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

Jogabani is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district. The Jogabani city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,901 families residing in the Jogabani city. The total population of Jogabani is 39,281 out of which 20,419 are males and 18,862 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jogabani is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jogabani city is 7113 which is 18% of the total population. There are 3602 male children and 3511 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jogabani is 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jogabani is 62.7%. Thus Jogabani has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 71.73% and the female literacy rate is 52.9% in Jogabani.

Jogabani Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 7,901 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.

Jogabani Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,113 3,602 3,511
Literacy 62.7% 59.1% 43.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,886 2,547 2,339
Scheduled Tribe 95 53 42
Illiterate 19,098 8,357 10,741

Caste-wise Population - Jogabani

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Jogabani.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,886 2,547 2,339
Schedule Tribe 95 53 42

Religion-wise Population - Jogabani

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jogabani is 22,552 which is 57.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jogabani is 16,632 which is 42.34% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jogabani as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,552 (57.41%) 11,858 10,694
Muslim 16,632 (42.34%) 8,504 8,128
Christian 23 (0.06%) 17 6
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 38 (0.1%) 19 19
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 32 (0.08%) 19 13

Literacy Rate - Jogabani

The total literacy rate of Jogabani was 62.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 20,183 literates, males were 12,062 while females were 8,121. Also the male literacy rate was 71.73% and the female literacy rate was 52.9% in Jogabani.

  Jogabani Bihar
Female 52.9% 51.5%
Male 71.73% 71.2%
Total 62.74% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Jogabani

The Sex Ratio of Jogabani is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Jogabani. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Jogabani.

Child Population - Jogabani

According to Census 2011, there were 7,113 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jogabani. Out of which 3,602 were male while 3,511 were female.

Working Population - Jogabani

In Jogabani Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 12,731 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,731 workers engaged in Main Work, 628 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,807 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,942 9,252 1,690
Cultivators 628 550 78
Agriculture Labourer 1,807 1,165 642
Household Industries 197 127 70
Other Workers 8,310 7,410 900
Marginal Workers 1,789 622 1,167
Non Working 26,550 10,545 16,005

Jogabani Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jogabani is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,696 34.8% 910
2 Ward No - 2 2,002 21.6% 955
3 Ward No - 3 2,097 42.7% 1,005
4 Ward No - 4 1,623 61.7% 921
5 Ward No - 5 2,046 44.5% 932
6 Ward No - 6 1,186 43.4% 892
7 Ward No - 7 2,783 58.1% 874
8 Ward No - 8 2,451 48% 973
9 Ward No - 9 2,948 60.9% 904
10 Ward No - 10 2,831 52.9% 917
11 Ward No - 11 2,397 76% 868
12 Ward No - 12 1,517 39.5% 884
13 Ward No - 13 2,188 62.5% 875
14 Ward No - 14 2,295 46.4% 877
15 Ward No - 15 2,025 65.3% 932
16 Ward No - 16 2,246 48.4% 1,023
17 Ward No - 17 1,838 48.4% 972
18 Ward No - 18 1,745 53.9% 899
19 Ward No - 19 1,367 48.3% 978

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