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Gamharia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madhepura district, Bihar

Gamharia Block of Madhepura district has total population of 82,522 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,950 are males while 39,572 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,970 families residing in Gamharia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gamharia Block is 921.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gamharia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 50.8% and the sex ratio of Gamharia Block is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gamharia Block is 15262 which is 18% of the total population. There are 7965 male children and 7297 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gamharia Block is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Gamharia Block.

The total literacy rate of Gamharia Block is 50.83%. The male literacy rate is 50.45% and the female literacy rate is 31.65% in Gamharia Block.

Population
82,522
Families
15,970
Literacy
50.83%
Sex Ratio
921

To facilitate the administration, Gamharia Block is further divided into 12 villages.

Gamharia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,262 7,965 7,297
Literacy 50.83% 50.45% 31.65%
Scheduled Caste 12,074 6,109 5,965
Scheduled Tribe 44 31 13
Illiterate 48,331 21,283 27,048

Caste-wise Population - Gamharia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gamharia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,074 6,109 5,965
Schedule Tribe 44 31 13

Religion-wise Population - Gamharia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 74,622 (90.43%) 38,909 35,713
Muslim 7,811 (9.47%) 3,996 3,815
Christian 25 (0.03%) 13 12
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 1 4
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 57 (0.07%) 31 26

Literacy Rate - Gamharia Block

Average literacy rate of Gamharia Block in 2011 were 50.83% in which, male and female literacy were 61.93% and 38.8% respectively. Total literate in Gamharia Block were 34,191 of which male and female were 21,667 and 12,524 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gamharia Block

The Sex Ratio of Gamharia Block is 921 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 921 females in Gamharia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Gamharia Block.

Child Population - Gamharia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,262 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gamharia Block. Out of which 15,262 were male while 15,262 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gamharia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gamharia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gamharia 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 15,262.

Total Urban Rural
Population 82,522 0 82,522
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,262 0 15,262
Schedule Caste 12,074 0 12,074
Schedule Tribe 44 0 44
Literacy 50.83% - 50.83%
Sex Ratio 921 - 921

Working Population - Gamharia Block

In Gamharia Block out of total population, 34,836 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,836 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,415 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,875 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,942 17,444 4,498
Cultivators 8,415 7,215 1,200
Agriculture Labourer 10,875 8,113 2,762
Household Industries 257 192 65
Other Workers 2,395 1,924 471
Marginal Workers 12,894 3,887 9,007
Non Working 47,686 21,619 26,067

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