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Barari Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Katihar district, Bihar

Barari Block of Katihar district has total population of 285,381 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 149,773 are males while 135,608 are females. In 2011 there were total 53,773 families residing in Barari Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barari Block is 905.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Barari Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 51% and the sex ratio of Barari Block is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barari Block is 63834 which is 22% of the total population. There are 32607 male children and 31227 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barari Block is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Barari Block.

The total literacy rate of Barari Block is 51.02%. The male literacy rate is 45.32% and the female literacy rate is 33.3% in Barari Block.

Population
285,381
Families
53,773
Literacy
51.02%
Sex Ratio
905

To facilitate the administration, Barari Block is further divided into 88 villages.

Barari Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 63,834 32,607 31,227
Literacy 51.02% 45.32% 33.3%
Scheduled Caste 23,211 11,959 11,252
Scheduled Tribe 13,661 7,073 6,588
Illiterate 172,342 81,897 90,445

Caste-wise Population - Barari Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Barari Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,211 11,959 11,252
Schedule Tribe 13,661 7,073 6,588

Religion-wise Population - Barari Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 149,200 (52.28%) 78,413 70,787
Muslim 133,280 (46.7%) 69,834 63,446
Christian 447 (0.16%) 230 217
Sikh 1,883 (0.66%) 1,011 872
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 7 13
Jain 5 (0%) 4 1
Other Religion 9 (0%) 5 4
No Religion Specified 537 (0.19%) 269 268

Literacy Rate - Barari Block

Average literacy rate of Barari Block in 2011 were 51.02% in which, male and female literacy were 57.93% and 43.27% respectively. Total literate in Barari Block were 113,039 of which male and female were 67,876 and 45,163 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barari Block

The Sex Ratio of Barari Block is 905 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 905 females in Barari Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Barari Block.

Child Population - Barari Block

According to Census 2011, there were 63,834 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barari Block. Out of which 63,834 were male while 63,834 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barari Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Barari Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Barari Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 63,834.

Total Urban Rural
Population 285,381 0 285,381
Children (0 - 6 years) 63,834 0 63,834
Schedule Caste 23,211 0 23,211
Schedule Tribe 13,661 0 13,661
Literacy 51.02% - 51.02%
Sex Ratio 905 - 905

Working Population - Barari Block

In Barari Block out of total population, 89,668 were engaged in work activities. 68% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 89,668 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,197 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38,391 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 60,968 50,308 10,660
Cultivators 15,197 13,847 1,350
Agriculture Labourer 38,391 30,620 7,771
Household Industries 813 575 238
Other Workers 6,567 5,266 1,301
Marginal Workers 28,700 18,020 10,680
Non Working 195,713 81,445 114,268

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