Salema Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhalai district, Tripura

Salema Block of Dhalai district has a total population of 119,282 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 60,659 are males while 58,623 are females. In 2011 there were a total 27,518 families residing in Salema Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Salema Block is 966.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4% people live in Urban areas while 96% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 97.6% while that in rural areas is 94%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Salema Block is 1,016 while that of Rural areas is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Salema Block is 15089 which is 13% of the total population. There are 7694 male children and 7395 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Salema Block is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Salema Block.

The total literacy rate of Salema Block is 94.17%. The male literacy rate is 84.23% and the female literacy rate is 80.21% in Salema Block.

Population
119,282
Literacy
94.17%
Sex Ratio
966

To facilitate the administration, Salema Block is further divided into 1 town and 45 villages.

Salema Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,089 7,694 7,395
Literacy 94.17% 84.23% 80.21%
Scheduled Caste 38,627 19,639 18,988
Scheduled Tribe 33,932 17,071 16,861
Illiterate 21,168 9,567 11,601

Caste-wise Population - Salema Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.4% of total population in Salema Block of Tripura.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 38,627 19,639 18,988
Schedule Tribe 33,932 17,071 16,861

Religion-wise Population - Salema Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 109,168 (91.52%) 55,498 53,670
Muslim 6,072 (5.09%) 3,087 2,985
Christian 3,734 (3.13%) 1,895 1,839
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 12 1
Buddhist 48 (0.04%) 33 15
Jain 13 (0.01%) 5 8
Other Religion 164 (0.14%) 86 78
No Religion Specified 70 (0.06%) 43 27

Literacy Rate - Salema Block

Average literacy rate of Salema Block in 2011 were 94.17% in which, male and female literacy were 96.46% and 91.79% respectively. Total literate in Salema Block were 98,114 of which male and female were 51,092 and 47,022 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Salema Block

The Sex Ratio of Salema Block is 966 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 966 females in Salema Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Salema Block.


Child Population - Salema Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,089 children between age 0 to 6 years in Salema Block. Out of which 7,694 were male while 7,395 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Salema Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,143 families under Salema Block living in urban areas while 1,143 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4% of total population of Salema Block lives in Urban areas while 96% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 533 while that in rural regions is 14,556.

Total Urban Rural
Population 119,282 4,827 114,455
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,089 533 14,556
Schedule Caste 38,627 2,526 36,101
Schedule Tribe 33,932 10 33,922
Literacy 94.17% 97.6% 94.02%
Sex Ratio 966 1,016 964

Working Population - Salema Block

In Salema Block out of total population, 48,509 were engaged in work activities. 72.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,509 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,880 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,786 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,127 29,072 6,055
Cultivators 8,880 8,020 860
Agriculture Labourer 7,786 6,096 1,690
Household Industries 496 362 134
Other Workers 17,965 14,594 3,371
Marginal Workers 13,382 4,918 8,464
Non Working 70,773 26,669 44,104

Nearby Blocks from Salema Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Salema Block in Dhalai district.


Salema Block Map


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