Burhar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Burhar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The Burhar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,006 families residing in the Burhar city. The total population of Burhar is 19,289 out of which 10,020 are males and 9,269 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Burhar is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Burhar city is 2307 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1199 male children and 1108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Burhar is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Burhar is 83.7%. Thus Burhar has higher literacy rate compared to 66.7% of Shahdol district. The male literacy rate is 89.12% and the female literacy rate is 77.92% in Burhar.

Burhar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,006 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.

Burhar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,307 1,199 1,108
Literacy 83.7% 78.5% 68.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,199 1,109 1,090
Scheduled Tribe 1,779 871 908
Illiterate 5,069 2,159 2,910

Caste-wise Population - Burhar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.2% of total population in Burhar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,199 1,109 1,090
Schedule Tribe 1,779 871 908

Religion-wise Population - Burhar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Burhar is 16,738 which is 86.77% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Burhar is 1,751 which is 9.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Burhar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,738 (86.77%) 8,680 8,058
Muslim 1,751 (9.08%) 937 814
Christian 48 (0.25%) 17 31
Sikh 84 (0.44%) 44 40
Buddhist 8 (0.04%) 5 3
Jain 643 (3.33%) 327 316
Other Religion 6 (0.03%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 11 (0.06%) 7 4

Literacy Rate - Burhar

The total literacy rate of Burhar was 83.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,220 literates, males were 7,861 while females were 6,359. Also the male literacy rate was 89.12% and the female literacy rate was 77.92% in Burhar.

  Burhar Madhya Pradesh
Female 77.92% 59.24%
Male 89.12% 78.73%
Total 83.74% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Burhar

The Sex Ratio of Burhar is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Burhar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Burhar.

Child Population - Burhar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,307 children between age 0 to 6 years in Burhar. Out of which 1,199 were male while 1,108 were female.

Working Population - Burhar

In Burhar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,203 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,203 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,566 4,780 786
Cultivators 112 105 7
Agriculture Labourer 30 25 5
Household Industries 260 207 53
Other Workers 5,164 4,443 721
Marginal Workers 637 410 227
Non Working 13,086 4,830 8,256

Burhar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,287 77.5% 935
2 Ward No - 2 1,318 74.9% 902
3 Ward No - 3 1,844 83.9% 903
4 Ward No - 4 987 76.8% 935
5 Ward No - 5 1,162 79.1% 911
6 Ward No - 6 1,494 48.6% 989
7 Ward No - 7 2,023 63.9% 842
8 Ward No - 8 1,208 73.8% 893
9 Ward No - 9 943 87.6% 973
10 Ward No - 10 715 81.5% 862
11 Ward No - 11 1,032 81.3% 962
12 Ward No - 12 1,072 80.2% 918
13 Ward No - 13 474 81.2% 951
14 Ward No - 14 1,599 76.2% 957
15 Ward No - 15 2,131 65.2% 971

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