Farakka Community Development Block, with population of about 2.7 lakh is Murshidabad district's the 8th most populous sub district, located in Murshidabad district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 56 villages in the sub district, among them Kuli is the most populous village with population of about 28 thousand and Fatepur is the least populous village with population of 37. Kuli is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 14 km2 and Par Debidaspur is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 8 census towns in the sub district, those are - Paranpara, Mahadeb Nagar, Farakka Barrage Township, Benia Gram and Mamrejpur Census Towns (limited to 5 most populous).
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 2.7 lakh people, among them about 1.4 lakh (51%) are male and about 1.3 lakh (49%) are female. 86% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 2% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Farakka community development block is 18%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 54 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 61% (about 1.7 lakh) live in Farakka Sub District rural part and 39% (about 1.1 lakh) population live in the Farakka Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
274,111 |
236,257 |
32,689 |
5,165 |
48,767 |
| Male |
139,226 |
119,690 |
16,928 |
2,608 |
24,894 |
| Female |
134,885 |
116,567 |
15,761 |
2,557 |
23,873 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 67% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 32% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 986 in Hindus are 934.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
274,111 |
88,353 |
184,074 |
1,221 |
56 |
40 |
29 |
13 |
325 |
| Male |
139,226 |
45,690 |
92,687 |
600 |
32 |
22 |
16 |
7 |
172 |
| Female |
134,885 |
42,663 |
91,387 |
621 |
24 |
18 |
13 |
6 |
153 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 24.6% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 2.2 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 25.4% which is 1.6% higher than male population growth rate of 23.8%. General caste population has increased by 22.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 42.4%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 35.7% and child population has increased by 7.4% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
24.6% |
22.2% |
42.4% |
35.7% |
7.4% |
| Male |
23.8% |
21.3% |
42% |
34.5% |
7.7% |
| Female |
25.4% |
23.1% |
42.9% |
36.9% |
7% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 969 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 974, in schedule caste is 931 and in schedule tribe is 980. There are 959 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 13 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 5 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
13 |
14 |
6 |
17 |
-5 |
| 2011 |
969 |
974 |
931 |
980 |
959 |
| 2001 |
956 |
960 |
925 |
963 |
964 |
Literacy
Total about 1.3 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 75 thousand are male and about 60 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Farakka is 60%. 66% of male and 54% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 13%. Male literacy has gone up by 9% and female literacy rate has gone up by 17%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
12.3% |
8.6% |
16.3% |
| 2011 |
59.8% |
65.6% |
53.8% |
| 2001 |
47.5% |
57% |
37.5% |
Workers profile
Farakka has 44% (about 1.2 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 48% male and 40% female population are working population. 38% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 11% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 26% of total female population are main and 14% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
44.1% |
31.9% |
12.2% |
55.9% |
| Male |
48.2% |
37.5% |
10.6% |
51.8% |
| Female |
40% |
26.1% |
13.9% |
60% |