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Dharhara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Munger district, Bihar

Dharhara Block of Munger district has total population of 131,753 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 70,489 are males while 61,264 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,010 families residing in Dharhara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dharhara Block is 869.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dharhara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 65.6% and the sex ratio of Dharhara Block is 869.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharhara Block is 24026 which is 18% of the total population. There are 12554 male children and 11472 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharhara Block is 914 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 869 ) of Dharhara Block.

The total literacy rate of Dharhara Block is 65.61%. The male literacy rate is 61.19% and the female literacy rate is 44.97% in Dharhara Block.

Population
131,753
Families
26,010
Literacy
65.61%
Sex Ratio
869

To facilitate the administration, Dharhara Block is further divided into 186 villages.

Dharhara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,026 12,554 11,472
Literacy 65.61% 61.19% 44.97%
Scheduled Caste 20,139 10,612 9,527
Scheduled Tribe 6,393 3,290 3,103
Illiterate 61,068 27,354 33,714

Caste-wise Population - Dharhara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.9% of total population in Dharhara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,139 10,612 9,527
Schedule Tribe 6,393 3,290 3,103

Religion-wise Population - Dharhara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 129,367 (98.19%) 69,262 60,105
Muslim 2,049 (1.56%) 1,048 1,001
Christian 51 (0.04%) 33 18
Sikh 19 (0.01%) 5 14
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 14 (0.01%) 9 5
Other Religion 5 (0%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 242 (0.18%) 128 114

Literacy Rate - Dharhara Block

Average literacy rate of Dharhara Block in 2011 were 65.61% in which, male and female literacy were 74.45% and 55.33% respectively. Total literate in Dharhara Block were 70,685 of which male and female were 43,135 and 27,550 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dharhara Block

The Sex Ratio of Dharhara Block is 869 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 869 females in Dharhara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 869 ) of Dharhara Block.

Child Population - Dharhara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,026 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharhara Block. Out of which 24,026 were male while 24,026 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dharhara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dharhara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dharhara 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 24,026.

Total Urban Rural
Population 131,753 0 131,753
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,026 0 24,026
Schedule Caste 20,139 0 20,139
Schedule Tribe 6,393 0 6,393
Literacy 65.61% - 65.61%
Sex Ratio 869 - 869

Working Population - Dharhara Block

In Dharhara Block out of total population, 41,623 were engaged in work activities. 45.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,623 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,798 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,001 15,587 3,414
Cultivators 2,336 1,954 382
Agriculture Labourer 7,798 6,480 1,318
Household Industries 1,043 571 472
Other Workers 7,824 6,582 1,242
Marginal Workers 22,622 15,413 7,209
Non Working 90,130 39,489 50,641

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