Beldanga - I Community Development Block, with population of about 3.2 lakh is Murshidabad district's the 4th most populous sub district, located in Murshidabad district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 55 villages in the sub district, among them Mirzapur is the most populous village with population of about 27 thousand and Arazi Jalalpur is the least populous village with population of 101. Maniknagar is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 18 km2 and Shankarpara is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 1 census towns in the sub district, those are - Barua (P) Census Town.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 3.2 lakh people, among them about 1.6 lakh (51%) are male and about 1.6 lakh (49%) are female. 96% of the whole population are from general caste, 4% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Beldanga - I community development block is 16%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 68 thousand households in the sub district and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 97% (about 3.1 lakh) live in Beldanga - I Sub District rural part and 3% (8852) population live in the Beldanga - I Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
319,322 |
306,449 |
12,621 |
252 |
50,070 |
| Male |
164,147 |
157,529 |
6,477 |
141 |
25,351 |
| Female |
155,175 |
148,920 |
6,144 |
111 |
24,719 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 78% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 21% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 946 in Hindus are 944.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
319,322 |
68,341 |
249,855 |
198 |
25 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
873 |
| Male |
164,147 |
35,148 |
128,410 |
108 |
17 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
448 |
| Female |
155,175 |
33,193 |
121,445 |
90 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
425 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 23.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 2.6 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 24.5% which is 2.6% higher than male population growth rate of 21.9%. General caste population has increased by 24.8%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -7.6%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 769% and child population has increased by 1.9% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
23.2% |
24.8% |
-7.6% |
769% |
1.9% |
| Male |
21.9% |
23.5% |
-7.8% |
907.1% |
1.8% |
| Female |
24.5% |
26.2% |
-7.3% |
640% |
2% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 945 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 945, in schedule caste is 949 and in schedule tribe is 787. There are 975 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 19 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 2 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
19 |
20 |
5 |
-284 |
2 |
| 2011 |
945 |
945 |
949 |
787 |
975 |
| 2001 |
926 |
925 |
944 |
1071 |
973 |
Literacy
Total about 1.9 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 100 thousand are male and about 89 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Beldanga - I is 70%. 72% of male and 68% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 14%. Male literacy has gone up by 11% and female literacy rate has gone up by 18%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
14.3% |
10.9% |
18.0% |
| 2011 |
70.1% |
71.9% |
68.1% |
| 2001 |
55.8% |
61% |
50.1% |
Workers profile
Beldanga - I has 33% (about 1.1 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 12% female population are working population. 46% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 7% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 7% of total female population are main and 5% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
33.3% |
27% |
6.3% |
66.7% |
| Male |
53.6% |
46.1% |
7.5% |
46.4% |
| Female |
11.8% |
6.7% |
5.1% |
88.2% |