.03% in Jaipur Block.

Population
133,349
Literacy
57.94%
Sex Ratio
933

To facilitate the administration, Jaipur Block is further divided into 1 town and 112 villages.

Jaipur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,079 10,901 10,178
Literacy 57.94% 60.67% 36.03%
Scheduled Caste 19,162 9,922 9,240
Scheduled Tribe 13,074 6,678 6,396
Illiterate 68,305 27,129 41,176

Caste-wise Population - Jaipur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.8% of total population in Jaipur Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,162 9,922 9,240
Schedule Tribe 13,074 6,678 6,396

Religion-wise Population - Jaipur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 99,441 (74.57%) 51,546 47,895
Muslim 12,769 (9.58%) 6,570 6,199
Christian 82 (0.06%) 48 34
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 4 3
Buddhist 6 (0%) 1 5
Jain 6 (0%) 4 2
Other Religion 20,705 (15.53%) 10,637 10,068
No Religion Specified 333 (0.25%) 167 166

Literacy Rate - Jaipur Block

Average literacy rate of Jaipur Block in 2011 were 57.94% in which, male and female literacy were 72.06% and 42.8% respectively. Total literate in Jaipur Block were 65,044 of which male and female were 41,848 and 23,196 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jaipur Block

The Sex Ratio of Jaipur Block is 933 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 933 females in Jaipur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 934 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Jaipur Block.


Child Population - Jaipur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,079 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaipur Block. Out of which 10,901 were male while 10,178 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jaipur Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,892 families under Jaipur Block living in urban areas while 1,892 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7.7% of total population of Jaipur Block lives in Urban areas while 92.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,373 while that in rural regions is 19,706.

Total Urban Rural
Population 133,349 10,259 123,090
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,079 1,373 19,706
Schedule Caste 19,162 2,650 16,512
Schedule Tribe 13,074 379 12,695
Literacy 57.94% 66.32% 57.21%
Sex Ratio 933 920 934

Working Population - Jaipur Block

In Jaipur Block out of total population, 51,675 were engaged in work activities. 49.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 51,675 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,882 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,863 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,499 21,464 4,035
Cultivators 9,882 9,050 832
Agriculture Labourer 2,863 2,295 568
Household Industries 3,043 1,695 1,348
Other Workers 9,711 8,424 1,287
Marginal Workers 26,176 13,505 12,671
Non Working 81,674 34,008 47,666

Nearby Blocks from Jaipur Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Jaipur Block in Puruliya district.

Block Population
Purulia - II Block population 169,488
Para Block population 200,621
Raghunathpur - II Block population 113,790
Raghunathpur - I Block population 117,760
Neturia Block population 101,427
Santuri Block population 78,515
Kashipur Block population 200,083
Hura Block population 143,575
Purulia - I Block population 151,188
Puncha Block population 123,855

Jaipur Block Map


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