Bargur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Bargur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Krishnagiri taluka of Krishnagiri district. The Bargur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,760 families residing in the Bargur city. The total population of Bargur is 16,366 out of which 8,316 are males and 8,050 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bargur is 968.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bargur city is 1810 which is 11% of the total population. There are 961 male children and 849 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bargur is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bargur is 79.7%. Thus Bargur has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Krishnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 86.13% and the female literacy rate is 73.09% in Bargur.

Population
16,366
Literacy
79.7%
Sex Ratio
968

Bargur Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,760 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bargur Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bargur Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,810 961 849
Literacy 79.7% 76.2% 65.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,731 848 883
Scheduled Tribe 208 103 105
Illiterate 4,768 1,981 2,787

Caste-wise Population - Bargur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Bargur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,731 848 883
Schedule Tribe 208 103 105

Religion-wise Population - Bargur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bargur is 15,226 which is 93.03% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bargur is 873 which is 5.33% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Bargur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,226 (93.03%) 7,751 7,475
Muslim 873 (5.33%) 433 440
Christian 223 (1.36%) 108 115
Sikh 32 (0.2%) 17 15
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.02%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 7 (0.04%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Bargur

The total literacy rate of Bargur was 79.68% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 11,598 literates, males were 6,335 while females were 5,263. Also the male literacy rate was 86.13% and the female literacy rate was 73.09% in Bargur.

  Bargur Tamil Nadu
Female 73.09% 73.44%
Male 86.13% 86.77%
Total 79.68% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Bargur

The Sex Ratio of Bargur is 968. Thus per every 1000 men there were 968 females in Bargur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Bargur.


Child Population - Bargur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,810 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Bargur. Out of which 961 were male while 849 were female.


Working Population - Bargur

In Bargur Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,404 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,404 workers engaged in Main Work, 475 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 445 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,971 3,876 1,095
Cultivators 475 287 188
Agriculture Labourer 445 266 179
Household Industries 101 54 47
Other Workers 3,950 3,269 681
Marginal Workers 1,433 818 615
Non Working 9,962 3,622 6,340

Bargur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bargur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,103 80.1% 851
2 Ward No - 2 323 81.1% 911
3 Ward No - 3 1,102 74.4% 1,052
4 Ward No - 4 914 83.6% 1,224
5 Ward No - 5 717 79.1% 933
6 Ward No - 6 1,722 77.8% 933
7 Ward No - 7 1,062 75% 890
8 Ward No - 8 1,785 69.9% 990
9 Ward No - 9 2,134 67.7% 963
10 Ward No - 10 626 77.6% 969
11 Ward No - 11 1,061 76.5% 961
12 Ward No - 12 1,097 51.9% 1,035
13 Ward No - 13 747 62.8% 961
14 Ward No - 14 1,219 58% 954
15 Ward No - 15 754 56.8% 923

Map of Bargur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu


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