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Paharpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Paharpur Block of Purba Champaran district has total population of 183,018 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 95,945 are males while 87,073 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,552 families residing in Paharpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Paharpur Block is 908.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Paharpur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.3% and the sex ratio of Paharpur Block is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paharpur Block is 34491 which is 19% of the total population. There are 17823 male children and 16668 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paharpur Block is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Paharpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Paharpur Block is 56.31%. The male literacy rate is 53.98% and the female literacy rate is 36.57% in Paharpur Block.

Population
183,018
Families
33,552
Literacy
56.31%
Sex Ratio
908

To facilitate the administration, Paharpur Block is further divided into 57 villages.

Paharpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,491 17,823 16,668
Literacy 56.31% 53.98% 36.57%
Scheduled Caste 23,632 12,327 11,305
Scheduled Tribe 210 97 113
Illiterate 99,383 44,156 55,227

Caste-wise Population - Paharpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Paharpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,632 12,327 11,305
Schedule Tribe 210 97 113

Religion-wise Population - Paharpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 152,060 (83.08%) 79,881 72,179
Muslim 30,467 (16.65%) 15,781 14,686
Christian 102 (0.06%) 58 44
Sikh 7 (0%) 3 4
Buddhist 33 (0.02%) 20 13
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 6 (0%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 340 (0.19%) 196 144

Literacy Rate - Paharpur Block

Average literacy rate of Paharpur Block in 2011 were 56.31% in which, male and female literacy were 66.29% and 45.23% respectively. Total literate in Paharpur Block were 83,635 of which male and female were 51,789 and 31,846 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Paharpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Paharpur Block is 908 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 908 females in Paharpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Paharpur Block.

Child Population - Paharpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,491 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paharpur Block. Out of which 34,491 were male while 34,491 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Paharpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Paharpur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Paharpur 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 34,491.

Total Urban Rural
Population 183,018 0 183,018
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,491 0 34,491
Schedule Caste 23,632 0 23,632
Schedule Tribe 210 0 210
Literacy 56.31% - 56.31%
Sex Ratio 908 - 908

Working Population - Paharpur Block

In Paharpur Block out of total population, 66,860 were engaged in work activities. 55% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 66,860 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,428 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,524 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,747 28,122 8,625
Cultivators 11,428 9,878 1,550
Agriculture Labourer 20,524 14,511 6,013
Household Industries 928 619 309
Other Workers 3,867 3,114 753
Marginal Workers 30,113 17,040 13,073
Non Working 116,158 50,783 65,375

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