Simlapal Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal

Simlapal Block of Bankura district has a total population of 143,038 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 73,008 are males while 70,030 are females. In 2011 there were a total 29,836 families residing in Simlapal Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 959.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5% people live in Urban areas while 95% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.7% while that in rural areas is 68.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Simlapal Block is 951 while that of Rural areas is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simlapal Block is 17125 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8728 male children and 8397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Simlapal Block.

The total literacy rate of Simlapal Block is 68.44%. The male literacy rate is 69% and the female literacy rate is 51.12% in Simlapal Block.

Population
143,038
Literacy
68.44%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Simlapal Block is further divided into 1 town and 202 villages.

Simlapal Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,125 8,728 8,397
Literacy 68.44% 69% 51.12%
Scheduled Caste 37,738 18,989 18,749
Scheduled Tribe 21,277 10,592 10,685
Illiterate 56,866 22,636 34,230

Caste-wise Population - Simlapal Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.9% of total population in Simlapal Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,738 18,989 18,749
Schedule Tribe 21,277 10,592 10,685

Religion-wise Population - Simlapal Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 110,512 (77.26%) 56,576 53,936
Muslim 11,064 (7.74%) 5,667 5,397
Christian 90 (0.06%) 43 47
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Buddhist 4 (0%) 2 2
Jain 6 (0%) 4 2
Other Religion 21,131 (14.77%) 10,610 10,521
No Religion Specified 220 (0.15%) 102 118

Literacy Rate - Simlapal Block

Average literacy rate of Simlapal Block in 2011 were 68.44% in which, male and female literacy were 78.36% and 58.09% respectively. Total literate in Simlapal Block were 86,172 of which male and female were 50,372 and 35,800 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Simlapal Block

The Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Simlapal Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Simlapal Block.


Child Population - Simlapal Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,125 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simlapal Block. Out of which 8,728 were male while 8,397 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Simlapal Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,512 families under Simlapal Block living in urban areas while 1,512 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5% of total population of Simlapal Block lives in Urban areas while 95% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 927 while that in rural regions is 16,198.

Total Urban Rural
Population 143,038 7,206 135,832
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,125 927 16,198
Schedule Caste 37,738 1,457 36,281
Schedule Tribe 21,277 143 21,134
Literacy 68.44% 69.66% 68.37%
Sex Ratio 959 951 960

Working Population - Simlapal Block

In Simlapal Block out of total population, 57,948 were engaged in work activities. 52.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,948 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,534 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,681 24,648 6,033
Cultivators 9,051 8,622 429
Agriculture Labourer 12,534 8,381 4,153
Household Industries 916 694 222
Other Workers 8,180 6,951 1,229
Marginal Workers 27,267 15,304 11,963
Non Working 85,090 33,056 52,034

Nearby Blocks from Simlapal Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Simlapal Block in Bankura district.


Simlapal Block Map


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