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Haroa Block Profile

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Last Updated On: 03 Oct 2020
Block Area :- 152.8 sq. km. haroa block map

Haroa Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 214,401 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 111,080 are males while 103,321 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,888 families residing in Haroa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Haroa Block is 930.

Population Literacy Sex Ratio
214,401 73.13% 930

Haroa Block Data

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

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Children (Age 0-6) 27,504 14,126 13,378
2 Literacy 73.13% 68.19% 58.97%
3 Scheduled Caste 50,636 26,259 24,377
4 Scheduled Tribe 12,728 6,531 6,197
5 Illiterate 77,722 35,333 42,389

Caste-wise Population - Haroa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Haroa Block.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Schedule Caste 50,636 26,259 24,377
2 Schedule Tribe 12,728 6,531 6,197

Religion-wise Population - Haroa Block

Sl. No Religion Total Male Female
1 Hindu 83,088 (38.75%) 43,014 40,074
2 Muslim 131,050 (61.12%) 67,923 63,127
3 Christian 85 (0.04%) 49 36
4 Sikh 15 (0.01%) 8 7
5 Buddhist 8 (0%) 5 3
6 Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
7 Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
8 No Religion Specified 149 (0.07%) 78 71

Literacy Rate - Haroa Block

Average literacy rate of Haroa Block in 2011 were 73.13% in which, male and female literacy were 78.13% and 67.75% respectively. Total literate in Haroa Block were 136,679 of which male and female were 75,747 and 60,932 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Haroa Block

The Sex Ratio of Haroa Block is 930. Thus for every 1000 men there were 930 females in Haroa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio was 947 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Haroa Block.

Child Population - Haroa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 27,504 children between ages 0 to 6 years in Haroa Block. Out of which 27,504 were male while 27,504 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Haroa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Haroa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural. Thus around 0% of total population of Haroa Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 27,504.

Sl. No Subject Total Urban Rural
1 Population 214,401 0 214,401
2 Children (0 - 6 years) 27,504 0 27,504
3 Schedule Caste 50,636 0 50,636
4 Schedule Tribe 12,728 0 12,728
5 Literacy 73.13% 0% 73.13%
6 Sex Ratio 930 0 930

Working Population - Haroa Block

In Haroa Block out of total population, 73,257 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. of 73,257 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,378 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,503 were Agricultural labourer.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Main Workers 57,856 52,512 5,344
2 Cultivators 10,378 10,072 306
3 Agriculture Labourer 19,503 18,033 1,470
4 Household Industries 1,956 1,334 622
5 Other Workers 26,019 23,073 2,946
6 Marginal Workers 15,401 10,411 4,990
7 Non Working 141,144 48,157 92,987

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