Suti - I Community Development Block, with population of about 1.8 lakh is Murshidabad district's the 4th least populous sub district, located in Murshidabad district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 46 villages in the sub district, among them Ahiron is the most populous village with population of about 17 thousand and Paschimnurpur is the least populous village with population of 99. Bangasbati is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 14 km2 and Arazi Gotha is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 4 census towns in the sub district, those are - Nayabahadurpur, Fatellapur, Ramakantapur and Madna Census Towns.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 1.8 lakh people, among them about 92 thousand (51%) are male and about 88 thousand (49%) are female. 85% of the whole population are from general caste, 14% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Suti - I community development block is 17%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 37 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 84% (about 1.5 lakh) live in Suti - I Sub District rural part and 16% (about 29 thousand) population live in the Suti - I Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
179,908 |
153,787 |
25,860 |
261 |
31,398 |
| Male |
91,905 |
78,600 |
13,160 |
145 |
16,121 |
| Female |
88,003 |
75,187 |
12,700 |
116 |
15,277 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 58% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 42% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 962 in Hindus are 952.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
179,908 |
74,884 |
104,616 |
40 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
353 |
| Male |
91,905 |
38,359 |
53,333 |
22 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
183 |
| Female |
88,003 |
36,525 |
51,283 |
18 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
170 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 29% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 1.4 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 27.8% which is -2.4% lower than male population growth rate of 30.2%. General caste population has increased by 28.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 36.2%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -33.8% and child population has increased by 4.5% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
29% |
28.1% |
36.2% |
-33.8% |
4.5% |
| Male |
30.2% |
29.3% |
37.1% |
-27.9% |
5.4% |
| Female |
27.8% |
26.9% |
35.3% |
-39.9% |
3.6% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 958 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 957, in schedule caste is 965 and in schedule tribe is 800. There are 948 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 decreased by 17 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 16 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
-17 |
-18 |
-13 |
-160 |
-16 |
| 2011 |
958 |
957 |
965 |
800 |
948 |
| 2001 |
975 |
975 |
978 |
960 |
964 |
Literacy
Total about 86 thousand people in the sub district are literate, among them about 48 thousand are male and about 39 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Suti - I is 58%. 63% of male and 53% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 14%. Male literacy has gone up by 10% and female literacy rate has gone up by 17%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
13.7% |
9.9% |
17.5% |
| 2011 |
58.1% |
62.8% |
53.1% |
| 2001 |
44.4% |
52.9% |
35.6% |
Workers profile
Suti - I has 44% (about 79 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 50% male and 37% female population are working population. 42% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 9% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 18% of total female population are main and 19% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
43.9% |
30.3% |
13.6% |
56.1% |
| Male |
50.5% |
41.7% |
8.7% |
49.5% |
| Female |
37% |
18.4% |
18.6% |
63% |