 There were 23,844 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years.The Scheduled Castes numbered 12,599 (7.39%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 33,096 (19.40%).According to the 2001 census, the Barabazar block had a total population of 146,917, out of which 74,234 were males and 72,683 were females.