Piro Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhojpur district, Bihar
Piro Block of Bhojpur district has total population of 254,911 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 132,606 are males while 122,305 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,749 families residing in Piro Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 922.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.3% people lives in Urban areas while 86.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 71.5% while that in the rural areas is 70.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Piro Block is 898% while that of Rural areas is 926.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piro Block is 42740 which is 17% of the total population. There are 22253 male children and 20487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Piro Block.
The total literacy rate of Piro Block is 70.58%. The male literacy rate is 68.49% and the female literacy rate is 48.19% in Piro Block.
To facilitate the administration, Piro Block is further divided into 1 town and 109 villages.
Piro Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Piro Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 42,740 | 22,253 | 20,487 |
| Literacy | 70.58% | 68.49% | 48.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 38,493 | 20,012 | 18,481 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 170 | 84 | 86 |
| Illiterate | 105,156 | 41,786 | 63,370 |
Caste-wise Population - Piro Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Piro Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 38,493 | 20,012 | 18,481 |
| Schedule Tribe | 170 | 84 | 86 |
Religion-wise Population - Piro Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 228,450 | (89.62%) | 118,837 | 109,613 |
| Muslim | 25,508 | (10.01%) | 13,253 | 12,255 |
| Christian | 418 | (0.16%) | 214 | 204 |
| Sikh | 33 | (0.01%) | 15 | 18 |
| Buddhist | 33 | (0.01%) | 21 | 12 |
| Jain | 41 | (0.02%) | 24 | 17 |
| Other Religion | 3 | (0%) | 1 | 2 |
| No Religion Specified | 425 | (0.17%) | 241 | 184 |
Literacy Rate - Piro Block
Average literacy rate of Piro Block in 2011 were 70.58% in which, male and female literacy were 82.3% and 57.88% respectively. Total literate in Piro Block were 149,755 of which male and female were 90,820 and 58,935 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Piro Block
The Sex Ratio of Piro Block is 922 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 922 females in Piro Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Piro Block.
Child Population - Piro Block
According to Census 2011, there were 42,740 children between age 0 to 6 years in Piro Block. Out of which 42,740 were male while 42,740 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Piro Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 5,033 families under Piro Block living in urban areas while 5,033 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.3% of total population of Piro Block lives in Urban areas while 86.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,338 while that in rural region is 37,402.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 254,911 | 33,785 | 221,126 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 42,740 | 5,338 | 37,402 |
| Schedule Caste | 38,493 | 2,948 | 35,545 |
| Schedule Tribe | 170 | 30 | 140 |
| Literacy | 70.58% | 71.53% | 70.44% |
| Sex Ratio | 922 | 898 | 926 |
Working Population - Piro Block
In Piro Block out of total population, 74,218 were engaged in work activities. 57.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74,218 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,569 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,255 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 42,387 | 36,775 | 5,612 |
| Cultivators | 13,569 | 12,275 | 1,294 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 17,255 | 15,163 | 2,092 |
| Household Industries | 2,213 | 1,439 | 774 |
| Other Workers | 9,350 | 7,898 | 1,452 |
| Marginal Workers | 31,831 | 21,812 | 10,019 |
| Non Working | 180,693 | 74,019 | 106,674 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Piro, Bihar - Wikipedia