Barhara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purnia district, Bihar
Barhara Block of Purnia district has total population of 209,000 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 109,302 are males while 99,698 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,159 families residing in Barhara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barhara Block is 912.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Barhara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 55.3% and the sex ratio of Barhara Block is 912.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhara Block is 41758 which is 20% of the total population. There are 21370 male children and 20388 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhara Block is 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Barhara Block.
The total literacy rate of Barhara Block is 55.33%. The male literacy rate is 51.26% and the female literacy rate is 36.61% in Barhara Block.
To facilitate the administration, Barhara Block is further divided into 62 villages.
Barhara Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barhara Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 41,758 | 21,370 | 20,388 |
| Literacy | 55.33% | 51.26% | 36.61% |
| Scheduled Caste | 41,162 | 21,372 | 19,790 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 16,253 | 8,429 | 7,824 |
| Illiterate | 116,467 | 53,272 | 63,195 |
Caste-wise Population - Barhara Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.8% of total population in Barhara Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 41,162 | 21,372 | 19,790 |
| Schedule Tribe | 16,253 | 8,429 | 7,824 |
Religion-wise Population - Barhara Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 188,870 | (90.37%) | 98,867 | 90,003 |
| Muslim | 19,030 | (9.11%) | 9,842 | 9,188 |
| Christian | 671 | (0.32%) | 366 | 305 |
| Sikh | 25 | (0.01%) | 15 | 10 |
| Buddhist | 7 | (0%) | 6 | 1 |
| Jain | 14 | (0.01%) | 8 | 6 |
| Other Religion | 1 | (0%) | 1 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 382 | (0.18%) | 197 | 185 |
Literacy Rate - Barhara Block
Average literacy rate of Barhara Block in 2011 were 55.33% in which, male and female literacy were 63.72% and 46.03% respectively. Total literate in Barhara Block were 92,533 of which male and female were 56,030 and 36,503 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Barhara Block
The Sex Ratio of Barhara Block is 912 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 912 females in Barhara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Barhara Block.
Child Population - Barhara Block
According to Census 2011, there were 41,758 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barhara Block. Out of which 41,758 were male while 41,758 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Barhara Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Barhara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Barhara 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 41,758.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 209,000 | 0 | 209,000 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 41,758 | 0 | 41,758 |
| Schedule Caste | 41,162 | 0 | 41,162 |
| Schedule Tribe | 16,253 | 0 | 16,253 |
| Literacy | 55.33% | - | 55.33% |
| Sex Ratio | 912 | - | 912 |
Working Population - Barhara Block
In Barhara Block out of total population, 85,362 were engaged in work activities. 51.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,362 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,809 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,044 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 44,288 | 32,451 | 11,837 |
| Cultivators | 11,809 | 10,119 | 1,690 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27,044 | 18,657 | 8,387 |
| Household Industries | 922 | 470 | 452 |
| Other Workers | 4,513 | 3,205 | 1,308 |
| Marginal Workers | 41,074 | 20,022 | 21,052 |
| Non Working | 123,638 | 56,829 | 66,809 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Barhara, Bihar - Wikipedia