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Barhat Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamui district, Bihar

Barhat Block of Jamui district has total population of 92,207 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 48,141 are males while 44,066 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,669 families residing in Barhat Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barhat Block is 915.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Barhat Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.2% and the sex ratio of Barhat Block is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhat Block is 16844 which is 18% of the total population. There are 8666 male children and 8178 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhat Block is 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 915 ) of Barhat Block.

The total literacy rate of Barhat Block is 61.2%. The male literacy rate is 59.53% and the female literacy rate is 39.64% in Barhat Block.

Population
92,207
Families
16,669
Literacy
61.2%
Sex Ratio
915

To facilitate the administration, Barhat Block is further divided into 43 villages.

Barhat Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,844 8,666 8,178
Literacy 61.2% 59.53% 39.64%
Scheduled Caste 22,318 11,380 10,938
Scheduled Tribe 4,674 2,425 2,249
Illiterate 46,082 19,482 26,600

Caste-wise Population - Barhat Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.1% of total population in Barhat Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,318 11,380 10,938
Schedule Tribe 4,674 2,425 2,249

Religion-wise Population - Barhat Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 88,321 (95.79%) 46,078 42,243
Muslim 3,450 (3.74%) 1,834 1,616
Christian 121 (0.13%) 64 57
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 8 3
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 292 (0.32%) 151 141

Literacy Rate - Barhat Block

Average literacy rate of Barhat Block in 2011 were 61.2% in which, male and female literacy were 72.6% and 48.67% respectively. Total literate in Barhat Block were 46,125 of which male and female were 28,659 and 17,466 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barhat Block

The Sex Ratio of Barhat Block is 915 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 915 females in Barhat Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 915 ) of Barhat Block.

Child Population - Barhat Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,844 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barhat Block. Out of which 16,844 were male while 16,844 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barhat Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Barhat Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Barhat 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 16,844.

Total Urban Rural
Population 92,207 0 92,207
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,844 0 16,844
Schedule Caste 22,318 0 22,318
Schedule Tribe 4,674 0 4,674
Literacy 61.2% - 61.2%
Sex Ratio 915 - 915

Working Population - Barhat Block

In Barhat Block out of total population, 37,859 were engaged in work activities. 67.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,859 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,683 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,553 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,559 18,217 7,342
Cultivators 6,683 5,245 1,438
Agriculture Labourer 13,553 9,298 4,255
Household Industries 1,295 459 836
Other Workers 4,028 3,215 813
Marginal Workers 12,300 5,649 6,651
Non Working 54,348 24,275 30,073

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