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

Parihar Block of Sitamarhi district has total population of 338,222 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 177,463 are males while 160,759 are females. In 2011 there were total 68,586 families residing in Parihar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Parihar Block is 906.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Parihar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 46.2% and the sex ratio of Parihar Block is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Parihar Block is 68872 which is 20% of the total population. There are 35707 male children and 33165 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Parihar Block is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 906 ) of Parihar Block.

The total literacy rate of Parihar Block is 46.17%. The male literacy rate is 44.88% and the female literacy rate is 27.81% in Parihar Block.

Population
338,222
Families
68,586
Literacy
46.17%
Sex Ratio
906

To facilitate the administration, Parihar Block is further divided into 83 villages.

Parihar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 68,872 35,707 33,165
Literacy 46.17% 44.88% 27.81%
Scheduled Caste 34,208 18,060 16,148
Scheduled Tribe 566 302 264
Illiterate 213,860 97,809 116,051

Caste-wise Population - Parihar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Parihar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,208 18,060 16,148
Schedule Tribe 566 302 264

Religion-wise Population - Parihar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 224,531 (66.39%) 118,885 105,646
Muslim 112,361 (33.22%) 57,878 54,483
Christian 222 (0.07%) 123 99
Sikh 26 (0.01%) 14 12
Buddhist 29 (0.01%) 21 8
Jain 26 (0.01%) 16 10
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 1,026 (0.3%) 525 501

Literacy Rate - Parihar Block

Average literacy rate of Parihar Block in 2011 were 46.17% in which, male and female literacy were 56.19% and 35.04% respectively. Total literate in Parihar Block were 124,362 of which male and female were 79,654 and 44,708 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Parihar Block

The Sex Ratio of Parihar Block is 906 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 906 females in Parihar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 906 ) of Parihar Block.

Child Population - Parihar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 68,872 children between age 0 to 6 years in Parihar Block. Out of which 68,872 were male while 68,872 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Parihar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Parihar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Parihar 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 68,872.

Total Urban Rural
Population 338,222 0 338,222
Children (0 - 6 years) 68,872 0 68,872
Schedule Caste 34,208 0 34,208
Schedule Tribe 566 0 566
Literacy 46.17% - 46.17%
Sex Ratio 906 - 906

Working Population - Parihar Block

In Parihar Block out of total population, 113,944 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113,944 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,740 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45,830 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 80,572 68,644 11,928
Cultivators 20,740 18,651 2,089
Agriculture Labourer 45,830 38,593 7,237
Household Industries 1,679 1,195 484
Other Workers 12,323 10,205 2,118
Marginal Workers 33,372 17,112 16,260
Non Working 224,278 91,707 132,571

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