Barbigha Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sheikhpura district, Bihar

Barbigha Block of Sheikhpura district has total population of 136,167 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 70,611 are males while 65,556 are females. In 2011 there were total 21,797 families residing in Barbigha Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barbigha Block is 928.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 33.8% people lives in Urban areas while 66.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.6% while that in the rural areas is 66.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barbigha Block is 900% while that of Rural areas is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barbigha Block is 24627 which is 18% of the total population. There are 12658 male children and 11969 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barbigha Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Barbigha Block.

The total literacy rate of Barbigha Block is 68.72%. The male literacy rate is 63.97% and the female literacy rate is 48.03% in Barbigha Block.

Population
136,167
Families
21,797
Literacy
68.72%
Sex Ratio
928

To facilitate the administration, Barbigha Block is further divided into 1 town and 63 villages.

Barbigha Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barbigha Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,627 12,658 11,969
Literacy 68.72% 63.97% 48.03%
Scheduled Caste 30,377 15,671 14,706
Scheduled Tribe 179 83 96
Illiterate 59,513 25,444 34,069

Caste-wise Population - Barbigha Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Barbigha Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 30,377 15,671 14,706
Schedule Tribe 179 83 96

Religion-wise Population - Barbigha Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 129,990 (95.46%) 67,508 62,482
Muslim 5,628 (4.13%) 2,837 2,791
Christian 64 (0.05%) 33 31
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Jain 6 (0%) 2 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 459 (0.34%) 224 235

Literacy Rate - Barbigha Block

Average literacy rate of Barbigha Block in 2011 were 68.72% in which, male and female literacy were 77.94% and 58.76% respectively. Total literate in Barbigha Block were 76,654 of which male and female were 45,167 and 31,487 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barbigha Block

The Sex Ratio of Barbigha Block is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Barbigha Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Barbigha Block.

Child Population - Barbigha Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,627 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barbigha Block. Out of which 24,627 were male while 24,627 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barbigha Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,615 families under Barbigha Block living in urban areas while 7,615 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 33.8% of total population of Barbigha Block lives in Urban areas while 66.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 7,614 while that in rural region is 17,013.

Total Urban Rural
Population 136,167 46,075 90,092
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,627 7,614 17,013
Schedule Caste 30,377 7,316 23,061
Schedule Tribe 179 42 137
Literacy 68.72% 73.63% 66.14%
Sex Ratio 928 900 943

Working Population - Barbigha Block

In Barbigha Block out of total population, 45,574 were engaged in work activities. 59.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,574 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,600 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,146 21,440 5,706
Cultivators 6,158 4,968 1,190
Agriculture Labourer 10,600 7,617 2,983
Household Industries 1,022 833 189
Other Workers 9,366 8,022 1,344
Marginal Workers 18,428 10,792 7,636
Non Working 90,593 38,379 52,214

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