Balia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Begusarai district, Bihar
Balia Block of Begusarai district has total population of 182,178 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 96,869 are males while 85,309 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,812 families residing in Balia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Balia Block is 881.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 26.1% people lives in Urban areas while 73.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 65.3% while that in the rural areas is 63.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Balia Block is 898% while that of Rural areas is 875.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia Block is 35051 which is 19% of the total population. There are 18255 male children and 16796 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia Block is 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Balia Block.
The total literacy rate of Balia Block is 63.95%. The male literacy rate is 57.7% and the female literacy rate is 44.77% in Balia Block.
To facilitate the administration, Balia Block is further divided into 1 town and 107 villages.
Balia Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balia Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 35,051 | 18,255 | 16,796 |
Literacy | 63.95% | 57.7% | 44.77% |
Scheduled Caste | 19,460 | 10,357 | 9,103 |
Scheduled Tribe | 71 | 38 | 33 |
Illiterate | 88,087 | 40,974 | 47,113 |
Caste-wise Population - Balia Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balia Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
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Schedule Caste | 19,460 | 10,357 | 9,103 |
Schedule Tribe | 71 | 38 | 33 |
Religion-wise Population - Balia Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 139,246 | (76.43%) | 74,333 | 64,913 |
Muslim | 42,104 | (23.11%) | 22,069 | 20,035 |
Christian | 192 | (0.11%) | 105 | 87 |
Sikh | 12 | (0.01%) | 6 | 6 |
Buddhist | 19 | (0.01%) | 8 | 11 |
Jain | 24 | (0.01%) | 12 | 12 |
Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
No Religion Specified | 581 | (0.32%) | 336 | 245 |
Literacy Rate - Balia Block
Average literacy rate of Balia Block in 2011 were 63.95% in which, male and female literacy were 71.1% and 55.75% respectively. Total literate in Balia Block were 94,091 of which male and female were 55,895 and 38,196 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Balia Block
The Sex Ratio of Balia Block is 881 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 881 females in Balia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Balia Block.
Child Population - Balia Block
According to Census 2011, there were 35,051 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balia Block. Out of which 35,051 were male while 35,051 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Balia Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 8,820 families under Balia Block living in urban areas while 8,820 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 26.1% of total population of Balia Block lives in Urban areas while 73.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,182 while that in rural region is 25,869.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 182,178 | 47,550 | 134,628 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 35,051 | 9,182 | 25,869 |
Schedule Caste | 19,460 | 5,064 | 14,396 |
Schedule Tribe | 71 | 4 | 67 |
Literacy | 63.95% | 65.28% | 63.49% |
Sex Ratio | 881 | 898 | 875 |
Working Population - Balia Block
In Balia Block out of total population, 53,152 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,152 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,688 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,014 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 35,642 | 31,114 | 4,528 |
Cultivators | 8,688 | 8,039 | 649 |
Agriculture Labourer | 15,014 | 12,853 | 2,161 |
Household Industries | 1,254 | 928 | 326 |
Other Workers | 10,686 | 9,294 | 1,392 |
Marginal Workers | 17,510 | 12,274 | 5,236 |
Non Working | 129,026 | 53,481 | 75,545 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Balia, Bihar - Wikipedia