Barh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Patna district, Bihar
Barh Block of Patna district has total population of 216,348 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 115,354 are males while 100,994 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,090 families residing in Barh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 876.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.4% people lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.6% while that in the rural areas is 59.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barh Block is 873% while that of Rural areas is 877.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barh Block is 39744 which is 18% of the total population. There are 20906 male children and 18838 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Barh Block.
The total literacy rate of Barh Block is 64.09%. The male literacy rate is 59.21% and the female literacy rate is 44.43% in Barh Block.
To facilitate the administration, Barh Block is further divided into 1 town and 47 villages.
Barh Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barh Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 39,744 | 20,906 | 18,838 |
| Literacy | 64.09% | 59.21% | 44.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 39,672 | 21,090 | 18,582 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 558 | 287 | 271 |
| Illiterate | 103,171 | 47,050 | 56,121 |
Caste-wise Population - Barh Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Barh Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 39,672 | 21,090 | 18,582 |
| Schedule Tribe | 558 | 287 | 271 |
Religion-wise Population - Barh Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 204,828 | (94.68%) | 109,236 | 95,592 |
| Muslim | 10,729 | (4.96%) | 5,661 | 5,068 |
| Christian | 227 | (0.1%) | 127 | 100 |
| Sikh | 44 | (0.02%) | 27 | 17 |
| Buddhist | 29 | (0.01%) | 19 | 10 |
| Jain | 23 | (0.01%) | 15 | 8 |
| Other Religion | 11 | (0.01%) | 5 | 6 |
| No Religion Specified | 457 | (0.21%) | 264 | 193 |
Literacy Rate - Barh Block
Average literacy rate of Barh Block in 2011 were 64.09% in which, male and female literacy were 72.32% and 54.62% respectively. Total literate in Barh Block were 113,177 of which male and female were 68,304 and 44,873 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Barh Block
The Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 876 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 876 females in Barh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Barh Block.
Child Population - Barh Block
According to Census 2011, there were 39,744 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barh Block. Out of which 39,744 were male while 39,744 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Barh Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 9,310 families under Barh Block living in urban areas while 9,310 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 28.4% of total population of Barh Block lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,627 while that in rural region is 30,117.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 216,348 | 61,470 | 154,878 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 39,744 | 9,627 | 30,117 |
| Schedule Caste | 39,672 | 8,578 | 31,094 |
| Schedule Tribe | 558 | 37 | 521 |
| Literacy | 64.09% | 75.55% | 59.32% |
| Sex Ratio | 876 | 873 | 877 |
Working Population - Barh Block
In Barh Block out of total population, 65,461 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,087 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,642 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 46,536 | 37,965 | 8,571 |
| Cultivators | 9,087 | 7,333 | 1,754 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15,642 | 12,169 | 3,473 |
| Household Industries | 2,201 | 1,544 | 657 |
| Other Workers | 19,606 | 16,919 | 2,687 |
| Marginal Workers | 18,925 | 12,656 | 6,269 |
| Non Working | 150,887 | 64,733 | 86,154 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Barh, Bihar - Wikipedia