Barhan Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Barhan is a village situated in Siwan block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 876 families residing in the village Barhan. The total population of Barhan is 5,848 out of which 3,079 are males and 2,769 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barhan is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhan village is 934 which is 16% of the total population. There are 531 male children and 403 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhan is 759 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Barhan village.

Population
5,848
Families
876
Literacy
74.66%
Sex Ratio
899

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barhan is 74.7%. Thus Barhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 86.7% and the female literacy rate is 61.71% in Barhan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Barhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Barhan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barhan village.

Total Male Female
Children 934 531 403
Literacy 74.66% 86.7% 61.71%
Scheduled Caste 1,158 615 543
Scheduled Tribe 318 166 152
Illiterate 2,179 870 1,309

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Barhan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barhan village out of total population, 1,707 were engaged in work activities. 80.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,707 workers engaged in Main Work, 965 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,378 1,161 217
Cultivators 965 893 72
Agriculture Labourer 193 168 25
Household Industries 113 12 101
Other Workers 107 88 19
Marginal Workers 329 294 35
Non Working 4,141 1,624 2,517

Nearby Villages to Barhan,

Below are the list of villages near Barhan village in Siwan.

Village Population
Bansopali 1,473
Mardapur 2,968
Batrauli 1,068
Rampur 1,531
Karanpura 7,660
Bishunpur 1,742
Orma Makund 4,900
Mohammadpur 1,213
Benusar 3,466
Mirapur 1,926

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