Mairwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Mairwa is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Mairwa block of Siwan district. The Mairwa city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,626 families residing in the Mairwa city. The total population of Mairwa is 23,565 out of which 12,178 are males and 11,387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mairwa is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mairwa city is 3534 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1883 male children and 1651 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mairwa is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mairwa is 72.7%. Thus Mairwa has higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 80.27% and the female literacy rate is 64.68% in Mairwa.

Mairwa Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,626 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.

Mairwa Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,534 1,883 1,651
Literacy 72.7% 67.9% 55.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,462 766 696
Scheduled Tribe 980 505 475
Illiterate 9,004 3,914 5,090

Caste-wise Population - Mairwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Mairwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,462 766 696
Schedule Tribe 980 505 475

Religion-wise Population - Mairwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mairwa is 20,361 which is 86.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mairwa is 3,162 which is 13.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mairwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,361 (86.4%) 10,575 9,786
Muslim 3,162 (13.42%) 1,587 1,575
Christian 22 (0.09%) 10 12
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.05%) 3 9

Literacy Rate - Mairwa

The total literacy rate of Mairwa was 72.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 14,561 literates, males were 8,264 while females were 6,297. Also the male literacy rate was 80.27% and the female literacy rate was 64.68% in Mairwa.

  Mairwa Bihar
Female 64.68% 51.5%
Male 80.27% 71.2%
Total 72.69% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Mairwa

The Sex Ratio of Mairwa is 935. Thus per every 1000 men there were 935 females in Mairwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Mairwa.

Child Population - Mairwa

According to Census 2011, there were 3,534 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mairwa. Out of which 1,883 were male while 1,651 were female.

Working Population - Mairwa

In Mairwa Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,445 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 6,445 workers engaged in Main Work, 495 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 599 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,189 4,651 538
Cultivators 495 427 68
Agriculture Labourer 599 420 179
Household Industries 131 123 8
Other Workers 3,964 3,681 283
Marginal Workers 1,256 746 510
Non Working 17,120 6,781 10,339

Mairwa Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mairwa is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,555 55.2% 981
2 Ward No - 2 2,050 63.2% 919
3 Ward No - 3 2,405 65.5% 929
4 Ward No - 4 1,883 70.2% 904
5 Ward No - 5 1,019 78.9% 894
6 Ward No - 6 1,289 53.6% 921
7 Ward No - 7 1,207 53.2% 886
8 Ward No - 8 1,985 44.1% 933
9 Ward No - 9 1,691 79% 1,072
10 Ward No - 10 2,048 72.9% 945
11 Ward No - 11 1,440 66.4% 887
12 Ward No - 12 2,130 59.8% 996
13 Ward No - 13 2,863 50.3% 891

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