Raxaul Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Raxaul Block of Purba Champaran district has a total population of 232,028 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 122,331 are males while 109,697 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,135 families residing in Raxaul Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Raxaul Block is 897.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 23.9% people live in Urban areas while 76.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.6% while that in rural areas is 49.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Raxaul Block is 888 while that of Rural areas is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raxaul Block is 47042 which is 20% of the total population. There are 24502 male children and 22540 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raxaul Block is 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 897 ) of Raxaul Block.

The total literacy rate of Raxaul Block is 56.31%. The male literacy rate is 52.76% and the female literacy rate is 36.11% in Raxaul Block.

Population
232,028
Literacy
56.31%
Sex Ratio
897

To facilitate the administration, Raxaul Block is further divided into 1 town and 43 villages.

Raxaul Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 47,042 24,502 22,540
Literacy 56.31% 52.76% 36.11%
Scheduled Caste 22,227 11,635 10,592
Scheduled Tribe 1,542 801 741
Illiterate 127,869 57,788 70,081

Caste-wise Population - Raxaul Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Raxaul Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,227 11,635 10,592
Schedule Tribe 1,542 801 741

Religion-wise Population - Raxaul Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 183,765 (79.2%) 97,293 86,472
Muslim 46,935 (20.23%) 24,417 22,518
Christian 743 (0.32%) 311 432
Sikh 45 (0.02%) 24 21
Buddhist 37 (0.02%) 24 13
Jain 20 (0.01%) 13 7
Other Religion 10 (0%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 473 (0.2%) 244 229

Literacy Rate - Raxaul Block

Average literacy rate of Raxaul Block in 2011 were 56.31% in which, male and female literacy were 65.98% and 45.45% respectively. Total literate in Raxaul Block were 104,159 of which male and female were 64,543 and 39,616 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Raxaul Block

The Sex Ratio of Raxaul Block is 897 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 897 females in Raxaul Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 897 ) of Raxaul Block.


Child Population - Raxaul Block

According to Census 2011, there were 47,042 children between age 0 to 6 years in Raxaul Block. Out of which 24,502 were male while 22,540 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Raxaul Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 9,513 families under Raxaul Block living in urban areas while 9,513 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 23.9% of total population of Raxaul Block lives in Urban areas while 76.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 9,004 while that in rural regions is 38,038.

Total Urban Rural
Population 232,028 55,536 176,492
Children (0 - 6 years) 47,042 9,004 38,038
Schedule Caste 22,227 3,052 19,175
Schedule Tribe 1,542 56 1,486
Literacy 56.31% 75.62% 49.82%
Sex Ratio 897 888 899

Working Population - Raxaul Block

In Raxaul Block out of total population, 79,070 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,070 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,207 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,851 49,210 10,641
Cultivators 9,200 7,655 1,545
Agriculture Labourer 28,207 21,689 6,518
Household Industries 1,138 913 225
Other Workers 21,306 18,953 2,353
Marginal Workers 19,219 7,977 11,242
Non Working 152,958 65,144 87,814

Nearby Blocks from Raxaul Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Raxaul Block in Purba Champaran district.


Raxaul Block Map


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