Khagaul Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Patna, Bihar - Census 2011

Khagaul is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul block of Patna district. The Khagaul city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,951 families residing in the Khagaul city. The total population of Khagaul is 44,364 out of which 23,492 are males and 20,872 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khagaul is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khagaul city is 5198 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2821 male children and 2377 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khagaul is 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (888).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khagaul is 86.8%. Thus Khagaul has higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Patna district. The male literacy rate is 91.81% and the female literacy rate is 81.23% in Khagaul.

Khagaul Nagar Parishad has total administration over 7,951 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.

Khagaul Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,198 2,821 2,377
Literacy 86.8% 80.8% 72%
Scheduled Caste 7,486 3,967 3,519
Scheduled Tribe 392 201 191
Illiterate 10,362 4,514 5,848

Caste-wise Population - Khagaul

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Khagaul.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,486 3,967 3,519
Schedule Tribe 392 201 191

Religion-wise Population - Khagaul

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Khagaul is 39,452 which is 88.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Khagaul is 4,569 which is 10.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Khagaul as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 39,452 (88.93%) 20,904 18,548
Muslim 4,569 (10.3%) 2,402 2,167
Christian 199 (0.45%) 106 93
Sikh 29 (0.07%) 17 12
Buddhist 14 (0.03%) 8 6
Jain 10 (0.02%) 5 5
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 88 (0.2%) 48 40

Literacy Rate - Khagaul

The total literacy rate of Khagaul was 86.82% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 34,002 literates, males were 18,978 while females were 15,024. Also the male literacy rate was 91.81% and the female literacy rate was 81.23% in Khagaul.

  Khagaul Bihar
Female 81.23% 51.5%
Male 91.81% 71.2%
Total 86.82% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Khagaul

The Sex Ratio of Khagaul is 888. Thus per every 1000 men there were 888 females in Khagaul. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 888 ) of Khagaul.

Child Population - Khagaul

According to Census 2011, there were 5,198 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khagaul. Out of which 2,821 were male while 2,377 were female.

Working Population - Khagaul

In Khagaul Nagar Parishad out of total population, 12,104 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,104 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 345 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,738 8,634 1,104
Cultivators 182 161 21
Agriculture Labourer 345 308 37
Household Industries 589 520 69
Other Workers 8,622 7,645 977
Marginal Workers 2,366 1,644 722
Non Working 32,260 13,214 19,046

Khagaul Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Khagaul is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,302 79.2% 979
2 Ward No - 2 799 76.1% 954
3 Ward No - 3 1,197 82.9% 825
4 Ward No - 4 2,460 81.6% 882
5 Ward No - 5 1,474 79.4% 890
6 Ward No - 6 1,045 82.7% 869
7 Ward No - 7 1,180 76.1% 861
8 Ward No - 8 2,442 69.5% 870
9 Ward No - 9 2,248 68.2% 923
10 Ward No - 10 2,331 71% 880
11 Ward No - 11 1,745 80.5% 928
12 Ward No - 12 1,061 53.3% 885
13 Ward No - 13 1,298 78.2% 876
14 Ward No - 14 1,483 83.7% 829
15 Ward No - 15 1,237 80.4% 866
16 Ward No - 16 2,437 71.2% 882
17 Ward No - 17 1,782 75.1% 906
18 Ward No - 18 1,678 78.2% 907
19 Ward No - 19 1,646 75.8% 831
20 Ward No - 20 2,036 77.2% 906
21 Ward No - 21 1,894 73.8% 886
22 Ward No - 22 2,083 81.4% 895
23 Ward No - 23 1,352 86.7% 894
24 Ward No - 24 1,465 82.9% 893
25 Ward No - 25 2,117 75.8% 892
26 Ward No - 26 1,540 81.2% 906
27 Ward No - 27 1,032 76.1% 894

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