Bijbehara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Bijbehara is a Municipal Council city situated in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. The Bijbehara city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,098 families residing in the Bijbehara city. The total population of Bijbehara is 22,789 out of which 12,057 are males and 10,732 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijbehara is 890.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bijbehara city is 3411 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1906 male children and 1505 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijbehara is 790 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijbehara is 75.1%. Thus Bijbehara has a higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 83.44% and the female literacy rate is 65.96% in Bijbehara.

Population
22,789
Literacy
75.1%
Sex Ratio
890

Bijbehara Municipal Council has total administration over 3,098 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bijbehara Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bijbehara Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 3,411 1,906 1,505
Literacy 75.1% 70.2% 56.7%
Scheduled Caste 64 64 0
Scheduled Tribe 41 32 9
Illiterate 8,233 3,587 4,646

Caste-wise Population - Bijbehara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Bijbehara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 64 64 0
Schedule Tribe 41 32 9

Religion-wise Population - Bijbehara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bijbehara is 881 which is 3.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bijbehara is 21,840 which is 95.84% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Bijbehara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 881 (3.87%) 868 13
Muslim 21,840 (95.84%) 11,139 10,701
Christian 36 (0.16%) 30 6
Sikh 14 (0.06%) 12 2
Buddhist 13 (0.06%) 6 7
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.02%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Bijbehara

The total literacy rate of Bijbehara was 75.12% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 14,556 literates, males were 8,470 while females were 6,086. Also the male literacy rate was 83.44% and the female literacy rate was 65.96% in Bijbehara.

  Bijbehara Jammu and Kashmir
Female 65.96% 56.43%
Male 83.44% 76.75%
Total 75.12% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Bijbehara

The Sex Ratio of Bijbehara is 890. Thus per every 1000 men there were 890 females in Bijbehara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 790 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Bijbehara.


Child Population - Bijbehara

According to Census 2011, there were 3,411 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Bijbehara. Out of which 1,906 were male while 1,505 were female.


Working Population - Bijbehara

In Bijbehara Municipal Council out of total population, 6,235 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,235 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,399 4,790 609
Cultivators 53 46 7
Agriculture Labourer 57 57 0
Household Industries 71 66 5
Other Workers 5,218 4,621 597
Marginal Workers 836 518 318
Non Working 16,554 6,749 9,805

Bijbehara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bijbehara is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,174 71.8% 876
2 Ward No - 2 1,148 62.7% 858
3 Ward No - 3 2,384 79.2% 463
4 Ward No - 4 1,611 66.2% 1,145
5 Ward No - 5 998 62.5% 996
6 Ward No - 6 1,310 65.8% 994
7 Ward No - 7 986 62.1% 964
8 Ward No - 8 2,587 66.1% 929
9 Ward No - 9 1,710 58.2% 921
10 Ward No - 10 2,092 66.3% 878
11 Ward No - 11 2,543 60.3% 967
12 Ward No - 12 1,258 50.8% 1,006
13 Ward No - 13 1,988 48.1% 1,037

Map of Bijbehara, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir


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