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

Bihta is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Bihta block of Patna district. The Bihta city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,039 families residing in the Bihta city. The total population of Bihta is 47,549 out of which 24,823 are males and 22,726 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bihta is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bihta city is 7694 which is 16% of the total population. There are 4085 male children and 3609 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bihta is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bihta is 74.6%. Thus Bihta has higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 83.18% and the female literacy rate is 65.2% in Bihta.

Bihta Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,039 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.

Bihta Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,694 4,085 3,609
Literacy 74.6% 69.5% 54.8%
Scheduled Caste 8,941 4,650 4,291
Scheduled Tribe 130 71 59
Illiterate 17,835 7,573 10,262

Caste-wise Population - Bihta

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Bihta.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,941 4,650 4,291
Schedule Tribe 130 71 59

Religion-wise Population - Bihta

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bihta is 45,368 which is 95.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bihta is 2,093 which is 4.4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bihta as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 45,368 (95.41%) 23,682 21,686
Muslim 2,093 (4.4%) 1,098 995
Christian 23 (0.05%) 12 11
Sikh 16 (0.03%) 9 7
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 46 (0.1%) 22 24

Literacy Rate - Bihta

The total literacy rate of Bihta was 74.56% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 29,714 literates, males were 17,250 while females were 12,464. Also the male literacy rate was 83.18% and the female literacy rate was 65.2% in Bihta.

  Bihta Bihar
Female 65.2% 51.5%
Male 83.18% 71.2%
Total 74.56% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Bihta

The Sex Ratio of Bihta is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Bihta. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Bihta.

Child Population - Bihta

According to Census 2011, there were 7,694 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bihta. Out of which 4,085 were male while 3,609 were female.

Working Population - Bihta

In Bihta Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,638 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,638 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,054 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,881 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,509 8,449 1,060
Cultivators 1,054 1,001 53
Agriculture Labourer 2,881 2,527 354
Household Industries 330 273 57
Other Workers 5,244 4,648 596
Marginal Workers 4,129 2,859 1,270
Non Working 33,911 13,515 20,396

Bihta Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,538 60.6% 992
2 Ward No - 2 1,645 61.3% 904
3 Ward No - 3 2,555 58.2% 946
4 Ward No - 4 1,380 48% 925
5 Ward No - 5 1,833 66% 872
6 Ward No - 6 1,082 61.8% 978
7 Ward No - 7 2,103 53.2% 864
8 Ward No - 8 1,138 70.8% 929
9 Ward No - 9 4,418 59.9% 903
10 Ward No - 10 2,821 77.8% 935
11 Ward No - 11 2,175 75.7% 910
12 Ward No - 12 2,694 67.3% 930
13 Ward No - 13 1,352 54.7% 962
14 Ward No - 14 1,962 59.2% 937
15 Ward No - 15 2,392 57.4% 921
16 Ward No - 16 1,490 62.7% 918
17 Ward No - 17 2,367 60.8% 900
18 Ward No - 18 2,929 54.6% 908
19 Ward No - 19 2,294 58.4% 912
20 Ward No - 20 1,740 70.4% 902
21 Ward No - 21 2,160 69.2% 901
22 Ward No - 22 1,253 65.3% 890
23 Ward No - 23 2,228 62.7% 890

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