Motihari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Motihari is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Motihari block of Purba Champaran district. The Motihari city is divided into 38 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22,224 families residing in the Motihari city. The total population of Motihari is 126,158 out of which 67,861 are males and 58,297 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Motihari is 859.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Motihari city is 16870 which is 13% of the total population. There are 9184 male children and 7686 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Motihari is 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (859).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Motihari is 84.9%. Thus Motihari has higher literacy rate compared to 55.8% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 88.13% and the female literacy rate is 81.18% in Motihari.

Motihari Nagar Parishad has total administration over 22,224 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.

Motihari Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 16,870 9,184 7,686
Literacy 84.9% 76.2% 70.5%
Scheduled Caste 7,373 3,913 3,460
Scheduled Tribe 333 182 151
Illiterate 33,360 16,150 17,210

Caste-wise Population - Motihari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Motihari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,373 3,913 3,460
Schedule Tribe 333 182 151

Religion-wise Population - Motihari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Motihari is 97,727 which is 77.46% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Motihari is 27,626 which is 21.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Motihari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 97,727 (77.46%) 52,775 44,952
Muslim 27,626 (21.9%) 14,639 12,987
Christian 183 (0.15%) 107 76
Sikh 106 (0.08%) 60 46
Buddhist 14 (0.01%) 7 7
Jain 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Other Religion 4 (0%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 488 (0.39%) 266 222

Literacy Rate - Motihari

The total literacy rate of Motihari was 84.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 92,798 literates, males were 51,711 while females were 41,087. Also the male literacy rate was 88.13% and the female literacy rate was 81.18% in Motihari.

  Motihari Bihar
Female 81.18% 51.5%
Male 88.13% 71.2%
Total 84.91% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Motihari

The Sex Ratio of Motihari is 859. Thus per every 1000 men there were 859 females in Motihari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 859 ) of Motihari.

Child Population - Motihari

According to Census 2011, there were 16,870 children between age 0 to 6 years in Motihari. Out of which 9,184 were male while 7,686 were female.

Working Population - Motihari

In Motihari Nagar Parishad out of total population, 33,745 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 33,745 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,553 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,669 25,256 3,413
Cultivators 1,268 1,156 112
Agriculture Labourer 1,553 1,371 182
Household Industries 1,395 1,065 330
Other Workers 24,453 21,664 2,789
Marginal Workers 5,076 3,693 1,383
Non Working 92,413 38,912 53,501

Motihari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Motihari is further divided into 38 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,181 53% 887
2 Ward No - 2 4,026 72.4% 860
3 Ward No - 3 3,316 64.4% 892
4 Ward No - 4 4,430 58.4% 881
5 Ward No - 5 2,169 82% 830
6 Ward No - 6 1,963 79.9% 928
7 Ward No - 7 3,213 65.7% 919
8 Ward No - 8 2,348 82.5% 871
9 Ward No - 9 1,407 81.4% 861
10 Ward No - 10 4,759 74.9% 893
11 Ward No - 11 2,648 77.2% 854
12 Ward No - 12 3,959 64.6% 944
13 Ward No - 13 2,497 81.9% 863
14 Ward No - 14 6,291 69.5% 879
15 Ward No - 15 3,251 77.4% 868
16 Ward No - 16 2,249 67.4% 798
17 Ward No - 17 3,884 64.7% 836
18 Ward No - 18 5,346 70.7% 886
19 Ward No - 19 2,703 67.7% 917
20 Ward No - 20 1,726 76.7% 924
21 Ward No - 21 2,909 78% 880
22 Ward No - 22 3,279 70.7% 913
23 Ward No - 23 3,174 85.7% 849
24 Ward No - 24 2,038 65.2% 903
25 Ward No - 25 2,971 84.5% 870
26 Ward No - 26 5,355 78.9% 874
27 Ward No - 27 4,613 81.5% 901
28 Ward No - 28 2,932 74.1% 872
29 Ward No - 29 3,282 73% 911
30 Ward No - 30 3,983 87.6% 891
31 Ward No - 31 5,101 84.2% 835
32 Ward No - 32 4,308 75.6% 875
33 Ward No - 33 1,887 76.5% 852
34 Ward No - 34 2,412 75.7% 873
35 Ward No - 35 2,782 63.9% 367
36 Ward No - 36 2,091 81.8% 793
37 Ward No - 37 4,238 71.3% 826
38 Ward No - 38 4,437 65% 840

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