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Mathurapur - II Block Profile

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Last Updated On: 02 Oct 2020
Block Area :- 227.4 sq. km. mathurapur ii block map

Mathurapur - II Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 220,839 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 113,831 are males while 107,008 are females. In 2011 there were total 45,888 families residing in Mathurapur - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Mathurapur - II Block is 940.

Population Literacy Sex Ratio
220,839 77.77% 940

Mathurapur - II Block Data

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

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Children (Age 0-6) 26,447 13,571 12,876
2 Literacy 77.77% 74.95% 61.56%
3 Scheduled Caste 62,342 32,154 30,188
4 Scheduled Tribe 4,643 2,375 2,268
5 Illiterate 69,653 28,515 41,138

Caste-wise Population - Mathurapur - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Mathurapur - II Block.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Schedule Caste 62,342 32,154 30,188
2 Schedule Tribe 4,643 2,375 2,268

Religion-wise Population - Mathurapur - II Block

Sl. No Religion Total Male Female
1 Hindu 181,262 (82.08%) 93,652 87,610
2 Muslim 33,935 (15.37%) 17,273 16,662
3 Christian  5,308 (2.4%) 2,714 2,594
4 Sikh 23 (0.01%) 12 11
5 Buddhist 23 (0.01%) 14 9
6 Jain 14 (0.01%) 8 6
7 Other Religion 11 (0%) 5 6
8 No Religion Specified 263 (0.12%) 153 110

Literacy Rate - Mathurapur - II Block

Average literacy rate of Mathurapur - II Block in 2011 were 77.77% in which, male and female literacy were 85.09% and 69.98% respectively. Total literate in Mathurapur - II Block were 151,186 of which male and female were 85,316 and 65,870 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mathurapur - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Mathurapur - II Block is 940. Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Mathurapur - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio was 949 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Mathurapur - II Block.

Child Population - Mathurapur - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,447 children between ages 0 to 6 years in Mathurapur - II Block. Out of which 26,447 were male while 26,447 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mathurapur - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Mathurapur - II Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Mathurapur - II 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 26,447.

Sl. No Subject Total Urban Rural
1 Population 220,839 0 220,839
2 Children (0 - 6 years) 26,447 0 26,447
3 Schedule Caste 62,342 0 62,342
4 Schedule Tribe 4,643 0 4,643
5 Literacy 77.77% 0% 77.77%
6 Sex Ratio 940 0 940

Working Population - Mathurapur - II Block

In Mathurapur - II Block out of total population, 80,895 were engaged in work activities. 61.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. of 80,895 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,387 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,382 were Agricultural labourer.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Main Workers 50,001 45,125 4,876
2 Cultivators 13,387 12,815 572
3 Agriculture Labourer 17,382 16,408 974
4 Household Industries 2,470 1,618 852
5 Other Workers 16,762 14,284 2,478
6 Marginal Workers 30,894 20,153 10,741
7 Non Working 139,944 48,553 91,391

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