Muzaffarpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Muzaffarpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Muzaffarpur is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Musahri block of Muzaffarpur district. The Muzaffarpur city is divided into 49 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 65,870 families residing in the Muzaffarpur city. The total population of Muzaffarpur is 354,462 out of which 187,564 are males and 166,898 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Muzaffarpur is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Muzaffarpur city is 44280 which is 12% of the total population. There are 23275 male children and 21005 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Muzaffarpur is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (890).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Muzaffarpur is 83.1%. Thus Muzaffarpur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.4% of Muzaffarpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.42% and the female literacy rate is 79.29% in Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur Munciple Corporation has total administration over 65,870 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Muzaffarpur Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Muzaffarpur Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 44,280 23,275 21,005
Literacy 83.1% 75.7% 69.3%
Scheduled Caste 27,600 14,533 13,067
Scheduled Tribe 1,054 560 494
Illiterate 96,799 45,584 51,215

Caste-wise Population - Muzaffarpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Muzaffarpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,600 14,533 13,067
Schedule Tribe 1,054 560 494

Religion-wise Population - Muzaffarpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Muzaffarpur is 275,233 which is 77.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Muzaffarpur is 74,680 which is 21.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Muzaffarpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 275,233 (77.65%) 146,397 128,836
Muslim 74,680 (21.07%) 38,893 35,787
Christian 1,352 (0.38%) 654 698
Sikh 485 (0.14%) 248 237
Buddhist 25 (0.01%) 16 9
Jain 139 (0.04%) 74 65
Other Religion 40 (0.01%) 22 18
No Religion Specified 2,508 (0.71%) 1,260 1,248

Literacy Rate - Muzaffarpur

The total literacy rate of Muzaffarpur was 83.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 257,663 literates, males were 141,980 while females were 115,683. Also the male literacy rate was 86.42% and the female literacy rate was 79.29% in Muzaffarpur.

  Muzaffarpur Bihar
Female 79.29% 51.5%
Male 86.42% 71.2%
Total 83.07% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Muzaffarpur

The Sex Ratio of Muzaffarpur is 890. Thus per every 1000 men there were 890 females in Muzaffarpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Muzaffarpur.

Child Population - Muzaffarpur

According to Census 2011, there were 44,280 children between age 0 to 6 years in Muzaffarpur. Out of which 23,275 were male while 21,005 were female.

Working Population - Muzaffarpur

In Muzaffarpur Munciple Corporation out of total population, 106,572 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 106,572 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,529 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 87,186 74,391 12,795
Cultivators 1,329 1,144 185
Agriculture Labourer 2,529 2,160 369
Household Industries 4,502 3,385 1,117
Other Workers 78,826 67,702 11,124
Marginal Workers 19,386 13,240 6,146
Non Working 247,890 99,933 147,957

Muzaffarpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Muzaffarpur is further divided into 49 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,725 75.4% 862
2 Ward No - 2 9,067 79.8% 869
3 Ward No - 3 6,025 69.6% 883
4 Ward No - 4 6,547 69.2% 857
5 Ward No - 5 5,252 63% 915
6 Ward No - 6 7,942 70.8% 908
7 Ward No - 7 7,238 85.3% 883
8 Ward No - 8 7,681 70.8% 902
9 Ward No - 9 5,873 81.5% 845
10 Ward No - 10 6,369 74.9% 949
11 Ward No - 11 6,768 63.2% 871
12 Ward No - 12 9,763 58% 863
13 Ward No - 13 6,768 67.7% 879
14 Ward No - 14 6,403 77% 877
15 Ward No - 15 9,215 53.9% 877
16 Ward No - 16 8,554 69.2% 891
17 Ward No - 17 7,703 78.5% 883
18 Ward No - 18 6,951 65.2% 905
19 Ward No - 19 7,154 74.9% 862
20 Ward No - 20 5,944 79.2% 930
21 Ward No - 21 5,482 81.7% 903
22 Ward No - 22 6,094 78.4% 881
23 Ward No - 23 6,166 80.7% 927
24 Ward No - 24 6,946 78.1% 908
25 Ward No - 25 6,226 75.9% 914
26 Ward No - 26 5,906 81.6% 899
27 Ward No - 27 7,119 77.7% 882
28 Ward No - 28 5,273 82.3% 890
29 Ward No - 29 6,468 85.3% 886
30 Ward No - 30 8,021 78.7% 896
31 Ward No - 31 7,448 73.2% 887
32 Ward No - 32 8,152 68.4% 874
33 Ward No - 33 7,295 59.9% 918
34 Ward No - 34 9,063 71.7% 912
35 Ward No - 35 6,839 82.7% 912
36 Ward No - 36 7,052 80.7% 913
37 Ward No - 37 5,513 79.1% 899
38 Ward No - 38 6,578 68.2% 904
39 Ward No - 39 7,149 64.1% 965
40 Ward No - 40 7,992 68% 952
41 Ward No - 41 7,291 70.2% 896
42 Ward No - 42 7,262 69.5% 654
43 Ward No - 43 6,211 75.6% 904
44 Ward No - 44 7,010 76% 898
45 Ward No - 45 8,594 65.1% 873
46 Ward No - 46 9,081 68.5% 945
47 Ward No - 47 9,242 76.5% 899
48 Ward No - 48 8,892 75.7% 883
49 Ward No - 49 10,155 66.1% 888

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