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Sandeshkhali - II Block Profile

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Last Updated On: 03 Oct 2020
Block Area :- 197.27 sq. km. sandeshkhali-II block map

Sandeshkhali - II Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 160,976 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 81,921 are males while 79,055 are females. In 2011 there were total 37,771 families residing in Sandeshkhali - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sandeshkhali - II Block is 965.

Population Literacy Sex Ratio
160,976 70.96% 965

Sandeshkhali - II Block Data

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

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Children (Age 0-6) 21,732 10,880 10,852
2 Literacy 70.96% 68.61% 53.89%
3 Scheduled Caste 72,300 37,238 35,062
4 Scheduled Tribe 37,695 18,911 18,784
5 Illiterate 62,171 25,716 36,455

Caste-wise Population - Sandeshkhali - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Sandeshkhali - II Block.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Schedule Caste 72,300 37,238 35,062
2 Schedule Tribe 37,695 18,911 18,784

Religion-wise Population - Sandeshkhali - II Block

Sl. No Religion Total Male Female
1 Hindu 124,229 (77.17%) 63,583 60,646
2 Muslim 35,855 (22.27%) 17,889 17,966
3 Christian 694 (0.43%) 348 346
4 Sikh  21 (0.01%) 7 14
5 Buddhist  6 (0%) 3 3
6 Jain 11 (0.01%) 4 7
7 Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
8 No Religion Specified 158 (0.1%) 86 72

Literacy Rate - Sandeshkhali - II Block

Average literacy rate of Sandeshkhali - II Block in 2011 were 70.96% in which, male and female literacy were 79.12% and 62.46% respectively. Total literate in Sandeshkhali - II Block were 98,805 of which male and female were 56,205 and 42,600 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sandeshkhali - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Sandeshkhali - II Block is 965. Thus for every 1000 men there were 965 females in Sandeshkhali - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio was 997 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Sandeshkhali - II Block.

Child Population - Sandeshkhali - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,732 children between ages 0 to 6 years in Sandeshkhali - II Block. Out of which 21,732 were male while 21,732 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sandeshkhali - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sandeshkhali - II Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sandeshkhali - 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 21,732.

Sl. No Subject Total Urban Rural
1 Population 160,976 0 160,976
2 Children (0 - 6 years) 21,732 0 21,732
3 Schedule Caste 72,300 0 72,300
4 Schedule Tribe 37,695 0 37,695
5 Literacy 70.96% 0% 70.96%
6 Sex Ratio 965 0 965
         

Working Population - Sandeshkhali - II Block

In Sandeshkhali - II Block out of total population, 61,749 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. of 61,749 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,887 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,043 were Agricultural labourer.

Sl. No Type Total Male Female
1 Main Workers 34,118 29,987 4,131
2 Cultivators 6,887 6,481 406
3 Agriculture Labourer 15,043 13,644 1,399
4 Household Industries 608 345 263
5 Other Workers 11,580 9,517 2,063
6 Marginal Workers 27,631 16,188 11,443
7 Non Working 99,227 35,746 63,481

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