Obra Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Aurangabad district, Bihar

Obra Block of Aurangabad district has a total population of 226,007 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 117,536 are males while 108,471 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,453 families residing in Obra Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Obra Block is 923.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.5% people live in Urban areas while 93.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78% while that in rural areas is 72%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Obra Block is 885 while that of Rural areas is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Obra Block is 40562 which is 18% of the total population. There are 20954 male children and 19608 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Obra Block is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Obra Block.

The total literacy rate of Obra Block is 72.42%. The male literacy rate is 67.49% and the female literacy rate is 50.69% in Obra Block.

Population
226,007
Literacy
72.42%
Sex Ratio
923

To facilitate the administration, Obra Block is further divided into 1 town and 151 villages.

Obra Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 40,562 20,954 19,608
Literacy 72.42% 67.49% 50.69%
Scheduled Caste 51,241 26,397 24,844
Scheduled Tribe 64 32 32
Illiterate 91,700 38,209 53,491

Caste-wise Population - Obra Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Obra Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 51,241 26,397 24,844
Schedule Tribe 64 32 32

Religion-wise Population - Obra Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 205,276 (90.83%) 106,923 98,353
Muslim 19,791 (8.76%) 10,132 9,659
Christian 172 (0.08%) 83 89
Sikh 25 (0.01%) 12 13
Buddhist 127 (0.06%) 65 62
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 612 (0.27%) 318 294

Literacy Rate - Obra Block

Average literacy rate of Obra Block in 2011 were 72.42% in which, male and female literacy were 82.13% and 61.87% respectively. Total literate in Obra Block were 134,307 of which male and female were 79,327 and 54,980 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Obra Block

The Sex Ratio of Obra Block is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Obra Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Obra Block.


Child Population - Obra Block

According to Census 2011, there were 40,562 children between age 0 to 6 years in Obra Block. Out of which 20,954 were male while 19,608 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Obra Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,377 families under Obra Block living in urban areas while 2,377 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.5% of total population of Obra Block lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,221 while that in rural regions is 38,341.

Total Urban Rural
Population 226,007 14,786 211,221
Children (0 - 6 years) 40,562 2,221 38,341
Schedule Caste 51,241 1,716 49,525
Schedule Tribe 64 38 26
Literacy 72.42% 78.01% 72.02%
Sex Ratio 923 885 926

Working Population - Obra Block

In Obra Block out of total population, 75,344 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75,344 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,075 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,603 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,084 35,689 9,395
Cultivators 13,075 11,370 1,705
Agriculture Labourer 21,603 16,055 5,548
Household Industries 1,591 1,116 475
Other Workers 8,815 7,148 1,667
Marginal Workers 30,260 18,358 11,902
Non Working 150,663 63,489 87,174

Nearby Blocks from Obra Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Obra Block in Aurangabad district.


Obra Block Map


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