Banmankhi Bazar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Banmankhi Bazar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Banmankhi block of Purnia district. The Banmankhi Bazar city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,771 families residing in the Banmankhi Bazar city. The total population of Banmankhi Bazar is 30,336 out of which 15,817 are males and 14,519 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Banmankhi Bazar is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Banmankhi Bazar city is 5426 which is 18% of the total population. There are 2720 male children and 2706 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Banmankhi Bazar is 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Banmankhi Bazar is 74.3%. Thus Banmankhi Bazar has higher literacy rate compared to 51.1% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 80.72% and the female literacy rate is 67.28% in Banmankhi Bazar.

Banmankhi Bazar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,771 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.

Banmankhi Bazar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,426 2,720 2,706
Literacy 74.3% 66.8% 54.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,625 1,322 1,303
Scheduled Tribe 585 307 278
Illiterate 11,816 5,245 6,571

Caste-wise Population - Banmankhi Bazar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Banmankhi Bazar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,625 1,322 1,303
Schedule Tribe 585 307 278

Religion-wise Population - Banmankhi Bazar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Banmankhi Bazar is 24,883 which is 82.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Banmankhi Bazar is 5,315 which is 17.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Banmankhi Bazar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,883 (82.02%) 12,950 11,933
Muslim 5,315 (17.52%) 2,801 2,514
Christian 51 (0.17%) 23 28
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 2 5
Jain 57 (0.19%) 30 27
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.07%) 10 11

Literacy Rate - Banmankhi Bazar

The total literacy rate of Banmankhi Bazar was 74.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 18,520 literates, males were 10,572 while females were 7,948. Also the male literacy rate was 80.72% and the female literacy rate was 67.28% in Banmankhi Bazar.

  Banmankhi Bazar Bihar
Female 67.28% 51.5%
Male 80.72% 71.2%
Total 74.35% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Banmankhi Bazar

The Sex Ratio of Banmankhi Bazar is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Banmankhi Bazar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Banmankhi Bazar.

Child Population - Banmankhi Bazar

According to Census 2011, there were 5,426 children between age 0 to 6 years in Banmankhi Bazar. Out of which 2,720 were male while 2,706 were female.

Working Population - Banmankhi Bazar

In Banmankhi Bazar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,465 were engaged in work activities. 83% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,465 workers engaged in Main Work, 734 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,143 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,030 5,953 1,077
Cultivators 734 671 63
Agriculture Labourer 2,143 1,659 484
Household Industries 241 128 113
Other Workers 3,912 3,495 417
Marginal Workers 1,435 1,008 427
Non Working 21,871 8,856 13,015

Banmankhi Bazar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Banmankhi Bazar is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,280 39.5% 937
2 Ward No - 2 1,958 62.3% 852
3 Ward No - 3 2,402 51% 902
4 Ward No - 4 1,840 54.8% 947
5 Ward No - 5 2,104 65.2% 979
6 Ward No - 6 1,450 52.6% 895
7 Ward No - 7 1,879 72.8% 896
8 Ward No - 8 1,114 85.8% 944
9 Ward No - 9 696 81.2% 983
10 Ward No - 10 2,368 78.2% 916
11 Ward No - 11 2,502 48.3% 928
12 Ward No - 12 2,426 47.4% 912
13 Ward No - 13 1,056 78.6% 927
14 Ward No - 14 1,941 72.1% 907
15 Ward No - 15 623 78.5% 882
16 Ward No - 16 1,851 63.8% 912
17 Ward No - 17 1,846 56.1% 915

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