Home > North 24 Parganas > Block Profile > Bashirhat (Sub-div) > Hingalganj
- Block Data
- Caste-wise Population
- Religion-wise Population
- Literacy Rate
- Sex Ratio
- Child Population
- Urban/Rural Population
- Working Population
Hingalganj Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 174,545 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 88,937 are males while 85,608 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,048 families residing in Hingalganj Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Hingalganj Block is 963.
Population | Literacy | Sex Ratio |
---|---|---|
174,545 | 76.85% | 963 |
Hingalganj Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hingalganj Block.
Sl. No | Type | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Children (Age 0-6) | 18,880 | 9,567 | 9,313 |
2 | Literacy | 76.85% | 75.17% | 61.64% |
3 | Scheduled Caste | 115,227 | 59,011 | 56,216 |
4 | Scheduled Tribe | 12,743 | 6,414 | 6,329 |
5 | Illiterate | 54,915 | 22,079 | 32,836 |
Caste-wise Population - Hingalganj Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Hingalganj Block.
Sl. No | Type | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Schedule Caste | 115,227 | 59,011 | 56,216 |
2 | Schedule Tribe | 12,743 | 6,414 | 6,329 |
Religion-wise Population - Hingalganj Block
Sl. No | Religion | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hindu | 153,550 (87.97%) | 78,591 | 74,959 |
2 | Muslim | 20,623 (11.82%) | 10,149 | 10,474 |
3 | Christian | 75 (0.04%) | 40 | 35 |
4 | Sikh | 25 (0.01%) | 16 | 9 |
5 | Buddhist | 21 (0.01%) | 13 | 8 |
6 | Jain | 8 (0%) | 6 | 2 |
7 | Other Religion | 6 (0%) | 2 | 4 |
8 | No Religion Specified | 237 (0.14%) | 120 | 117 |
Literacy Rate - Hingalganj Block
Average literacy rate of Hingalganj Block in 2011 were 76.85% in which, male and female literacy were 84.24% and 69.17% respectively. Total literate in Hingalganj Block were 119,630 of which male and female were 66,858 and 52,772 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Hingalganj Block
The Sex Ratio of Hingalganj Block is 963. Thus for every 1000 men there were 963 females in Hingalganj Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Hingalganj Block.
Child Population - Hingalganj Block
According to Census 2011, there were 18,880 children between ages 0 to 6 years in Hingalganj Block. Out of which 18,880 were male while 18,880 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Hingalganj Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 3,931 families under Hingalganj Block living in urban areas while 3,931 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.6% of total population of Hingalganj Block lives in Urban areas while 91.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,739 while that in rural region is 17,141.
Sl. No | Subject | Total | Urban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Population | 174,545 | 15,076 | 159,469 |
2 | Children (0 - 6 years) | 18,880 | 1,739 | 17,141 |
3 | Schedule Caste | 115,227 | 3,421 | 111,806 |
4 | Schedule Tribe | 12,743 | 239 | 12,504 |
5 | Literacy | 76.85% | 63.27% | 78.12% |
6 | Sex Ratio | 963 | 1,004 | 959 |
Working Population - Hingalganj Block
In Hingalganj Block out of total population, 74,515 were engaged in work activities. 54.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. of 74,515 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,767 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,577 were Agricultural labourer.
Sl. No | Type | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Main Workers | 40,701 | 33,790 | 6,911 |
2 | Cultivators | 7,767 | 7,376 | 391 |
3 | Agriculture Labourer | 17,577 | 15,713 | 1,864 |
4 | Household Industries | 4,087 | 2,107 | 1,980 |
5 | Other Workers | 11,270 | 8,594 | 2,676 |
6 | Marginal Workers | 33,814 | 19,312 | 14,502 |
7 | Non Working | 100,030 | 35,835 | 64,195 |