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Bokhara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sitamarhi district, Bihar

Bokhara Block of Sitamarhi district has total population of 130,886 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,711 are males while 62,175 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,378 families residing in Bokhara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bokhara Block is 905.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bokhara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 48.6% and the sex ratio of Bokhara Block is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bokhara Block is 24980 which is 19% of the total population. There are 12964 male children and 12016 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bokhara Block is 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Bokhara Block.

The total literacy rate of Bokhara Block is 48.62%. The male literacy rate is 45.58% and the female literacy rate is 32.46% in Bokhara Block.

Population
130,886
Families
28,378
Literacy
48.62%
Sex Ratio
905

To facilitate the administration, Bokhara Block is further divided into 28 villages.

Bokhara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,980 12,964 12,016
Literacy 48.62% 45.58% 32.46%
Scheduled Caste 12,977 6,857 6,120
Scheduled Tribe 14 10 4
Illiterate 79,391 37,395 41,996

Caste-wise Population - Bokhara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bokhara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,977 6,857 6,120
Schedule Tribe 14 10 4

Religion-wise Population - Bokhara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 93,506 (71.44%) 49,256 44,250
Muslim 37,160 (28.39%) 19,334 17,826
Christian 78 (0.06%) 43 35
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 5 (0%) 1 4
Jain 3 (0%) 0 3
Other Religion 3 (0%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 130 (0.1%) 74 56

Literacy Rate - Bokhara Block

Average literacy rate of Bokhara Block in 2011 were 48.62% in which, male and female literacy were 56.18% and 40.23% respectively. Total literate in Bokhara Block were 51,495 of which male and female were 31,316 and 20,179 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bokhara Block

The Sex Ratio of Bokhara Block is 905 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 905 females in Bokhara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Bokhara Block.

Child Population - Bokhara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,980 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bokhara Block. Out of which 24,980 were male while 24,980 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bokhara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bokhara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bokhara 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 24,980.

Total Urban Rural
Population 130,886 0 130,886
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,980 0 24,980
Schedule Caste 12,977 0 12,977
Schedule Tribe 14 0 14
Literacy 48.62% - 48.62%
Sex Ratio 905 - 905

Working Population - Bokhara Block

In Bokhara Block out of total population, 39,572 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,572 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,005 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,632 21,814 2,818
Cultivators 6,496 5,969 527
Agriculture Labourer 14,005 12,365 1,640
Household Industries 701 471 230
Other Workers 3,430 3,009 421
Marginal Workers 14,940 10,440 4,500
Non Working 91,314 36,457 54,857

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