Peterwar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bokaro district, Jharkhand

Peterwar Block of Bokaro district has a total population of 132,150 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,127 are males while 64,023 are females. In 2011 there were a total 25,706 families residing in Peterwar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 940.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.4% people live in Urban areas while 96.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.6% while that in rural areas is 61.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Peterwar Block is 797 while that of Rural areas is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peterwar Block is 19946 which is 15% of the total population. There are 10249 male children and 9697 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Peterwar Block.

The total literacy rate of Peterwar Block is 62.33%. The male literacy rate is 62.74% and the female literacy rate is 42.48% in Peterwar Block.

To facilitate the administration, Peterwar Block is further divided into 1 town and 64 villages.

Peterwar Block Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Peterwar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29% of total population in Peterwar Block of Jharkhand.

Religion-wise Population - Peterwar Block

Literacy Rate - Peterwar Block

Average literacy rate of Peterwar Block in 2011 were 62.33% in which, male and female literacy were 73.85% and 50.06% respectively. Total literate in Peterwar Block were 69,942 of which male and female were 42,745 and 27,197 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Peterwar Block

The Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Peterwar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Peterwar Block.

Child Population - Peterwar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,946 children between age 0 to 6 years in Peterwar Block. Out of which 10,249 were male while 9,697 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Peterwar Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 821 families under Peterwar Block living in urban areas while 821 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.4% of total population of Peterwar Block lives in Urban areas while 96.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 448 while that in rural regions is 19,498.

Working Population - Peterwar Block

In Peterwar Block out of total population, 57,142 were engaged in work activities. 48.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,142 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,214 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Peterwar Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Peterwar Block in Bokaro district.

Peterwar Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Peterwar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia