Bagaha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Bagaha is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Bagaha block of Pashchim Champaran district. The Bagaha city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 20,980 families residing in the Bagaha city. The total population of Bagaha is 112,634 out of which 59,614 are males and 53,020 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bagaha is 889.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bagaha city is 20061 which is 18% of the total population. There are 10289 male children and 9772 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagaha is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bagaha is 59.8%. Thus Bagaha has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 68.25% and the female literacy rate is 50.26% in Bagaha.

Population
112,634
Literacy
59.8%
Sex Ratio
889

Bagaha Nagar Parishad has total administration over 20,980 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bagaha Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 20,061 10,289 9,772
Literacy 59.8% 56.5% 41%
Scheduled Caste 8,593 4,565 4,028
Scheduled Tribe 1,554 852 702
Illiterate 57,234 25,949 31,285

Caste-wise Population - Bagaha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Bagaha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,593 4,565 4,028
Schedule Tribe 1,554 852 702

Religion-wise Population - Bagaha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bagaha is 91,579 which is 81.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bagaha is 20,746 which is 18.42% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Bagaha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 91,579 (81.31%) 48,570 43,009
Muslim 20,746 (18.42%) 10,884 9,862
Christian 130 (0.12%) 69 61
Sikh 27 (0.02%) 14 13
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 143 (0.13%) 72 71

Literacy Rate - Bagaha

The total literacy rate of Bagaha was 59.84% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 55,400 literates, males were 33,665 while females were 21,735. Also the male literacy rate was 68.25% and the female literacy rate was 50.26% in Bagaha.

  Bagaha Bihar
Female 50.26% 51.5%
Male 68.25% 71.2%
Total 59.84% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Bagaha

The Sex Ratio of Bagaha is 889. Thus per every 1000 men there were 889 females in Bagaha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Bagaha.


Child Population - Bagaha

According to Census 2011, there were 20,061 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Bagaha. Out of which 10,289 were male while 9,772 were female.


Working Population - Bagaha

In Bagaha Nagar Parishad out of total population, 33,077 were engaged in work activities. 67.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 33,077 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,597 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,762 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,307 19,800 2,507
Cultivators 3,597 3,397 200
Agriculture Labourer 8,762 7,464 1,298
Household Industries 906 785 121
Other Workers 9,042 8,154 888
Marginal Workers 10,770 8,102 2,668
Non Working 79,557 31,712 47,845

Bagaha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bagaha is further divided into 35 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,450 46.8% 896
2 Ward No - 2 4,994 51.3% 932
3 Ward No - 3 3,662 54.6% 884
4 Ward No - 4 6,138 33.8% 887
5 Ward No - 5 2,679 71.2% 699
6 Ward No - 6 2,449 50.8% 869
7 Ward No - 7 3,189 23.6% 896
8 Ward No - 8 4,090 40.4% 910
9 Ward No - 9 2,739 50.6% 921
10 Ward No - 10 2,471 56.6% 893
11 Ward No - 11 1,907 53.4% 818
12 Ward No - 12 2,379 53.3% 834
13 Ward No - 13 6,566 36.7% 882
14 Ward No - 14 2,948 41.6% 919
15 Ward No - 15 1,387 46.6% 970
16 Ward No - 16 3,847 42% 868
17 Ward No - 17 2,323 51.1% 854
18 Ward No - 18 4,110 47% 899
19 Ward No - 19 3,561 58.6% 842
20 Ward No - 20 1,871 58.2% 990
21 Ward No - 21 4,097 50.4% 934
22 Ward No - 22 2,150 53.1% 896
23 Ward No - 23 3,408 74.4% 890
24 Ward No - 24 3,290 61.2% 897
25 Ward No - 25 2,213 44.6% 891
26 Ward No - 26 3,603 58.2% 909
27 Ward No - 27 4,688 50.1% 920
28 Ward No - 28 2,864 68.2% 880
29 Ward No - 29 1,811 54.3% 846
30 Ward No - 30 1,307 53.5% 905
31 Ward No - 31 4,947 52.9% 900
32 Ward No - 32 1,836 45.4% 858
33 Ward No - 33 2,609 46.4% 931
34 Ward No - 34 4,416 47.4% 870
35 Ward No - 35 3,635 33.4% 921

Map of Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar


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