Marhaura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Saran district, Bihar

Marhaura Block of Saran district has total population of 265,123 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 135,149 are males while 129,974 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,551 families residing in Marhaura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Marhaura Block is 962.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.3% people lives in Urban areas while 88.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 65.2% while that in the rural areas is 63.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Marhaura Block is 972% while that of Rural areas is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marhaura Block is 46205 which is 17% of the total population. There are 23949 male children and 22256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marhaura Block is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Marhaura Block.

The total literacy rate of Marhaura Block is 64%. The male literacy rate is 62.68% and the female literacy rate is 42.62% in Marhaura Block.

Population
265,123
Families
41,551
Literacy
64%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Marhaura Block is further divided into 1 town and 106 villages.

Marhaura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 46,205 23,949 22,256
Literacy 64% 62.68% 42.62%
Scheduled Caste 29,065 14,807 14,258
Scheduled Tribe 233 126 107
Illiterate 125,018 50,444 74,574

Caste-wise Population - Marhaura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Marhaura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,065 14,807 14,258
Schedule Tribe 233 126 107

Religion-wise Population - Marhaura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 234,718 (88.53%) 119,658 115,060
Muslim 29,651 (11.18%) 15,122 14,529
Christian 136 (0.05%) 67 69
Sikh 29 (0.01%) 10 19
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 10 10
Jain 9 (0%) 6 3
Other Religion 6 (0%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 554 (0.21%) 272 282

Literacy Rate - Marhaura Block

Average literacy rate of Marhaura Block in 2011 were 64% in which, male and female literacy were 76.17% and 51.43% respectively. Total literate in Marhaura Block were 140,105 of which male and female were 84,705 and 55,400 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Marhaura Block

The Sex Ratio of Marhaura Block is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Marhaura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Marhaura Block.

Child Population - Marhaura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 46,205 children between age 0 to 6 years in Marhaura Block. Out of which 46,205 were male while 46,205 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Marhaura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,934 families under Marhaura Block living in urban areas while 4,934 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.3% of total population of Marhaura Block lives in Urban areas while 88.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,015 while that in rural region is 41,190.

Total Urban Rural
Population 265,123 29,932 235,191
Children (0 - 6 years) 46,205 5,015 41,190
Schedule Caste 29,065 3,072 25,993
Schedule Tribe 233 10 223
Literacy 64% 65.24% 63.84%
Sex Ratio 962 972 960

Working Population - Marhaura Block

In Marhaura Block out of total population, 71,343 were engaged in work activities. 55.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,343 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,690 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,088 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 39,862 34,155 5,707
Cultivators 11,690 10,805 885
Agriculture Labourer 16,088 13,661 2,427
Household Industries 1,868 1,407 461
Other Workers 10,216 8,282 1,934
Marginal Workers 31,481 23,332 8,149
Non Working 193,780 77,662 116,118

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