Bilha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Bilha is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. The Bilha city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,301 families residing in the Bilha city. The total population of Bilha is 11,048 out of which 5,648 are males and 5,400 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bilha is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bilha city is 1525 which is 14% of the total population. There are 801 male children and 724 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bilha is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bilha is 78%. Thus Bilha has higher literacy rate compared to 70.8% of Bilaspur district. The male literacy rate is 86.47% and the female literacy rate is 69.12% in Bilha.

Bilha Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,301 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.

Bilha Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,525 801 724
Literacy 78% 74.2% 59.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,059 1,514 1,545
Scheduled Tribe 739 365 374
Illiterate 3,625 1,457 2,168

Caste-wise Population - Bilha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Bilha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,059 1,514 1,545
Schedule Tribe 739 365 374

Religion-wise Population - Bilha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bilha is 10,560 which is 95.58% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bilha is 182 which is 1.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bilha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,560 (95.58%) 5,399 5,161
Muslim 182 (1.65%) 90 92
Christian 55 (0.5%) 30 25
Sikh 238 (2.15%) 123 115
Buddhist 9 (0.08%) 4 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.04%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Bilha

The total literacy rate of Bilha was 77.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 7,423 literates, males were 4,191 while females were 3,232. Also the male literacy rate was 86.47% and the female literacy rate was 69.12% in Bilha.

  Bilha Chhattisgarh
Female 69.12% 60.24%
Male 86.47% 80.27%
Total 77.95% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Bilha

The Sex Ratio of Bilha is 956. Thus per every 1000 men there were 956 females in Bilha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Bilha.

Child Population - Bilha

According to Census 2011, there were 1,525 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bilha. Out of which 801 were male while 724 were female.

Working Population - Bilha

In Bilha Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,178 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,178 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,568 2,734 834
Cultivators 50 39 11
Agriculture Labourer 231 127 104
Household Industries 111 80 31
Other Workers 3,176 2,488 688
Marginal Workers 610 276 334
Non Working 6,870 2,638 4,232

Bilha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bilha is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 959 69.7% 957
2 Ward No - 2 517 86.1% 1,076
3 Ward No - 3 773 64.8% 918
4 Ward No - 4 574 86.1% 933
5 Ward No - 5 787 66.5% 929
6 Ward No - 6 645 69.5% 897
7 Ward No - 7 546 75.8% 883
8 Ward No - 8 689 61.7% 1,045
9 Ward No - 9 568 62.7% 1,073
10 Ward No - 10 484 79.5% 891
11 Ward No - 11 1,407 60.1% 933
12 Ward No - 12 933 69.5% 1,015
13 Ward No - 13 669 58.9% 1,021
14 Ward No - 14 691 55.7% 958
15 Ward No - 15 806 61% 879

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