Barwaha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Khargone, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Barwaha is a Municipality city situated in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. The Barwaha city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,133 families residing in the Barwaha city. The total population of Barwaha is 26,459 out of which 13,916 are males and 12,543 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barwaha is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barwaha city is 2859 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1525 male children and 1334 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barwaha is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barwaha is 87.3%. Thus Barwaha has higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Khargone district. The male literacy rate is 92.73% and the female literacy rate is 81.23% in Barwaha.

Barwaha Municipality has total administration over 5,133 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Barwaha Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barwaha Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 2,859 1,525 1,334
Literacy 87.3% 82.6% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,189 1,159 1,030
Scheduled Tribe 861 445 416
Illiterate 5,864 2,426 3,438

Caste-wise Population - Barwaha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Barwaha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,189 1,159 1,030
Schedule Tribe 861 445 416

Religion-wise Population - Barwaha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barwaha is 19,790 which is 74.79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barwaha is 4,864 which is 18.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barwaha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,790 (74.79%) 10,544 9,246
Muslim 4,864 (18.38%) 2,459 2,405
Christian 78 (0.29%) 42 36
Sikh 551 (2.08%) 284 267
Buddhist 28 (0.11%) 16 12
Jain 1,137 (4.3%) 565 572
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.04%) 5 5

Literacy Rate - Barwaha

The total literacy rate of Barwaha was 87.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 20,595 literates, males were 11,490 while females were 9,105. Also the male literacy rate was 92.73% and the female literacy rate was 81.23% in Barwaha.

  Barwaha Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.23% 59.24%
Male 92.73% 78.73%
Total 87.27% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Barwaha

The Sex Ratio of Barwaha is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Barwaha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Barwaha.

Child Population - Barwaha

According to Census 2011, there were 2,859 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barwaha. Out of which 1,525 were male while 1,334 were female.

Working Population - Barwaha

In Barwaha Municipality out of total population, 9,413 were engaged in work activities. 94.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,413 workers engaged in Main Work, 297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 333 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,937 7,673 1,264
Cultivators 297 245 52
Agriculture Labourer 333 195 138
Household Industries 335 273 62
Other Workers 7,972 6,960 1,012
Marginal Workers 476 249 227
Non Working 17,046 5,994 11,052

Barwaha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barwaha is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,696 90% 309
2 Ward No - 2 1,442 71.9% 933
3 Ward No - 3 1,398 82.6% 989
4 Ward No - 4 1,498 59.4% 933
5 Ward No - 5 1,391 70.7% 951
6 Ward No - 6 1,156 84% 936
7 Ward No - 7 790 82.5% 881
8 Ward No - 8 3,353 85.3% 979
9 Ward No - 9 894 86.8% 965
10 Ward No - 10 2,043 68.5% 948
11 Ward No - 11 2,186 81.1% 1,000
12 Ward No - 12 1,819 70.5% 956
13 Ward No - 13 936 84.8% 958
14 Ward No - 14 572 89.9% 966
15 Ward No - 15 927 86.3% 964
16 Ward No - 16 1,625 77% 948
17 Ward No - 17 1,460 64.7% 954
18 Ward No - 18 1,273 77.5% 1,043

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