Bhum Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Osmanabad, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Bhum is a Municipal Council city situated in Bhum taluka of Osmanabad district. The Bhum city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,931 families residing in the Bhum city. The total population of Bhum is 18,561 out of which 9,672 are males and 8,889 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhum is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhum city is 2302 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1256 male children and 1046 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhum is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhum is 84.7%. Thus Bhum has higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Osmanabad district. The male literacy rate is 90.84% and the female literacy rate is 78.2% in Bhum.

Bhum Municipal Council has total administration over 3,931 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhum Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhum Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,302 1,256 1,046
Literacy 84.7% 79% 69%
Scheduled Caste 2,812 1,479 1,333
Scheduled Tribe 471 238 233
Illiterate 4,783 2,027 2,756

Caste-wise Population - Bhum

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Bhum.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,812 1,479 1,333
Schedule Tribe 471 238 233

Religion-wise Population - Bhum

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhum is 14,873 which is 80.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhum is 2,796 which is 15.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhum as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,873 (80.13%) 7,812 7,061
Muslim 2,796 (15.06%) 1,405 1,391
Christian 9 (0.05%) 5 4
Sikh 29 (0.16%) 14 15
Buddhist 602 (3.24%) 317 285
Jain 139 (0.75%) 68 71
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 113 (0.61%) 51 62

Literacy Rate - Bhum

The total literacy rate of Bhum was 84.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 13,778 literates, males were 7,645 while females were 6,133. Also the male literacy rate was 90.84% and the female literacy rate was 78.2% in Bhum.

  Bhum Maharashtra
Female 78.2% 75.87%
Male 90.84% 88.38%
Total 84.74% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Bhum

The Sex Ratio of Bhum is 919. Thus per every 1000 men there were 919 females in Bhum. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Bhum.

Child Population - Bhum

According to Census 2011, there were 2,302 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhum. Out of which 1,256 were male while 1,046 were female.

Working Population - Bhum

In Bhum Municipal Council out of total population, 5,999 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 585 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 652 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,686 3,714 972
Cultivators 585 487 98
Agriculture Labourer 652 447 205
Household Industries 106 72 34
Other Workers 3,343 2,708 635
Marginal Workers 1,313 888 425
Non Working 12,562 5,070 7,492

Bhum Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,232 71.7% 867
2 Ward No - 2 1,193 81.4% 873
3 Ward No - 3 1,562 69.4% 938
4 Ward No - 4 1,343 70.2% 932
5 Ward No - 5 942 73.7% 992
6 Ward No - 6 1,203 67.1% 906
7 Ward No - 7 939 77.3% 1,002
8 Ward No - 8 992 70.4% 996
9 Ward No - 9 1,046 72.8% 926
10 Ward No - 10 838 74.8% 892
11 Ward No - 11 1,012 70.1% 885
12 Ward No - 12 966 72.3% 988
13 Ward No - 13 1,147 75.1% 896
14 Ward No - 14 895 77.7% 937
15 Ward No - 15 1,011 81.5% 876
16 Ward No - 16 768 74.2% 910
17 Ward No - 17 1,472 83.4% 870

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