Barh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Barh is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Barh block of Patna district. The Barh city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,310 families residing in the Barh city. The total population of Barh is 61,470 out of which 32,823 are males and 28,647 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barh is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barh city is 9627 which is 16% of the total population. There are 5100 male children and 4527 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barh is 888 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barh is 75.5%. Thus Barh has higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 81.44% and the female literacy rate is 68.78% in Barh.

Barh Nagar Parishad has total administration over 9,310 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Barh Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,627 5,100 4,527
Literacy 75.5% 68.8% 57.9%
Scheduled Caste 8,578 4,575 4,003
Scheduled Tribe 37 22 15
Illiterate 22,302 10,245 12,057

Caste-wise Population - Barh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Barh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,578 4,575 4,003
Schedule Tribe 37 22 15

Religion-wise Population - Barh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barh is 52,410 which is 85.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barh is 8,759 which is 14.25% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 52,410 (85.26%) 28,071 24,339
Muslim 8,759 (14.25%) 4,594 4,165
Christian 98 (0.16%) 48 50
Sikh 10 (0.02%) 7 3
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Other Religion 9 (0.01%) 4 5
No Religion Specified 178 (0.29%) 95 83

Literacy Rate - Barh

The total literacy rate of Barh was 75.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 39,168 literates, males were 22,578 while females were 16,590. Also the male literacy rate was 81.44% and the female literacy rate was 68.78% in Barh.

  Barh Bihar
Female 68.78% 51.5%
Male 81.44% 71.2%
Total 75.55% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Barh

The Sex Ratio of Barh is 873. Thus per every 1000 men there were 873 females in Barh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 888 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 873 ) of Barh.

Child Population - Barh

According to Census 2011, there were 9,627 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barh. Out of which 5,100 were male while 4,527 were female.

Working Population - Barh

In Barh Nagar Parishad out of total population, 17,152 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,152 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,811 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,417 12,641 1,776
Cultivators 1,120 1,040 80
Agriculture Labourer 1,811 1,432 379
Household Industries 1,052 823 229
Other Workers 10,434 9,346 1,088
Marginal Workers 2,735 1,907 828
Non Working 44,318 18,275 26,043

Barh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barh is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,010 70.5% 607
2 Ward No - 2 2,110 67% 897
3 Ward No - 3 5,306 69.8% 878
4 Ward No - 4 2,309 71.4% 883
5 Ward No - 5 2,396 66.8% 914
6 Ward No - 6 1,801 68.3% 874
7 Ward No - 7 1,651 79.7% 868
8 Ward No - 8 3,937 63.1% 965
9 Ward No - 9 2,539 55.3% 928
10 Ward No - 10 2,699 62.8% 874
11 Ward No - 11 1,554 68.7% 805
12 Ward No - 12 2,241 73.5% 894
13 Ward No - 13 1,854 65.3% 935
14 Ward No - 14 2,260 67.6% 863
15 Ward No - 15 1,963 45.8% 848
16 Ward No - 16 1,999 44.3% 915
17 Ward No - 17 2,089 72.7% 818
18 Ward No - 18 2,454 51.3% 889
19 Ward No - 19 1,145 80.6% 841
20 Ward No - 20 1,879 65.7% 866
21 Ward No - 21 1,093 68.6% 924
22 Ward No - 22 2,025 53.6% 828
23 Ward No - 23 2,552 52.5% 855
24 Ward No - 24 2,349 40.1% 867
25 Ward No - 25 2,252 63.9% 878
26 Ward No - 26 2,942 71.2% 899
27 Ward No - 27 2,061 69.2% 882

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