Barahiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lakhisarai district, Bihar
Barahiya Block of Lakhisarai district has total population of 128,977 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,626 are males while 60,351 are females. In 2011 there were total 19,768 families residing in Barahiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 879.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 33.4% people lives in Urban areas while 66.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.6% while that in the rural areas is 64.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barahiya Block is 886% while that of Rural areas is 876.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barahiya Block is 22590 which is 18% of the total population. There are 11995 male children and 10595 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Barahiya Block.
The total literacy rate of Barahiya Block is 67.81%. The male literacy rate is 63.07% and the female literacy rate is 47.81% in Barahiya Block.
To facilitate the administration, Barahiya Block is further divided into 1 town and 38 villages.
Barahiya Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barahiya Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 22,590 | 11,995 | 10,595 |
Literacy | 67.81% | 63.07% | 47.81% |
Scheduled Caste | 14,212 | 7,570 | 6,642 |
Scheduled Tribe | 48 | 31 | 17 |
Illiterate | 56,841 | 25,343 | 31,498 |
Caste-wise Population - Barahiya Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Barahiya Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
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Schedule Caste | 14,212 | 7,570 | 6,642 |
Schedule Tribe | 48 | 31 | 17 |
Religion-wise Population - Barahiya Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 127,203 | (98.62%) | 67,739 | 59,464 |
Muslim | 1,414 | (1.1%) | 719 | 695 |
Christian | 87 | (0.07%) | 36 | 51 |
Sikh | 11 | (0.01%) | 7 | 4 |
Buddhist | 12 | (0.01%) | 8 | 4 |
Jain | 16 | (0.01%) | 9 | 7 |
Other Religion | 4 | (0%) | 0 | 4 |
No Religion Specified | 230 | (0.18%) | 108 | 122 |
Literacy Rate - Barahiya Block
Average literacy rate of Barahiya Block in 2011 were 67.81% in which, male and female literacy were 76.43% and 57.99% respectively. Total literate in Barahiya Block were 72,136 of which male and female were 43,283 and 28,853 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Barahiya Block
The Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 879 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 879 females in Barahiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Barahiya Block.
Child Population - Barahiya Block
According to Census 2011, there were 22,590 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barahiya Block. Out of which 22,590 were male while 22,590 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Barahiya Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 6,893 families under Barahiya Block living in urban areas while 6,893 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 33.4% of total population of Barahiya Block lives in Urban areas while 66.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,706 while that in rural region is 15,884.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 128,977 | 43,032 | 85,945 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 22,590 | 6,706 | 15,884 |
Schedule Caste | 14,212 | 4,185 | 10,027 |
Schedule Tribe | 48 | 28 | 20 |
Literacy | 67.81% | 73.63% | 64.79% |
Sex Ratio | 879 | 886 | 876 |
Working Population - Barahiya Block
In Barahiya Block out of total population, 41,171 were engaged in work activities. 66.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,171 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,622 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 27,291 | 22,172 | 5,119 |
Cultivators | 7,187 | 6,478 | 709 |
Agriculture Labourer | 11,622 | 8,654 | 2,968 |
Household Industries | 1,085 | 718 | 367 |
Other Workers | 7,397 | 6,322 | 1,075 |
Marginal Workers | 13,880 | 9,196 | 4,684 |
Non Working | 87,806 | 37,258 | 50,548 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Barahiya, Bihar - Wikipedia