Behea Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhojpur district, Bihar

Behea Block of Bhojpur district has a total population of 178,429 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,033 are males while 85,396 are females. In 2011 there were a total 26,346 families residing in Behea Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 918.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15% people live in Urban areas while 85% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.2% while that in rural areas is 69.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Behea Block is 920 while that of Rural areas is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behea Block is 29794 which is 17% of the total population. There are 15450 male children and 14344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Behea Block.

The total literacy rate of Behea Block is 70.74%. The male literacy rate is 68.26% and the female literacy rate is 48.77% in Behea Block.

To facilitate the administration, Behea Block is further divided into 1 town and 98 villages.

Behea Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Behea Block.

Caste-wise Population - Behea Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Behea Block of Bihar.

Religion-wise Population - Behea Block

Literacy Rate - Behea Block

Average literacy rate of Behea Block in 2011 were 70.74% in which, male and female literacy were 81.85% and 58.62% respectively. Total literate in Behea Block were 105,151 of which male and female were 63,500 and 41,651 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Behea Block

The Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Behea Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Behea Block.

Child Population - Behea Block

According to Census 2011, there were 29,794 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behea Block. Out of which 15,450 were male while 14,344 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Behea Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,202 families under Behea Block living in urban areas while 4,202 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 15% of total population of Behea Block lives in Urban areas while 85% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 4,297 while that in rural regions is 25,497.

Working Population - Behea Block

In Behea Block out of total population, 45,786 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,375 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,254 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Behea Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Behea Block in Bhojpur district.

Behea Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Behea, Bihar - Wikipedia