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Chakia – Population, Caste, Religion Data

Population, Caste, Religion Data

Chakia Block of Purbi Champaran district has total population of 216,276 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 112,004 are males while 104,272 are females. In 2011 there were total 40,438 families residing in Chakia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chakia Block is 931.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.6% people lives in Urban areas while 90.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.5% while that in the rural areas is 56.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chakia Block is 882 while that of Rural areas is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakia Block is 42337 which is 20% of the total population. There are 21764 male children and 20573 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakia Block is 945 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Chakia Block.

The total literacy rate of Chakia Block is 58.57%. The male literacy rate is 54.9% and the female literacy rate is 38.74% in Chakia Block.

Population
216,276
Literacy
58.57%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Chakia Block is further divided into 1 town and 78 villages.

Chakia Block Data

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

TotalMaleFemale
Children (Age 0-6)42,33721,76420,573
Literacy58.57%54.9%38.74%
Scheduled Caste39,44720,37919,068
Scheduled Tribe1659174
Illiterate114,39250,51363,879

 

Caste-wise Population – Chakia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Chakia Block of .

TotalMaleFemale
Schedule Caste39,44720,37919,068
Schedule Tribe1659174

 

Religion-wise Population – Chakia Block

ReligionTotalMaleFemale
Hindu195,045(90.18%)101,33193,714
Muslim20,717(9.58%)10,38610,331
Christian133(0.06%)7261
Sikh52(0.02%)2428
Buddhist20(0.01%)119
Jain18(0.01%)810
Other Religion3(0%)12
No Religion Specified288(0.13%)171117

 

Literacy Rate – Chakia Block

Average literacy rate of Chakia Block in 2011 were 58.57% in which, male and female literacy were 68.14% and 48.26% respectively. Total literate in Chakia Block were 101,884 of which male and female were 61,491 and 40,393 respectively.

 

Sex Ratio – Chakia Block

The Sex Ratio of Chakia Block is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Chakia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Chakia Block.

 

Child Population – Chakia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 42,337 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chakia Block. Out of which 42,337 were male while 42,337 were female.

Urban/Rural Population – Chakia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,618 families under Chakia Block living in urban areas while 3,618 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.6% of total population of Chakia Block lives in Urban areas while 90.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 – 6 years) in urban region is 3,483 while that in rural region is 38,854.

TotalUrbanRural
Population216,27620,686195,590
Children (0 – 6 years)42,3373,48338,854
Schedule Caste39,4472,87136,576
Schedule Tribe1657158
Literacy58.57%73.52%56.93%
Sex Ratio931882936

 

Working Population – Chakia Block

In Chakia Block out of total population, 67,402 were engaged in work activities. 68.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,402 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,265 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,421 were Agricultural labourer.

TotalMaleFemale
Main Workers45,88237,9217,961
Cultivators10,2659,1721,093
Agriculture Labourer23,42119,1174,304
Household Industries1,7265451,181
Other Workers10,4709,0871,383
Marginal Workers21,52013,5188,002
Non Working148,87460,56588,309

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