Bikaner Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bikaner, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Bikaner is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Bikaner tehsil of Bikaner district. The Bikaner city is divided into 60 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115,380 families residing in the Bikaner city. The total population of Bikaner is 644,406 out of which 338,442 are males and 305,964 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bikaner is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bikaner city is 84135 which is 13% of the total population. There are 44176 male children and 39959 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bikaner is 905 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bikaner is 79.3%. Thus Bikaner has higher literacy rate compared to 65.1% of Bikaner district. The male literacy rate is 86.58% and the female literacy rate is 71.24% in Bikaner.

Bikaner Munciple Corporation has total administration over 115,380 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bikaner Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bikaner Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 84,135 44,176 39,959
Literacy 79.3% 75.3% 61.9%
Scheduled Caste 73,730 38,474 35,256
Scheduled Tribe 3,239 1,797 1,442
Illiterate 200,142 83,672 116,470

Caste-wise Population - Bikaner

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Bikaner.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 73,730 38,474 35,256
Schedule Tribe 3,239 1,797 1,442

Religion-wise Population - Bikaner

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bikaner is 506,935 which is 78.67% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bikaner is 111,278 which is 17.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bikaner as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 506,935 (78.67%) 267,418 239,517
Muslim 111,278 (17.27%) 57,226 54,052
Christian 1,312 (0.2%) 675 637
Sikh 4,693 (0.73%) 2,924 1,769
Buddhist 171 (0.03%) 98 73
Jain 19,170 (2.97%) 9,660 9,510
Other Religion 28 (0%) 20 8
No Religion Specified 819 (0.13%) 421 398

Literacy Rate - Bikaner

The total literacy rate of Bikaner was 79.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 444,264 literates, males were 254,770 while females were 189,494. Also the male literacy rate was 86.58% and the female literacy rate was 71.24% in Bikaner.

  Bikaner Rajasthan
Female 71.24% 52.12%
Male 86.58% 79.19%
Total 79.29% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Bikaner

The Sex Ratio of Bikaner is 904. Thus per every 1000 men there were 904 females in Bikaner. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 905 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Bikaner.

Child Population - Bikaner

According to Census 2011, there were 84,135 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bikaner. Out of which 44,176 were male while 39,959 were female.

Working Population - Bikaner

In Bikaner Munciple Corporation out of total population, 206,089 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 206,089 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,450 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,219 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 186,436 163,262 23,174
Cultivators 2,450 2,082 368
Agriculture Labourer 1,219 1,085 134
Household Industries 9,410 7,568 1,842
Other Workers 173,357 152,527 20,830
Marginal Workers 19,653 13,130 6,523
Non Working 438,317 162,050 276,267

Bikaner Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bikaner is further divided into 60 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,254 52.8% 893
2 Ward No - 2 13,997 70.1% 906
3 Ward No - 3 13,079 61.5% 923
4 Ward No - 4 9,596 72.1% 917
5 Ward No - 5 11,350 69% 930
6 Ward No - 6 14,183 62.5% 904
7 Ward No - 7 7,566 62.3% 893
8 Ward No - 8 8,875 80% 989
9 Ward No - 9 7,587 81.2% 957
10 Ward No - 10 12,159 44.9% 964
11 Ward No - 11 8,121 52.4% 962
12 Ward No - 12 8,788 65.8% 952
13 Ward No - 13 9,618 62.9% 914
14 Ward No - 14 8,912 71.5% 984
15 Ward No - 15 7,814 86.6% 936
16 Ward No - 16 8,813 83.3% 936
17 Ward No - 17 7,278 84.6% 928
18 Ward No - 18 13,045 65.1% 912
19 Ward No - 19 10,115 57.3% 868
20 Ward No - 20 16,301 63% 901
21 Ward No - 21 7,372 73.3% 921
22 Ward No - 22 14,748 64.1% 922
23 Ward No - 23 10,570 73.5% 948
24 Ward No - 24 11,772 77.5% 959
25 Ward No - 25 24,206 58.6% 896
26 Ward No - 26 11,499 50.9% 899
27 Ward No - 27 11,872 50.1% 915
28 Ward No - 28 8,651 63.6% 923
29 Ward No - 29 7,343 77.8% 953
30 Ward No - 30 6,577 81.7% 961
31 Ward No - 31 9,358 71.1% 944
32 Ward No - 32 7,750 80% 945
33 Ward No - 33 6,582 81.6% 916
34 Ward No - 34 8,802 70.3% 946
35 Ward No - 35 9,084 77.7% 937
36 Ward No - 36 5,219 86.7% 954
37 Ward No - 37 8,770 77.2% 941
38 Ward No - 38 8,360 82.8% 950
39 Ward No - 39 15,247 83.8% 945
40 Ward No - 40 14,262 66.3% 923
41 Ward No - 41 11,816 64.4% 917
42 Ward No - 42 8,305 89.1% 955
43 Ward No - 43 14,556 77.7% 871
44 Ward No - 44 24,379 85.5% 516
45 Ward No - 45 9,307 72.1% 662
46 Ward No - 46 11,088 71.8% 912
47 Ward No - 47 10,362 56.6% 912
48 Ward No - 48 11,371 60% 939
49 Ward No - 49 8,277 74.5% 985
50 Ward No - 50 12,822 78.3% 946
51 Ward No - 51 5,495 84.1% 989
52 Ward No - 52 6,560 64.1% 982
53 Ward No - 53 10,415 66.9% 971
54 Ward No - 54 11,449 58.9% 954
55 Ward No - 55 6,923 68.2% 924
56 Ward No - 56 8,264 54.8% 933
57 Ward No - 57 4,741 77.5% 957
58 Ward No - 58 19,780 64.5% 917
59 Ward No - 59 14,490 68.8% 926
60 Ward No - 60 11,511 67.6% 870

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