Bagbahara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Bagbahara is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. The Bagbahara city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,326 families residing in the Bagbahara city. The total population of Bagbahara is 19,529 out of which 9,797 are males and 9,732 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bagbahara is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bagbahara city is 2614 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1341 male children and 1273 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagbahara is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bagbahara is 75.9%. Thus Bagbahara has higher literacy rate compared to 71% of Mahasamund district. The male literacy rate is 85.1% and the female literacy rate is 66.77% in Bagbahara.

Bagbahara Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,326 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bagbahara Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bagbahara Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,614 1,341 1,273
Literacy 75.9% 73.5% 58%
Scheduled Caste 4,618 2,329 2,289
Scheduled Tribe 2,509 1,205 1,304
Illiterate 6,685 2,601 4,084

Caste-wise Population - Bagbahara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.8% of total population in Bagbahara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,618 2,329 2,289
Schedule Tribe 2,509 1,205 1,304

Religion-wise Population - Bagbahara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bagbahara is 18,088 which is 92.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bagbahara is 682 which is 3.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bagbahara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,088 (92.62%) 9,049 9,039
Muslim 682 (3.49%) 354 328
Christian 197 (1.01%) 98 99
Sikh 343 (1.76%) 190 153
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 213 (1.09%) 101 112
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.03%) 5 1

Literacy Rate - Bagbahara

The total literacy rate of Bagbahara was 75.93% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 12,844 literates, males were 7,196 while females were 5,648. Also the male literacy rate was 85.1% and the female literacy rate was 66.77% in Bagbahara.

  Bagbahara Chhattisgarh
Female 66.77% 60.24%
Male 85.1% 80.27%
Total 75.93% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Bagbahara

The Sex Ratio of Bagbahara is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Bagbahara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Bagbahara.

Child Population - Bagbahara

According to Census 2011, there were 2,614 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bagbahara. Out of which 1,341 were male while 1,273 were female.

Working Population - Bagbahara

In Bagbahara Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,189 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,189 workers engaged in Main Work, 331 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,557 5,018 1,539
Cultivators 331 292 39
Agriculture Labourer 448 268 180
Household Industries 128 81 47
Other Workers 5,650 4,377 1,273
Marginal Workers 632 229 403
Non Working 12,340 4,550 7,790

Bagbahara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bagbahara is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,613 67.9% 1,006
2 Ward No - 2 2,077 75.1% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 1,403 66.5% 1,030
4 Ward No - 4 1,242 69.6% 1,023
5 Ward No - 5 838 72.6% 986
6 Ward No - 6 1,395 61.7% 1,022
7 Ward No - 7 1,099 68.5% 935
8 Ward No - 8 1,323 71.4% 975
9 Ward No - 9 1,643 57.3% 961
10 Ward No - 10 1,173 55.8% 971
11 Ward No - 11 870 67% 1,019
12 Ward No - 12 1,245 60.4% 924
13 Ward No - 13 1,128 63.7% 996
14 Ward No - 14 1,197 60.6% 1,032
15 Ward No - 15 1,283 66.2% 995

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