Meskaur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nawada district, Bihar
Meskaur Block of Nawada district has a total population of 94,358 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 47,681 are males while 46,677 are females. In 2011 there were a total 15,028 families residing in Meskaur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 979.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Meskaur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.3% and the sex ratio of Meskaur Block is 979.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meskaur Block is 17075 which is 18% of the total population. There are 8678 male children and 8397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Meskaur Block.
The total literacy rate of Meskaur Block is 59.28%. The male literacy rate is 58.53% and the female literacy rate is 38.36% in Meskaur Block.
To facilitate the administration, Meskaur Block is further divided into 60 villages.
Meskaur Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meskaur Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 17,075 | 8,678 | 8,397 |
Literacy | 59.28% | 58.53% | 38.36% |
Scheduled Caste | 24,607 | 12,478 | 12,129 |
Scheduled Tribe | 26 | 15 | 11 |
Illiterate | 48,545 | 19,771 | 28,774 |
Caste-wise Population - Meskaur Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meskaur Block of Bihar.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 24,607 | 12,478 | 12,129 |
Schedule Tribe | 26 | 15 | 11 |
Religion-wise Population - Meskaur Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 83,044 | (88.01%) | 42,031 | 41,013 |
Muslim | 10,982 | (11.64%) | 5,500 | 5,482 |
Christian | 36 | (0.04%) | 18 | 18 |
Sikh | 6 | (0.01%) | 3 | 3 |
Buddhist | 12 | (0.01%) | 8 | 4 |
Jain | 6 | (0.01%) | 3 | 3 |
Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
No Religion Specified | 272 | (0.29%) | 118 | 154 |
Literacy Rate - Meskaur Block
Average literacy rate of Meskaur Block in 2011 were 59.28% in which, male and female literacy were 71.56% and 46.77% respectively. Total literate in Meskaur Block were 45,813 of which male and female were 27,910 and 17,903 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Meskaur Block
The Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 979 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 979 females in Meskaur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Meskaur Block.
Child Population - Meskaur Block
According to Census 2011, there were 17,075 children between age 0 to 6 years in Meskaur Block. Out of which 8,678 were male while 8,397 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Meskaur Block
As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Meskaur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Meskaur 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 17,075.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 94,358 | 0 | 94,358 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 17,075 | 0 | 17,075 |
Schedule Caste | 24,607 | 0 | 24,607 |
Schedule Tribe | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Literacy | 59.28% | - | 59.28% |
Sex Ratio | 979 | - | 979 |
Working Population - Meskaur Block
In Meskaur Block out of total population, 30,975 were engaged in work activities. 39.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,975 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,458 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,177 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 12,144 | 8,850 | 3,294 |
Cultivators | 4,458 | 3,538 | 920 |
Agriculture Labourer | 5,177 | 3,467 | 1,710 |
Household Industries | 497 | 362 | 135 |
Other Workers | 2,012 | 1,483 | 529 |
Marginal Workers | 18,831 | 11,071 | 7,760 |
Non Working | 63,383 | 27,760 | 35,623 |
Nearby Blocks from Meskaur Block
Below is the list of Blocks near Meskaur Block in Nawada district.
Block | Population |
---|---|
Sirdala Block population | 178,472 |
Narhat Block population | 112,042 |
Rajauli Block population | 166,226 |
Hisua Block population | 141,074 |
Akbarpur Block population | 237,292 |
Gobindpur Block population | 95,454 |
Roh Block population | 162,507 |
Kawakol Block population | 143,439 |
Pakribarawan Block population | 183,066 |
Kashi Chak Block population | 71,886 |
Meskaur Block Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meskaur, Bihar - Wikipedia