Barbigha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sheikhpura, Bihar - Census 2011

Barbigha is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Barbigha block of Sheikhpura district. The Barbigha city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,615 families residing in the Barbigha city. The total population of Barbigha is 46,075 out of which 24,246 are males and 21,829 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barbigha is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barbigha city is 7614 which is 17% of the total population. There are 3987 male children and 3627 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barbigha is 910 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barbigha is 73.6%. Thus Barbigha has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Sheikhpura district. The male literacy rate is 81.27% and the female literacy rate is 65.12% in Barbigha.

Barbigha Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 7,615 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.

Barbigha Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,614 3,987 3,627
Literacy 73.6% 67.9% 54.3%
Scheduled Caste 7,316 3,827 3,489
Scheduled Tribe 42 17 25
Illiterate 17,757 7,781 9,976

Caste-wise Population - Barbigha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Barbigha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,316 3,827 3,489
Schedule Tribe 42 17 25

Religion-wise Population - Barbigha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barbigha is 43,187 which is 93.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barbigha is 2,727 which is 5.92% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barbigha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 43,187 (93.73%) 22,757 20,430
Muslim 2,727 (5.92%) 1,413 1,314
Christian 34 (0.07%) 18 16
Sikh 8 (0.02%) 4 4
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 113 (0.25%) 53 60

Literacy Rate - Barbigha

The total literacy rate of Barbigha was 73.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 28,318 literates, males were 16,465 while females were 11,853. Also the male literacy rate was 81.27% and the female literacy rate was 65.12% in Barbigha.

  Barbigha Bihar
Female 65.12% 51.5%
Male 81.27% 71.2%
Total 73.63% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Barbigha

The Sex Ratio of Barbigha is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Barbigha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 910 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Barbigha.

Child Population - Barbigha

According to Census 2011, there were 7,614 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barbigha. Out of which 3,987 were male while 3,627 were female.

Working Population - Barbigha

In Barbigha Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,276 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,276 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,091 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,095 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,219 8,222 997
Cultivators 1,091 917 174
Agriculture Labourer 2,095 1,803 292
Household Industries 450 387 63
Other Workers 5,583 5,115 468
Marginal Workers 4,057 2,354 1,703
Non Working 32,799 13,670 19,129

Barbigha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barbigha is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,869 40.4% 899
2 Ward No - 2 2,488 59.4% 896
3 Ward No - 3 1,466 74.1% 894
4 Ward No - 4 1,960 78.7% 927
5 Ward No - 5 1,610 67.1% 968
6 Ward No - 6 2,029 65.5% 916
7 Ward No - 7 2,568 68.4% 869
8 Ward No - 8 1,733 78.9% 888
9 Ward No - 9 1,757 84.7% 861
10 Ward No - 10 2,194 56.3% 903
11 Ward No - 11 1,914 68.6% 867
12 Ward No - 12 1,634 67.5% 876
13 Ward No - 13 2,152 59.8% 923
14 Ward No - 14 1,927 55.9% 945
15 Ward No - 15 1,083 54.8% 870
16 Ward No - 16 2,655 73% 920
17 Ward No - 17 3,314 54.6% 873
18 Ward No - 18 2,370 49.7% 871
19 Ward No - 19 1,452 60.9% 896
20 Ward No - 20 2,293 41.7% 876
21 Ward No - 21 2,204 48.2% 860
22 Ward No - 22 1,717 71.1% 958
23 Ward No - 23 1,686 46.1% 1,010

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