Baran District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Rajasthan) - Census 2011

Baran district of Rajasthan has total population of 1,222,755 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 633,945 are males while 588,810 are females. In 2011 there were total 241,428 families residing in Baran district. The Average Sex Ratio of Baran district is 929.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.8% people lives in Urban areas while 79.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78% while that in the rural areas is 63.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Baran district is 930 while that of Rural areas is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baran district is 182665 which is 15% of the total population. There are 95542 male children and 87123 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baran is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Baran district.

The total literacy rate of Baran district is 66.66%. The male literacy rate is 68.24% and the female literacy rate is 44.28% in Baran district.

Population
1,222,755
Families
241,428
Literacy
66.66%
Sex Ratio
929

To facilitate the administration, Baran district is further divided into 8 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Baran Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Baran district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 182,665 95,542 87,123
Literacy 66.66% 68.24% 44.28%
Scheduled Caste 221,184 114,969 106,215
Scheduled Tribe 276,857 143,094 133,763
Illiterate 529,448 201,338 328,110

Caste-wise Population - Baran district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.6% of total population in Baran district of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 221,184 114,969 106,215
Schedule Tribe 276,857 143,094 133,763

Religion-wise Population - Baran district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,133,349 (92.69%) 588,213 545,136
Muslim 79,984 (6.54%) 40,848 39,136
Christian 1,432 (0.12%) 722 710
Sikh 3,066 (0.25%) 1,630 1,436
Buddhist 84 (0.01%) 43 41
Jain 2,795 (0.23%) 1,466 1,329
Other Religion 48 (0%) 23 25
No Religion Specified 1,997 (0.16%) 1,000 997

Literacy Rate - Baran district

The total literacy rate of Baran district was 66.66% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 693,307 literates, males were 432,607 while females were 260,700. Also the male literacy rate was 80.35% and the female literacy rate was 51.96% in Baran district.

  Baran district Rajasthan
Female 51.96% 52.12%
Male 80.35% 79.19%
Total 66.66% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Baran district

The Sex Ratio of Baran district is 929 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 929 females in Baran district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Baran district.

Population Density - Baran district

The total area of Baran district is 6,992 km2. Thus the density of Baran district is 175 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 145 sq. km. area is under urban region while 6,847 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Baran district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Baran, 20.79% people lived in urban regions while 79.21% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 254,214 out of which 131,717 were males while remaining 122,497 were females. In rural areas of Baran, male population was 502,228 while female population was 466,313.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Baran was 930 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Baran was 901 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Baran were 33,771 which is 13.28% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Baran was 928 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Baran was 914 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Baran for urban regions was 77.97 percent in which males were 87.77% literate while female literacy stood at 67.48%. The total literate population of Baran was 693,307. Similarly in rural areas of Baran, the average literacy rate was 63.62 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 78.36% and 47.78% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Baran were 521,423.

Rural Urban
Population % 79.21% 20.79%
Total population 968,541 254,214
Male population 502,228 131,717
Female population 466,313 122,497
Sex ratio 928 930
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 914 901
Child population 148,894 33,771
Literates 521,423 171,884
Average literacy 63.62% 77.97%
Male literacy 78.36% 87.77%
Female literacy 47.78% 67.48%

Child Population - Baran district

According to Census 2011, there were 182,665 children between age 0 to 6 years in Baran district. Out of which 95,542 were male while 87,123 were female.

Working Population - Baran district

In Baran district out of total population, 552,583 were engaged in work activities. 65.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 552,583 workers engaged in Main Work, 176,689 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75,753 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 359,785 262,557 97,228
Cultivators 176,689 129,218 47,471
Agriculture Labourer 75,753 45,340 30,413
Household Industries 10,317 5,585 4,732
Other Workers 97,026 82,414 14,612
Marginal Workers 192,798 67,197 125,601
Non Working 670,172 304,191 365,981

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