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

Sheohar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sheohar block of Sheohar district. The Sheohar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,858 families residing in the Sheohar city. The total population of Sheohar is 28,116 out of which 14,881 are males and 13,235 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sheohar is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheohar city is 5399 which is 19% of the total population. There are 2778 male children and 2621 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheohar is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sheohar is 62%. Thus Sheohar has higher literacy rate compared to 53.8% of Sheohar district. The male literacy rate is 70.1% and the female literacy rate is 52.68% in Sheohar.

Sheohar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,858 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.

Sheohar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,399 2,778 2,621
Literacy 62% 57% 42.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,738 1,958 1,780
Scheduled Tribe 22 10 12
Illiterate 14,041 6,397 7,644

Caste-wise Population - Sheohar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sheohar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,738 1,958 1,780
Schedule Tribe 22 10 12

Religion-wise Population - Sheohar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sheohar is 24,126 which is 85.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sheohar is 3,775 which is 13.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sheohar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,126 (85.81%) 12,807 11,319
Muslim 3,775 (13.43%) 1,966 1,809
Christian 60 (0.21%) 30 30
Sikh 17 (0.06%) 14 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 135 (0.48%) 63 72

Literacy Rate - Sheohar

The total literacy rate of Sheohar was 61.96% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 14,075 literates, males were 8,484 while females were 5,591. Also the male literacy rate was 70.1% and the female literacy rate was 52.68% in Sheohar.

  Sheohar Bihar
Female 52.68% 51.5%
Male 70.1% 71.2%
Total 61.96% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Sheohar

The Sex Ratio of Sheohar is 889. Thus per every 1000 men there were 889 females in Sheohar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Sheohar.

Child Population - Sheohar

According to Census 2011, there were 5,399 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheohar. Out of which 2,778 were male while 2,621 were female.

Working Population - Sheohar

In Sheohar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,024 were engaged in work activities. 79.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 341 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,047 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,383 5,507 876
Cultivators 341 301 40
Agriculture Labourer 3,047 2,608 439
Household Industries 216 180 36
Other Workers 2,779 2,418 361
Marginal Workers 1,641 1,189 452
Non Working 20,092 8,185 11,907

Sheohar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,650 54.4% 864
2 Ward No - 2 1,374 38.6% 887
3 Ward No - 3 1,859 45.5% 943
4 Ward No - 4 2,062 50.9% 822
5 Ward No - 5 1,320 56.7% 870
6 Ward No - 6 1,397 57.8% 903
7 Ward No - 7 1,078 44.2% 935
8 Ward No - 8 1,606 53.1% 923
9 Ward No - 9 1,788 47.7% 886
10 Ward No - 10 1,599 59.2% 846
11 Ward No - 11 1,608 52.1% 846
12 Ward No - 12 1,330 29.6% 871
13 Ward No - 13 2,442 54.8% 915
14 Ward No - 14 2,923 39.2% 889
15 Ward No - 15 4,080 57.6% 916

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