Forbesganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Forbesganj is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district. The Forbesganj city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,632 families residing in the Forbesganj city. The total population of Forbesganj is 50,475 out of which 26,524 are males and 23,951 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Forbesganj is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Forbesganj city is 7512 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3826 male children and 3686 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Forbesganj is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (903).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Forbesganj is 78.6%. Thus Forbesganj has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 82.94% and the female literacy rate is 73.83% in Forbesganj.

Forbesganj Nagar Parishad has total administration over 9,632 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Forbesganj Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,512 3,826 3,686
Literacy 78.6% 71% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,341 1,742 1,599
Scheduled Tribe 143 75 68
Illiterate 16,689 7,699 8,990

Caste-wise Population - Forbesganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Forbesganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,341 1,742 1,599
Schedule Tribe 143 75 68

Religion-wise Population - Forbesganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Forbesganj is 34,383 which is 68.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Forbesganj is 14,924 which is 29.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Forbesganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 34,383 (68.12%) 18,245 16,138
Muslim 14,924 (29.57%) 7,681 7,243
Christian 67 (0.13%) 39 28
Sikh 13 (0.03%) 7 6
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 1,031 (2.04%) 525 506
Other Religion 10 (0.02%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 45 (0.09%) 21 24

Literacy Rate - Forbesganj

The total literacy rate of Forbesganj was 78.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 33,786 literates, males were 18,825 while females were 14,961. Also the male literacy rate was 82.94% and the female literacy rate was 73.83% in Forbesganj.

  Forbesganj Bihar
Female 73.83% 51.5%
Male 82.94% 71.2%
Total 78.64% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Forbesganj

The Sex Ratio of Forbesganj is 903. Thus per every 1000 men there were 903 females in Forbesganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Forbesganj.

Child Population - Forbesganj

According to Census 2011, there were 7,512 children between age 0 to 6 years in Forbesganj. Out of which 3,826 were male while 3,686 were female.

Working Population - Forbesganj

In Forbesganj Nagar Parishad out of total population, 14,545 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,545 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 452 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,378 11,077 1,301
Cultivators 238 229 9
Agriculture Labourer 452 389 63
Household Industries 597 536 61
Other Workers 11,091 9,923 1,168
Marginal Workers 2,167 1,515 652
Non Working 35,930 13,932 21,998

Forbesganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Forbesganj is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,877 55.9% 935
2 Ward No - 2 2,194 71.2% 888
3 Ward No - 3 2,380 75% 907
4 Ward No - 4 1,708 75.1% 871
5 Ward No - 5 2,184 85.5% 862
6 Ward No - 6 1,380 76.5% 852
7 Ward No - 7 2,315 72.1% 907
8 Ward No - 8 2,213 62.6% 890
9 Ward No - 9 2,382 68.3% 887
10 Ward No - 10 1,683 74.6% 804
11 Ward No - 11 1,598 70.5% 921
12 Ward No - 12 963 61.9% 881
13 Ward No - 13 2,408 58.8% 936
14 Ward No - 14 2,108 47.8% 965
15 Ward No - 15 1,526 56.7% 898
16 Ward No - 16 2,040 65.2% 873
17 Ward No - 17 1,573 81.2% 930
18 Ward No - 18 2,211 50.9% 1,006
19 Ward No - 19 2,112 54.4% 917
20 Ward No - 20 1,714 66.8% 888
21 Ward No - 21 2,395 55.6% 887
22 Ward No - 22 2,270 61.2% 882
23 Ward No - 23 1,530 68% 1,037
24 Ward No - 24 2,451 83.9% 855
25 Ward No - 25 2,260 81.2% 902

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