Katwa - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barddhaman district, West Bengal

Katwa - I Block of Barddhaman district has a total population of 173,087 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,087 are males while 84,000 are females. In 2011 there were a total 39,425 families residing in Katwa - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Katwa - I Block is 943.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.7% people live in Urban areas while 96.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.7% while that in rural areas is 69.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Katwa - I Block is 930 while that of Rural areas is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katwa - I Block is 20011 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10173 male children and 9838 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katwa - I Block is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Katwa - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Katwa - I Block is 70.36%. The male literacy rate is 66.8% and the female literacy rate is 57.37% in Katwa - I Block.

Population
173,087
Literacy
70.36%
Sex Ratio
943

To facilitate the administration, Katwa - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 66 villages.

Katwa - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,011 10,173 9,838
Literacy 70.36% 66.8% 57.37%
Scheduled Caste 54,731 28,020 26,711
Scheduled Tribe 2,506 1,262 1,244
Illiterate 65,389 29,581 35,808

Caste-wise Population - Katwa - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Katwa - I Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 54,731 28,020 26,711
Schedule Tribe 2,506 1,262 1,244

Religion-wise Population - Katwa - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 121,727 (70.33%) 62,615 59,112
Muslim 50,909 (29.41%) 26,240 24,669
Christian 228 (0.13%) 113 115
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 10 12
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 7 (0%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 189 (0.11%) 102 87

Literacy Rate - Katwa - I Block

Average literacy rate of Katwa - I Block in 2011 were 70.36% in which, male and female literacy were 75.41% and 64.98% respectively. Total literate in Katwa - I Block were 107,698 of which male and female were 59,506 and 48,192 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Katwa - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Katwa - I Block is 943 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 943 females in Katwa - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Katwa - I Block.


Child Population - Katwa - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,011 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katwa - I Block. Out of which 10,173 were male while 9,838 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Katwa - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,589 families under Katwa - I Block living in urban areas while 1,589 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.7% of total population of Katwa - I Block lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 650 while that in rural regions is 19,361.

Total Urban Rural
Population 173,087 6,473 166,614
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,011 650 19,361
Schedule Caste 54,731 1,538 53,193
Schedule Tribe 2,506 2 2,504
Literacy 70.36% 82.72% 69.87%
Sex Ratio 943 930 943

Working Population - Katwa - I Block

In Katwa - I Block out of total population, 61,488 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,488 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,127 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 51,347 46,768 4,579
Cultivators 11,431 11,203 228
Agriculture Labourer 19,127 18,098 1,029
Household Industries 1,914 1,178 736
Other Workers 18,875 16,289 2,586
Marginal Workers 10,141 7,272 2,869
Non Working 111,599 35,047 76,552

Nearby Blocks from Katwa - I Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Katwa - I Block in Barddhaman district.


Katwa - I Block Map


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