Bijawar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Bijawar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. The Bijawar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,756 families residing in the Bijawar city. The total population of Bijawar is 20,513 out of which 10,838 are males and 9,675 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijawar is 893.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bijawar city is 2942 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1541 male children and 1401 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijawar is 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijawar is 74.3%. Thus Bijawar has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Chhatarpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.23% and the female literacy rate is 65.43% in Bijawar.

Population
20,513
Literacy
74.3%
Sex Ratio
893

Bijawar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,756 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bijawar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,942 1,541 1,401
Literacy 74.3% 70.5% 56%
Scheduled Caste 3,850 2,011 1,839
Scheduled Tribe 801 412 389
Illiterate 7,454 3,193 4,261

Caste-wise Population - Bijawar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Bijawar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,850 2,011 1,839
Schedule Tribe 801 412 389

Religion-wise Population - Bijawar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bijawar is 15,428 which is 75.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bijawar is 4,934 which is 24.05% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Bijawar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,428 (75.21%) 8,179 7,249
Muslim 4,934 (24.05%) 2,582 2,352
Christian 9 (0.04%) 4 5
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 3 4
Jain 121 (0.59%) 61 60
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 6 2

Literacy Rate - Bijawar

The total literacy rate of Bijawar was 74.32% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 13,059 literates, males were 7,645 while females were 5,414. Also the male literacy rate was 82.23% and the female literacy rate was 65.43% in Bijawar.

  Bijawar Madhya Pradesh
Female 65.43% 59.24%
Male 82.23% 78.73%
Total 74.32% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Bijawar

The Sex Ratio of Bijawar is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Bijawar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Bijawar.


Child Population - Bijawar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,942 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Bijawar. Out of which 1,541 were male while 1,401 were female.


Working Population - Bijawar

In Bijawar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,398 were engaged in work activities. 81.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,398 workers engaged in Main Work, 965 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,006 4,931 1,075
Cultivators 965 790 175
Agriculture Labourer 240 188 52
Household Industries 221 149 72
Other Workers 4,580 3,804 776
Marginal Workers 1,392 739 653
Non Working 13,115 5,168 7,947

Bijawar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,562 68.6% 857
2 Ward No - 2 1,770 55.5% 901
3 Ward No - 3 1,450 47.9% 866
4 Ward No - 4 1,376 66.6% 903
5 Ward No - 5 1,638 66.8% 898
6 Ward No - 6 1,400 75.6% 905
7 Ward No - 7 1,284 62.8% 975
8 Ward No - 8 1,203 69.7% 874
9 Ward No - 9 1,078 50.1% 875
10 Ward No - 10 1,319 50% 1,055
11 Ward No - 11 1,245 78.9% 1,072
12 Ward No - 12 1,531 63% 724
13 Ward No - 13 1,071 65.9% 843
14 Ward No - 14 1,121 71.5% 903
15 Ward No - 15 1,465 64.4% 831

Map of Bijawar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh


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