Piro Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Piro is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Piro block of Bhojpur district. The Piro city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,033 families residing in the Piro city. The total population of Piro is 33,785 out of which 17,798 are males and 15,987 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Piro is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piro city is 5338 which is 16% of the total population. There are 2764 male children and 2574 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piro is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Piro is 71.5%. Thus Piro has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.42% and the female literacy rate is 63.8% in Piro.

Piro Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,033 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.

Piro Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,338 2,764 2,574
Literacy 71.5% 66.2% 53.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,948 1,564 1,384
Scheduled Tribe 30 15 15
Illiterate 13,437 6,008 7,429

Caste-wise Population - Piro

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Piro.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,948 1,564 1,384
Schedule Tribe 30 15 15

Religion-wise Population - Piro

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Piro is 19,568 which is 57.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Piro is 14,067 which is 41.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Piro as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,568 (57.92%) 10,306 9,262
Muslim 14,067 (41.64%) 7,415 6,652
Christian 83 (0.25%) 36 47
Sikh 11 (0.03%) 6 5
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 5 1
Jain 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 46 (0.14%) 27 19

Literacy Rate - Piro

The total literacy rate of Piro was 71.53% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 20,348 literates, males were 11,790 while females were 8,558. Also the male literacy rate was 78.42% and the female literacy rate was 63.8% in Piro.

  Piro Bihar
Female 63.8% 51.5%
Male 78.42% 71.2%
Total 71.53% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Piro

The Sex Ratio of Piro is 898. Thus per every 1000 men there were 898 females in Piro. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Piro.

Child Population - Piro

According to Census 2011, there were 5,338 children between age 0 to 6 years in Piro. Out of which 2,764 were male while 2,574 were female.

Working Population - Piro

In Piro Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,218 were engaged in work activities. 65.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,218 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 974 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,380 4,994 386
Cultivators 162 157 5
Agriculture Labourer 974 926 48
Household Industries 674 592 82
Other Workers 3,570 3,319 251
Marginal Workers 2,838 2,427 411
Non Working 25,567 10,377 15,190

Piro Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Piro is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,797 52.4% 910
2 Ward No - 2 2,083 77.3% 936
3 Ward No - 3 2,292 61.6% 854
4 Ward No - 4 1,452 63.3% 854
5 Ward No - 5 1,791 57.6% 920
6 Ward No - 6 1,383 61.8% 905
7 Ward No - 7 2,373 61.9% 914
8 Ward No - 8 2,135 59.3% 884
9 Ward No - 9 1,590 74.5% 877
10 Ward No - 10 2,858 72.4% 919
11 Ward No - 11 2,114 66.3% 894
12 Ward No - 12 2,155 65.6% 947
13 Ward No - 13 2,174 48.3% 894
14 Ward No - 14 1,475 61.8% 903
15 Ward No - 15 1,675 52% 886
16 Ward No - 16 2,286 32.6% 894
17 Ward No - 17 2,152 55.4% 866

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