Revelganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saran, Bihar - Census 2011

Revelganj is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Revelganj block of Saran district. The Revelganj city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,016 families residing in the Revelganj city. The total population of Revelganj is 39,039 out of which 19,921 are males and 19,118 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Revelganj is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Revelganj city is 6953 which is 18% of the total population. There are 3587 male children and 3366 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Revelganj is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Revelganj is 65.6%. Thus Revelganj has lower literacy rate compared to 66% of Saran district. The male literacy rate is 75.7% and the female literacy rate is 55.1% in Revelganj.

Revelganj Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,016 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.

Revelganj Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,953 3,587 3,366
Literacy 65.6% 62.1% 45.4%
Scheduled Caste 4,349 2,252 2,097
Scheduled Tribe 152 82 70
Illiterate 17,995 7,556 10,439

Caste-wise Population - Revelganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Revelganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,349 2,252 2,097
Schedule Tribe 152 82 70

Religion-wise Population - Revelganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Revelganj is 33,652 which is 86.2% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Revelganj is 5,277 which is 13.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Revelganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,652 (86.2%) 17,278 16,374
Muslim 5,277 (13.52%) 2,584 2,693
Christian 10 (0.03%) 2 8
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 89 (0.23%) 51 38

Literacy Rate - Revelganj

The total literacy rate of Revelganj was 65.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 21,044 literates, males were 12,365 while females were 8,679. Also the male literacy rate was 75.7% and the female literacy rate was 55.1% in Revelganj.

  Revelganj Bihar
Female 55.1% 51.5%
Male 75.7% 71.2%
Total 65.59% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Revelganj

The Sex Ratio of Revelganj is 960. Thus per every 1000 men there were 960 females in Revelganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Revelganj.

Child Population - Revelganj

According to Census 2011, there were 6,953 children between age 0 to 6 years in Revelganj. Out of which 3,587 were male while 3,366 were female.

Working Population - Revelganj

In Revelganj Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,196 were engaged in work activities. 66.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 983 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,545 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,121 5,570 551
Cultivators 983 930 53
Agriculture Labourer 1,545 1,384 161
Household Industries 199 151 48
Other Workers 3,394 3,105 289
Marginal Workers 3,075 2,505 570
Non Working 29,843 11,846 17,997

Revelganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Revelganj is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,432 49.1% 884
2 Ward No - 2 2,364 61.1% 905
3 Ward No - 3 1,518 63.1% 902
4 Ward No - 4 1,857 56.3% 880
5 Ward No - 5 1,547 65.3% 1,009
6 Ward No - 6 1,984 42.2% 941
7 Ward No - 7 2,084 49.6% 1,078
8 Ward No - 8 1,225 54% 989
9 Ward No - 9 2,241 56% 971
10 Ward No - 10 1,589 34% 971
11 Ward No - 11 1,077 56.7% 1,024
12 Ward No - 12 2,667 45.7% 1,036
13 Ward No - 13 1,530 61.1% 1,013
14 Ward No - 14 1,990 55.4% 959
15 Ward No - 15 1,323 49.4% 1,032
16 Ward No - 16 2,480 54.4% 1,038
17 Ward No - 17 999 68.1% 944
18 Ward No - 18 717 64.9% 922
19 Ward No - 19 2,247 56.4% 901
20 Ward No - 20 3,361 59.2% 942
21 Ward No - 21 1,807 43.9% 876

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