Bhawanipur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purnia district, Bihar

Bhawanipur Block of Purnia district has total population of 161,720 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,098 are males while 77,622 are females. In 2011 there were total 30,772 families residing in Bhawanipur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhawanipur Block is 923.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bhawanipur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 47.7% and the sex ratio of Bhawanipur Block is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhawanipur Block is 33850 which is 21% of the total population. There are 17208 male children and 16642 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhawanipur Block is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Bhawanipur Block.

The total literacy rate of Bhawanipur Block is 47.71%. The male literacy rate is 44.89% and the female literacy rate is 29.96% in Bhawanipur Block.

Population
161,720
Families
30,772
Literacy
47.71%
Sex Ratio
923

To facilitate the administration, Bhawanipur Block is further divided into 88 villages.

Bhawanipur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 33,850 17,208 16,642
Literacy 47.71% 44.89% 29.96%
Scheduled Caste 16,403 8,579 7,824
Scheduled Tribe 3,415 1,725 1,690
Illiterate 100,712 46,344 54,368

Caste-wise Population - Bhawanipur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Bhawanipur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,403 8,579 7,824
Schedule Tribe 3,415 1,725 1,690

Religion-wise Population - Bhawanipur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 122,059 (75.48%) 63,559 58,500
Muslim 38,918 (24.07%) 20,144 18,774
Christian 341 (0.21%) 180 161
Sikh 8 (0%) 6 2
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 5 7
Jain 25 (0.02%) 13 12
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 353 (0.22%) 188 165

Literacy Rate - Bhawanipur Block

Average literacy rate of Bhawanipur Block in 2011 were 47.71% in which, male and female literacy were 56.44% and 38.13% respectively. Total literate in Bhawanipur Block were 61,008 of which male and female were 37,754 and 23,254 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhawanipur Block

The Sex Ratio of Bhawanipur Block is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Bhawanipur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Bhawanipur Block.

Child Population - Bhawanipur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 33,850 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhawanipur Block. Out of which 33,850 were male while 33,850 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhawanipur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bhawanipur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bhawanipur Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 33,850.

Total Urban Rural
Population 161,720 0 161,720
Children (0 - 6 years) 33,850 0 33,850
Schedule Caste 16,403 0 16,403
Schedule Tribe 3,415 0 3,415
Literacy 47.71% - 47.71%
Sex Ratio 923 - 923

Working Population - Bhawanipur Block

In Bhawanipur Block out of total population, 59,813 were engaged in work activities. 60% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 59,813 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,419 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,128 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,893 26,701 9,192
Cultivators 8,419 7,051 1,368
Agriculture Labourer 23,128 16,515 6,613
Household Industries 852 454 398
Other Workers 3,494 2,681 813
Marginal Workers 23,920 12,400 11,520
Non Working 101,907 44,997 56,910

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