Barharwa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sahibganj district, Jharkhand

Barharwa Block of Sahibganj district has total population of 180,770 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,228 are males while 88,542 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,899 families residing in Barharwa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barharwa Block is 960.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7% people lives in Urban areas while 93% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.5% while that in the rural areas is 56.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barharwa Block is 926% while that of Rural areas is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barharwa Block is 35102 which is 19% of the total population. There are 17889 male children and 17213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barharwa Block is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Barharwa Block.

The total literacy rate of Barharwa Block is 58.54%. The male literacy rate is 52.78% and the female literacy rate is 41.34% in Barharwa Block.

Population
180,770
Families
36,899
Literacy
58.54%
Sex Ratio
960

To facilitate the administration, Barharwa Block is further divided into 1 town and 240 villages.

Barharwa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 35,102 17,889 17,213
Literacy 58.54% 52.78% 41.34%
Scheduled Caste 20,645 10,545 10,100
Scheduled Tribe 15,191 7,632 7,559
Illiterate 95,489 43,549 51,940

Caste-wise Population - Barharwa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Barharwa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,645 10,545 10,100
Schedule Tribe 15,191 7,632 7,559

Religion-wise Population - Barharwa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 81,947 (45.33%) 42,148 39,799
Muslim 94,641 (52.35%) 47,952 46,689
Christian 1,989 (1.1%) 980 1,009
Sikh 25 (0.01%) 12 13
Buddhist 46 (0.03%) 25 21
Jain 38 (0.02%) 20 18
Other Religion 1,976 (1.09%) 1,034 942
No Religion Specified 108 (0.06%) 57 51

Literacy Rate - Barharwa Block

Average literacy rate of Barharwa Block in 2011 were 58.54% in which, male and female literacy were 65.48% and 51.31% respectively. Total literate in Barharwa Block were 85,281 of which male and female were 48,679 and 36,602 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barharwa Block

The Sex Ratio of Barharwa Block is 960 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 960 females in Barharwa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Barharwa Block.

Child Population - Barharwa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 35,102 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barharwa Block. Out of which 35,102 were male while 35,102 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barharwa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,652 families under Barharwa Block living in urban areas while 2,652 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7% of total population of Barharwa Block lives in Urban areas while 93% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,694 while that in rural region is 33,408.

Total Urban Rural
Population 180,770 12,617 168,153
Children (0 - 6 years) 35,102 1,694 33,408
Schedule Caste 20,645 955 19,690
Schedule Tribe 15,191 58 15,133
Literacy 58.54% 78.46% 56.93%
Sex Ratio 960 926 963

Working Population - Barharwa Block

In Barharwa Block out of total population, 76,356 were engaged in work activities. 50.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,356 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,558 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38,790 30,286 8,504
Cultivators 5,148 4,738 410
Agriculture Labourer 13,558 11,645 1,913
Household Industries 1,073 309 764
Other Workers 19,011 13,594 5,417
Marginal Workers 37,566 15,380 22,186
Non Working 104,414 46,562 57,852

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