Namkhana Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Namkhana Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has a total population of 182,830 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,351 are males while 89,479 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,433 families residing in Namkhana Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Namkhana Block is 959.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Namkhana Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 85.7% and the sex ratio of Namkhana Block is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Namkhana Block is 21701 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11079 male children and 10622 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namkhana Block is 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Namkhana Block.

The total literacy rate of Namkhana Block is 85.72%. The male literacy rate is 80.68% and the female literacy rate is 70.19% in Namkhana Block.

Population
182,830
Literacy
85.72%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Namkhana Block is further divided into 39 villages.

Namkhana Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,701 11,079 10,622
Literacy 85.72% 80.68% 70.19%
Scheduled Caste 47,260 24,051 23,209
Scheduled Tribe 741 358 383
Illiterate 44,713 18,037 26,676

Caste-wise Population - Namkhana Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Namkhana Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 47,260 24,051 23,209
Schedule Tribe 741 358 383

Religion-wise Population - Namkhana Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 157,185 (85.97%) 80,471 76,714
Muslim 25,368 (13.88%) 12,756 12,612
Christian 42 (0.02%) 18 24
Sikh 31 (0.02%) 14 17
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 7 10
Jain 16 (0.01%) 6 10
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 170 (0.09%) 78 92

Literacy Rate - Namkhana Block

Average literacy rate of Namkhana Block in 2011 were 85.72% in which, male and female literacy were 91.54% and 79.64% respectively. Total literate in Namkhana Block were 138,117 of which male and female were 75,314 and 62,803 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Namkhana Block

The Sex Ratio of Namkhana Block is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Namkhana Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Namkhana Block.


Child Population - Namkhana Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,701 children between age 0 to 6 years in Namkhana Block. Out of which 11,079 were male while 10,622 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Namkhana Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Namkhana Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Namkhana 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 21,701.

Total Urban Rural
Population 182,830 0 182,830
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,701 0 21,701
Schedule Caste 47,260 0 47,260
Schedule Tribe 741 0 741
Literacy 85.72% - 85.72%
Sex Ratio 959 - 959

Working Population - Namkhana Block

In Namkhana Block out of total population, 65,899 were engaged in work activities. 63.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,899 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,421 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,839 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 41,916 37,212 4,704
Cultivators 11,421 10,673 748
Agriculture Labourer 10,839 10,078 761
Household Industries 893 395 498
Other Workers 18,763 16,066 2,697
Marginal Workers 23,983 15,790 8,193
Non Working 116,931 40,349 76,582

Nearby Blocks from Namkhana Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Namkhana Block in South Twenty Four Parganas district.


Namkhana Block Map


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