Jaldega Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Simdega district, Jharkhand

Jaldega Block of Simdega district has a total population of 64,286 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 32,167 are males while 32,119 are females. In 2011 there were a total 12,389 families residing in Jaldega Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jaldega Block is 999.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jaldega Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.9% and the sex ratio of Jaldega Block is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaldega Block is 10540 which is 16% of the total population. There are 5296 male children and 5244 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaldega Block is 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Jaldega Block.

The total literacy rate of Jaldega Block is 64.89%. The male literacy rate is 61.57% and the female literacy rate is 46.92% in Jaldega Block.

Population
64,286
Literacy
64.89%
Sex Ratio
999

To facilitate the administration, Jaldega Block is further divided into 60 villages.

Jaldega Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,540 5,296 5,244
Literacy 64.89% 61.57% 46.92%
Scheduled Caste 2,317 1,169 1,148
Scheduled Tribe 53,309 26,644 26,665
Illiterate 29,411 12,361 17,050

Caste-wise Population - Jaldega Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 82.9% of total population in Jaldega Block of Jharkhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,317 1,169 1,148
Schedule Tribe 53,309 26,644 26,665

Religion-wise Population - Jaldega Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,084 (25.02%) 8,083 8,001
Muslim 584 (0.91%) 314 270
Christian 32,449 (50.48%) 16,169 16,280
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 50 (0.08%) 27 23
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 14,859 (23.11%) 7,447 7,412
No Religion Specified 258 (0.4%) 125 133

Literacy Rate - Jaldega Block

Average literacy rate of Jaldega Block in 2011 were 64.89% in which, male and female literacy were 73.71% and 56.07% respectively. Total literate in Jaldega Block were 34,875 of which male and female were 19,806 and 15,069 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jaldega Block

The Sex Ratio of Jaldega Block is 999 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 999 females in Jaldega Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 999 ) of Jaldega Block.


Child Population - Jaldega Block

According to Census 2011, there were 10,540 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaldega Block. Out of which 5,296 were male while 5,244 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jaldega Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Jaldega Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jaldega 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 10,540.

Total Urban Rural
Population 64,286 0 64,286
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,540 0 10,540
Schedule Caste 2,317 0 2,317
Schedule Tribe 53,309 0 53,309
Literacy 64.89% - 64.89%
Sex Ratio 999 - 999

Working Population - Jaldega Block

In Jaldega Block out of total population, 29,833 were engaged in work activities. 52.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 29,833 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,410 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,381 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,709 10,709 5,000
Cultivators 12,410 8,819 3,591
Agriculture Labourer 1,381 645 736
Household Industries 420 255 165
Other Workers 1,498 990 508
Marginal Workers 14,124 6,231 7,893
Non Working 34,453 15,227 19,226

Nearby Blocks from Jaldega Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Jaldega Block in Simdega district.


Jaldega Block Map


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