Bijepur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bargarh, Odisha - Census 2011

Bijepur is a Census Town city situated in Bijepur block of Bargarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,743 families residing in the Bijepur city. The total population of Bijepur is 6,922 out of which 3,437 are males and 3,485 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijepur is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijepur city is 711 which is 10% of the total population. There are 367 male children and 344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijepur is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijepur is 85.5%. Thus Bijepur has higher literacy rate compared to 74.6% of Bargarh district. The male literacy rate is 92.38% and the female literacy rate is 78.67% in Bijepur.

Bijepur Census Town has total administration over 1,743 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bijepur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bijepur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 711 367 344
Literacy 85.5% 82.5% 70.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,227 582 645
Scheduled Tribe 403 198 205
Illiterate 1,615 601 1,014

Caste-wise Population - Bijepur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Bijepur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,227 582 645
Schedule Tribe 403 198 205

Religion-wise Population - Bijepur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bijepur is 6,826 which is 98.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bijepur is 73 which is 1.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bijepur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,826 (98.61%) 3,385 3,441
Muslim 73 (1.05%) 42 31
Christian 17 (0.25%) 7 10
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 5 (0.07%) 3 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Bijepur

The total literacy rate of Bijepur was 85.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 5,307 literates, males were 2,836 while females were 2,471. Also the male literacy rate was 92.38% and the female literacy rate was 78.67% in Bijepur.

  Bijepur Odisha
Female 78.67% 64.01%
Male 92.38% 81.59%
Total 85.45% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Bijepur

The Sex Ratio of Bijepur is 1,014. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Bijepur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Bijepur.

Child Population - Bijepur

According to Census 2011, there were 711 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bijepur. Out of which 367 were male while 344 were female.

Working Population - Bijepur

In Bijepur Census Town out of total population, 2,867 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,867 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 159 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,377 1,859 518
Cultivators 155 149 6
Agriculture Labourer 159 125 34
Household Industries 738 490 248
Other Workers 1,325 1,095 230
Marginal Workers 490 176 314
Non Working 4,055 1,402 2,653

Bijepur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bijepur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,922 76.7% 1,014

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