Thakurpukur Mahestola Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Thakurpukur Mahestola Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has a total population of 176,203 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,152 are males while 87,051 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,956 families residing in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 976.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 48.8% people live in Urban areas while 51.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.4% while that in rural areas is 83.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 980 while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 18079 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9219 male children and 8860 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block.

The total literacy rate of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 83.54%. The male literacy rate is 78.85% and the female literacy rate is 70.99% in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block.

Population
176,203
Literacy
83.54%
Sex Ratio
976

To facilitate the administration, Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is further divided into 9 towns and 33 villages.

Thakurpukur Mahestola Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,079 9,219 8,860
Literacy 83.54% 78.85% 70.99%
Scheduled Caste 60,372 30,943 29,429
Scheduled Tribe 505 262 243
Illiterate 44,106 18,852 25,254

Caste-wise Population - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 60,372 30,943 29,429
Schedule Tribe 505 262 243

Religion-wise Population - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 118,615 (67.32%) 60,112 58,503
Muslim 46,945 (26.64%) 23,843 23,102
Christian 9,954 (5.65%) 4,848 5,106
Sikh 165 (0.09%) 86 79
Buddhist 172 (0.1%) 85 87
Jain 40 (0.02%) 22 18
Other Religion 60 (0.03%) 33 27
No Religion Specified 252 (0.14%) 123 129

Literacy Rate - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

Average literacy rate of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block in 2011 were 83.54% in which, male and female literacy were 87.95% and 79.03% respectively. Total literate in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block were 132,097 of which male and female were 70,300 and 61,797 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

The Sex Ratio of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block.


Child Population - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,079 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thakurpukur Mahestola Block. Out of which 9,219 were male while 8,860 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 20,193 families under Thakurpukur Mahestola Block living in urban areas while 20,193 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 48.8% of total population of Thakurpukur Mahestola Block lives in Urban areas while 51.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 9,056 while that in rural regions is 9,023.

Total Urban Rural
Population 176,203 86,023 90,180
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,079 9,056 9,023
Schedule Caste 60,372 25,684 34,688
Schedule Tribe 505 193 312
Literacy 83.54% 83.45% 83.63%
Sex Ratio 976 980 973

Working Population - Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

In Thakurpukur Mahestola Block out of total population, 67,981 were engaged in work activities. 85.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,981 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,729 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,525 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,987 47,676 10,311
Cultivators 1,729 1,440 289
Agriculture Labourer 1,525 1,240 285
Household Industries 3,240 2,632 608
Other Workers 51,493 42,364 9,129
Marginal Workers 9,994 5,860 4,134
Non Working 108,222 35,616 72,606

Nearby Blocks from Thakurpukur Mahestola Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Thakurpukur Mahestola Block in South Twenty Four Parganas district.


Thakurpukur Mahestola Block Map


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