Thakurganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kishanganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Thakurganj is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Thakurganj block of Kishanganj district. The Thakurganj city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,767 families residing in the Thakurganj city. The total population of Thakurganj is 18,348 out of which 9,633 are males and 8,715 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thakurganj is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thakurganj city is 2935 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1515 male children and 1420 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thakurganj is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (905).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thakurganj is 76.1%. Thus Thakurganj has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Kishanganj district. The male literacy rate is 81.76% and the female literacy rate is 69.79% in Thakurganj.

Thakurganj Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,767 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.

Thakurganj Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,935 1,515 1,420
Literacy 76.1% 68.9% 58.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,443 743 700
Scheduled Tribe 1,103 550 553
Illiterate 6,620 2,996 3,624

Caste-wise Population - Thakurganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6% of total population in Thakurganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,443 743 700
Schedule Tribe 1,103 550 553

Religion-wise Population - Thakurganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thakurganj is 14,449 which is 78.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thakurganj is 3,456 which is 18.84% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thakurganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,449 (78.75%) 7,616 6,833
Muslim 3,456 (18.84%) 1,803 1,653
Christian 235 (1.28%) 114 121
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 3 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 175 (0.95%) 84 91
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.16%) 13 16

Literacy Rate - Thakurganj

The total literacy rate of Thakurganj was 76.09% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 11,728 literates, males were 6,637 while females were 5,091. Also the male literacy rate was 81.76% and the female literacy rate was 69.79% in Thakurganj.

  Thakurganj Bihar
Female 69.79% 51.5%
Male 81.76% 71.2%
Total 76.09% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Thakurganj

The Sex Ratio of Thakurganj is 905. Thus per every 1000 men there were 905 females in Thakurganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Thakurganj.

Child Population - Thakurganj

According to Census 2011, there were 2,935 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thakurganj. Out of which 1,515 were male while 1,420 were female.

Working Population - Thakurganj

In Thakurganj Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,101 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,101 workers engaged in Main Work, 323 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,039 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,150 4,454 696
Cultivators 323 306 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,039 791 248
Household Industries 162 116 46
Other Workers 3,626 3,241 385
Marginal Workers 951 506 445
Non Working 12,247 4,673 7,574

Thakurganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thakurganj is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,589 66.1% 854
2 Ward No - 2 1,871 73.8% 847
3 Ward No - 3 1,549 33.8% 978
4 Ward No - 4 1,722 54.5% 959
5 Ward No - 5 1,569 81.5% 939
6 Ward No - 6 935 66.8% 863
7 Ward No - 7 2,107 57.2% 912
8 Ward No - 8 1,257 67.9% 902
9 Ward No - 9 1,330 73.6% 889
10 Ward No - 10 1,170 77.8% 896
11 Ward No - 11 2,267 56.3% 911
12 Ward No - 12 982 72% 888

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