Barhouna Population, Caste, Working Data Munger, Bihar - Census 2011

Barhouna is a village situated in Kharagpur block of Munger district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 663 families residing in the village Barhouna. The total population of Barhouna is 3,573 out of which 1,900 are males and 1,673 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barhouna is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhouna village is 681 which is 19% of the total population. There are 360 male children and 321 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhouna is 892 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881) of Barhouna village.

Population
3,573
Families
663
Literacy
69.16%
Sex Ratio
881

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barhouna is 69.2%. Thus Barhouna village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Munger district. The male literacy rate is 78.9% and the female literacy rate is 58.06% in Barhouna village.

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

Barhouna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 681 360 321
Literacy 69.16% 78.9% 58.06%
Scheduled Caste 955 496 459
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,573 685 888

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Barhouna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barhouna village out of total population, 1,081 were engaged in work activities. 53.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,081 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 275 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 583 514 69
Cultivators 39 26 13
Agriculture Labourer 275 252 23
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 266 234 32
Marginal Workers 498 388 110
Non Working 2,492 998 1,494

Nearby Villages to Barhouna,

Below are the list of villages near Barhouna village in Kharagpur.

Village Population
Lohra Lachhmipur 2,190
Nisahara 610
Dhapri 2,724
Bindi 54
Kendua Kishunpur 1,394
Bagesri 2,731
Sadobh 1,299
Shampur 479
Kaurian 1,556
Madanpur 1,412

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