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Piprarhi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sheohar district, Bihar

Piprarhi Block of Sheohar district has total population of 117,948 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 61,680 are males while 56,268 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,107 families residing in Piprarhi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Piprarhi Block is 912.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Piprarhi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 51.8% and the sex ratio of Piprarhi Block is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piprarhi Block is 23229 which is 20% of the total population. There are 11985 male children and 11244 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piprarhi Block is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Piprarhi Block.

The total literacy rate of Piprarhi Block is 51.82%. The male literacy rate is 47.87% and the female literacy rate is 34.77% in Piprarhi Block.

Population
117,948
Families
28,107
Literacy
51.82%
Sex Ratio
912

To facilitate the administration, Piprarhi Block is further divided into 25 villages.

Piprarhi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,229 11,985 11,244
Literacy 51.82% 47.87% 34.77%
Scheduled Caste 15,469 8,107 7,362
Scheduled Tribe 21 12 9
Illiterate 68,860 32,156 36,704

Caste-wise Population - Piprarhi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Piprarhi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,469 8,107 7,362
Schedule Tribe 21 12 9

Religion-wise Population - Piprarhi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 92,006 (78.01%) 48,455 43,551
Muslim 25,107 (21.29%) 12,865 12,242
Christian 106 (0.09%) 50 56
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 9 3
Jain 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 692 (0.59%) 287 405

Literacy Rate - Piprarhi Block

Average literacy rate of Piprarhi Block in 2011 were 51.82% in which, male and female literacy were 59.41% and 43.45% respectively. Total literate in Piprarhi Block were 49,088 of which male and female were 29,524 and 19,564 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Piprarhi Block

The Sex Ratio of Piprarhi Block is 912 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 912 females in Piprarhi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Piprarhi Block.

Child Population - Piprarhi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 23,229 children between age 0 to 6 years in Piprarhi Block. Out of which 23,229 were male while 23,229 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Piprarhi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Piprarhi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Piprarhi 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 23,229.

Total Urban Rural
Population 117,948 0 117,948
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,229 0 23,229
Schedule Caste 15,469 0 15,469
Schedule Tribe 21 0 21
Literacy 51.82% - 51.82%
Sex Ratio 912 - 912

Working Population - Piprarhi Block

In Piprarhi Block out of total population, 36,151 were engaged in work activities. 62.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36,151 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,214 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,539 20,077 2,462
Cultivators 5,155 4,841 314
Agriculture Labourer 13,214 11,964 1,250
Household Industries 346 202 144
Other Workers 3,824 3,070 754
Marginal Workers 13,612 9,987 3,625
Non Working 81,797 31,616 50,181

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