Sariya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sariya is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. The Sariya city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,628 families residing in the Sariya city. The total population of Sariya is 6,927 out of which 3,491 are males and 3,436 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sariya is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sariya city is 726 which is 10% of the total population. There are 402 male children and 324 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sariya is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (984).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sariya is 83.1%. Thus Sariya has higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 90.71% and the female literacy rate is 75.51% in Sariya.

Sariya Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,628 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.

Sariya Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 726 402 324
Literacy 83.1% 80.3% 68.4%
Scheduled Caste 549 266 283
Scheduled Tribe 1,326 662 664
Illiterate 1,775 689 1,086

Caste-wise Population - Sariya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.1% of total population in Sariya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 549 266 283
Schedule Tribe 1,326 662 664

Religion-wise Population - Sariya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sariya is 6,779 which is 97.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sariya is 106 which is 1.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sariya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,779 (97.86%) 3,418 3,361
Muslim 106 (1.53%) 52 54
Christian 33 (0.48%) 17 16
Sikh 7 (0.1%) 4 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Sariya

The total literacy rate of Sariya was 83.08% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 5,152 literates, males were 2,802 while females were 2,350. Also the male literacy rate was 90.71% and the female literacy rate was 75.51% in Sariya.

  Sariya Chhattisgarh
Female 75.51% 60.24%
Male 90.71% 80.27%
Total 83.08% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Sariya

The Sex Ratio of Sariya is 984. Thus per every 1000 men there were 984 females in Sariya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Sariya.

Child Population - Sariya

According to Census 2011, there were 726 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sariya. Out of which 402 were male while 324 were female.

Working Population - Sariya

In Sariya Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,863 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,863 workers engaged in Main Work, 367 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 689 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,295 1,855 440
Cultivators 367 326 41
Agriculture Labourer 689 491 198
Household Industries 59 41 18
Other Workers 1,180 997 183
Marginal Workers 568 216 352
Non Working 4,064 1,420 2,644

Sariya Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sariya is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 497 73.2% 1,054
2 Ward No - 2 362 85.9% 926
3 Ward No - 3 417 73.6% 976
4 Ward No - 4 338 70.4% 1,061
5 Ward No - 5 389 65.6% 1,026
6 Ward No - 6 353 86.1% 1,052
7 Ward No - 7 493 77.9% 882
8 Ward No - 8 485 67.6% 996
9 Ward No - 9 570 73.3% 913
10 Ward No - 10 518 73% 992
11 Ward No - 11 558 75.8% 938
12 Ward No - 12 414 82.4% 890
13 Ward No - 13 570 71.2% 1,073
14 Ward No - 14 465 77.8% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 498 66.9% 1,000

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