Asarganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Munger, Bihar - Census 2011

Asarganj is a Census Town city situated in Asarganj block of Munger district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,224 families residing in the Asarganj city. The total population of Asarganj is 6,327 out of which 3,389 are males and 2,938 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Asarganj is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Asarganj city is 864 which is 14% of the total population. There are 459 male children and 405 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asarganj is 882 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (867).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Asarganj is 87.2%. Thus Asarganj has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Munger district. The male literacy rate is 92.29% and the female literacy rate is 81.21% in Asarganj.

Asarganj Census Town has total administration over 1,224 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Asarganj Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Asarganj Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 864 459 405
Literacy 87.2% 79.8% 70%
Scheduled Caste 84 47 37
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,566 685 881

Caste-wise Population - Asarganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Asarganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 84 47 37
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Asarganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Asarganj is 6,285 which is 99.34% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Asarganj is 34 which is 0.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Asarganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,285 (99.34%) 3,364 2,921
Muslim 34 (0.54%) 20 14
Christian 2 (0.03%) 2 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.09%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Asarganj

The total literacy rate of Asarganj was 87.15% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 4,761 literates, males were 2,704 while females were 2,057. Also the male literacy rate was 92.29% and the female literacy rate was 81.21% in Asarganj.

  Asarganj Bihar
Female 81.21% 51.5%
Male 92.29% 71.2%
Total 87.15% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Asarganj

The Sex Ratio of Asarganj is 867. Thus per every 1000 men there were 867 females in Asarganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 867 ) of Asarganj.

Child Population - Asarganj

According to Census 2011, there were 864 children between age 0 to 6 years in Asarganj. Out of which 459 were male while 405 were female.

Working Population - Asarganj

In Asarganj Census Town out of total population, 1,878 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,878 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,392 1,255 137
Cultivators 17 14 3
Agriculture Labourer 62 60 2
Household Industries 367 300 67
Other Workers 946 881 65
Marginal Workers 486 369 117
Non Working 4,449 1,765 2,684

Asarganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Asarganj is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,327 75.2% 867

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