Riga Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Riga is a village situated in Riga block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,766 families residing in the village Riga. The total population of Riga is 27,518 out of which 14,572 are males and 12,946 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Riga is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Riga village is 5188 which is 19% of the total population. There are 2728 male children and 2460 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Riga is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Riga village.

Population
27,518
Families
5,766
Literacy
57.7%
Sex Ratio
888

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Riga is 57.7%. Thus Riga village has higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 66.17% and the female literacy rate is 48.14% in Riga village.

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

Riga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,188 2,728 2,460
Literacy 57.7% 66.17% 48.14%
Scheduled Caste 6,415 3,388 3,027
Scheduled Tribe 7 2 5
Illiterate 14,633 6,735 7,898

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Riga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Riga village out of total population, 7,753 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,753 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,226 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,995 5,389 606
Cultivators 1,402 1,300 102
Agriculture Labourer 3,226 2,936 290
Household Industries 200 160 40
Other Workers 1,167 993 174
Marginal Workers 1,758 1,268 490
Non Working 19,765 7,915 11,850

Nearby Villages to Riga,

Below are the list of villages near Riga village in Riga.

Village Population
Bulakipur 3,606
Budhwara 924
Asogi 1,439
Nazarpur 1,051
Sonar 4,956
Ganeshpur Babhangawan 8,988
Khairwa 2,701
Bakhri 2,769
Kapraul Siroman 5,924
Bhagwanpur Piprarhi 10,226

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