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

Piro Block of Bhojpur district has a total population of 254,911 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 132,606 are males while 122,305 are females. In 2011 there were a total 38,749 families residing in Piro Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 922.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.3% people live in Urban areas while 86.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 71.5% while that in rural areas is 70.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Piro Block is 898 while that of Rural areas is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piro Block is 42740 which is 17% of the total population. There are 22253 male children and 20487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Piro Block.

The total literacy rate of Piro Block is 70.58%. The male literacy rate is 68.49% and the female literacy rate is 48.19% in Piro Block.

Population
254,911
Literacy
70.58%
Sex Ratio
922

To facilitate the administration, Piro Block is further divided into 1 town and 109 villages.

Piro Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 42,740 22,253 20,487
Literacy 70.58% 68.49% 48.19%
Scheduled Caste 38,493 20,012 18,481
Scheduled Tribe 170 84 86
Illiterate 105,156 41,786 63,370

Caste-wise Population - Piro Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Piro Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 38,493 20,012 18,481
Schedule Tribe 170 84 86

Religion-wise Population - Piro Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 228,450 (89.62%) 118,837 109,613
Muslim 25,508 (10.01%) 13,253 12,255
Christian 418 (0.16%) 214 204
Sikh 33 (0.01%) 15 18
Buddhist 33 (0.01%) 21 12
Jain 41 (0.02%) 24 17
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 425 (0.17%) 241 184

Literacy Rate - Piro Block

Average literacy rate of Piro Block in 2011 were 70.58% in which, male and female literacy were 82.3% and 57.88% respectively. Total literate in Piro Block were 149,755 of which male and female were 90,820 and 58,935 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Piro Block

The Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 922 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 922 females in Piro Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Piro Block.


Child Population - Piro Block

According to Census 2011, there were 42,740 children between age 0 to 6 years in Piro Block. Out of which 22,253 were male while 20,487 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Piro Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 5,033 families under Piro Block living in urban areas while 5,033 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.3% of total population of Piro Block lives in Urban areas while 86.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 5,338 while that in rural regions is 37,402.

Total Urban Rural
Population 254,911 33,785 221,126
Children (0 - 6 years) 42,740 5,338 37,402
Schedule Caste 38,493 2,948 35,545
Schedule Tribe 170 30 140
Literacy 70.58% 71.53% 70.44%
Sex Ratio 922 898 926

Working Population - Piro Block

In Piro Block out of total population, 74,218 were engaged in work activities. 57.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74,218 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,569 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,255 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42,387 36,775 5,612
Cultivators 13,569 12,275 1,294
Agriculture Labourer 17,255 15,163 2,092
Household Industries 2,213 1,439 774
Other Workers 9,350 7,898 1,452
Marginal Workers 31,831 21,812 10,019
Non Working 180,693 74,019 106,674

Nearby Blocks from Piro Block

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


Piro Block Map


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