Behea Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhojpur district, Bihar
Behea Block of Bhojpur district has total population of 178,429 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,033 are males while 85,396 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,346 families residing in Behea Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 918.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15% people lives in Urban areas while 85% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.2% while that in the rural areas is 69.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Behea Block is 920% while that of Rural areas is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behea Block is 29794 which is 17% of the total population. There are 15450 male children and 14344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Behea Block.
The total literacy rate of Behea Block is 70.74%. The male literacy rate is 68.26% and the female literacy rate is 48.77% in Behea Block.
To facilitate the administration, Behea Block is further divided into 1 town and 98 villages.
Behea Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Behea Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 29,794 | 15,450 | 14,344 |
| Literacy | 70.74% | 68.26% | 48.77% |
| Scheduled Caste | 27,690 | 14,497 | 13,193 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,961 | 1,551 | 1,410 |
| Illiterate | 73,278 | 29,533 | 43,745 |
Caste-wise Population - Behea Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Behea Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 27,690 | 14,497 | 13,193 |
| Schedule Tribe | 2,961 | 1,551 | 1,410 |
Religion-wise Population - Behea Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 161,673 | (90.61%) | 84,478 | 77,195 |
| Muslim | 15,759 | (8.83%) | 8,063 | 7,696 |
| Christian | 148 | (0.08%) | 85 | 63 |
| Sikh | 12 | (0.01%) | 7 | 5 |
| Buddhist | 8 | (0%) | 5 | 3 |
| Jain | 9 | (0.01%) | 5 | 4 |
| Other Religion | 8 | (0%) | 2 | 6 |
| No Religion Specified | 812 | (0.46%) | 388 | 424 |
Literacy Rate - Behea Block
Average literacy rate of Behea Block in 2011 were 70.74% in which, male and female literacy were 81.85% and 58.62% respectively. Total literate in Behea Block were 105,151 of which male and female were 63,500 and 41,651 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Behea Block
The Sex Ratio of Behea Block is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Behea Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Behea Block.
Child Population - Behea Block
According to Census 2011, there were 29,794 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behea Block. Out of which 29,794 were male while 29,794 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Behea Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 4,202 families under Behea Block living in urban areas while 4,202 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 15% of total population of Behea Block lives in Urban areas while 85% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,297 while that in rural region is 25,497.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 178,429 | 26,707 | 151,722 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 29,794 | 4,297 | 25,497 |
| Schedule Caste | 27,690 | 2,429 | 25,261 |
| Schedule Tribe | 2,961 | 858 | 2,103 |
| Literacy | 70.74% | 78.21% | 69.42% |
| Sex Ratio | 918 | 920 | 917 |
Working Population - Behea Block
In Behea Block out of total population, 45,786 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,375 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,254 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 29,156 | 26,388 | 2,768 |
| Cultivators | 9,375 | 8,790 | 585 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8,254 | 7,409 | 845 |
| Household Industries | 1,355 | 1,049 | 306 |
| Other Workers | 10,172 | 9,140 | 1,032 |
| Marginal Workers | 16,630 | 12,118 | 4,512 |
| Non Working | 132,643 | 54,527 | 78,116 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Behea, Bihar - Wikipedia