Khejuri - II Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Khejuri - II Block of Purba Medinipur district has a total population of 139,463 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 71,294 are males while 68,169 are females. In 2011 there were a total 27,260 families residing in Khejuri - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khejuri - II Block is 956.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Khejuri - II Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 85.4% and the sex ratio of Khejuri - II Block is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khejuri - II Block is 18637 which is 13% of the total population. There are 9429 male children and 9208 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khejuri - II Block is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Khejuri - II Block.

The total literacy rate of Khejuri - II Block is 85.37%. The male literacy rate is 78.69% and the female literacy rate is 69.02% in Khejuri - II Block.

Population
139,463
Literacy
85.37%
Sex Ratio
956

To facilitate the administration, Khejuri - II Block is further divided into 99 villages.

Khejuri - II Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,637 9,429 9,208
Literacy 85.37% 78.69% 69.02%
Scheduled Caste 79,149 40,415 38,734
Scheduled Tribe 900 443 457
Illiterate 36,314 15,193 21,121

Caste-wise Population - Khejuri - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Khejuri - II Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 79,149 40,415 38,734
Schedule Tribe 900 443 457

Religion-wise Population - Khejuri - II Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 128,714 (92.29%) 65,835 62,879
Muslim 10,521 (7.54%) 5,336 5,185
Christian 72 (0.05%) 45 27
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 4 14
Buddhist 21 (0.02%) 8 13
Jain 22 (0.02%) 13 9
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 93 (0.07%) 52 41

Literacy Rate - Khejuri - II Block

Average literacy rate of Khejuri - II Block in 2011 were 85.37% in which, male and female literacy were 90.68% and 79.8% respectively. Total literate in Khejuri - II Block were 103,149 of which male and female were 56,101 and 47,048 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Khejuri - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Khejuri - II Block is 956 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 956 females in Khejuri - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Khejuri - II Block.


Child Population - Khejuri - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,637 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khejuri - II Block. Out of which 9,429 were male while 9,208 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khejuri - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Khejuri - II Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Khejuri - II 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 18,637.

Total Urban Rural
Population 139,463 0 139,463
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,637 0 18,637
Schedule Caste 79,149 0 79,149
Schedule Tribe 900 0 900
Literacy 85.37% - 85.37%
Sex Ratio 956 - 956

Working Population - Khejuri - II Block

In Khejuri - II Block out of total population, 47,186 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 47,186 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,478 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,236 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,511 24,758 2,753
Cultivators 6,478 6,039 439
Agriculture Labourer 7,236 6,635 601
Household Industries 790 675 115
Other Workers 13,007 11,409 1,598
Marginal Workers 19,675 13,949 5,726
Non Working 92,277 32,587 59,690

Nearby Blocks from Khejuri - II Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Khejuri - II Block in Purba Medinipur district.

Block Population
Contai - I Block population 170,894
Khejuri - I Block population 132,992
Deshopran Block population 176,393
Nandigram - II Block population 123,219
Nandigram - I Block population 207,835
Contai - III Block population 157,793
Egra - I Block population 167,163
Haldia Block population 97,992
Egra - II Block population 178,763
Sutahata Block population 123,784

Khejuri - II Block Map


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