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Jaynagar - I Block Profile

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Last Updated On: 02 Oct 2020
Block Area :- 131 sq. km. jaynagar I block map

Jaynagar - I Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 263,151 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 134,966 are males while 128,185 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,734 families residing in Jaynagar - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jaynagar - I Block is 950.

Population Literacy Sex Ratio
263,151 73.17% 950

Jaynagar - I Block Data

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

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Children (Age 0-6) 36,293 18,566 17,727
2 Literacy 73.17% 69.08% 56.76%
3 Scheduled Caste 102,645 52,940 49,705
4 Scheduled Tribe 80 44 36
5 Illiterate 97,164 41,738 55,426

Caste-wise Population - Jaynagar - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jaynagar - I Block.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Schedule Caste 102,645 52,940 49,705
2 Schedule Tribe 80 44 36

Religion-wise Population - Jaynagar - I Block

Sl. No Religion Total Male Female
1 Hindu 138,544 (52.65%) 71,373 67,171
2 Muslim 123,307 (46.86%) 62,957 60,350
3 Christian 555 (0.21%) 268 287
4 Sikh 62 (0.02%) 31 31
5 Buddhist 38 (0.01%) 16 22
6 Jain 21 (0.01%) 10 11
7 Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
8 No Religion Specified 621 (0.24%) 309 312

Literacy Rate - Jaynagar - I Block

Average literacy rate of Jaynagar - I Block in 2011 were 73.17% in which, male and female literacy were 80.09% and 65.87% respectively. Total literate in Jaynagar - I Block were 165,987 of which male and female were 93,228 and 72,759 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jaynagar - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Jaynagar - I Block is 950. Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Jaynagar - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio was 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Jaynagar - I Block.

Child Population - Jaynagar - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 36,293 children between ages 0 to 6 years in Jaynagar - I Block. Out of which 36,293 were male while 36,293 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jaynagar - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,028 families under Jaynagar - I Block living in urban areas while 10,028 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17.6% of total population of Jaynagar - I Block lives in Urban areas while 82.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,706 while that in rural region is 30,587.

Sl. No Subject Total Urban Rural
1 Population 263,151 46,322 216,829
2 Children (0 - 6 years) 36,293 5,706 30,587
3 Schedule Caste 102,645 10,528 92,117
4 Schedule Tribe 80 27 53
5 Literacy 73.17% 77.77% 72.16%
6 Sex Ratio 950 963 947

Working Population - Jaynagar - I Block

In Jaynagar - I Block out of total population, 89,248 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. of 89,248 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,092 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,091 were Agricultural labourer.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Main Workers 62,654 53,859 8,795
2 Cultivators 6,092 5,491 601
3 Agriculture Labourer 13,091 12,204 887
4 Household Industries 4,307 2,833 1,474
5 Other Workers 39,164 33,331 5,833
6 Marginal Workers 26,594 18,728 7,866
7 Non Working 173,903 62,379 111,524

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