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Sahar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhojpur district, Bihar

Sahar Block of Bhojpur district has total population of 110,276 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 56,098 are males while 54,178 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,612 families residing in Sahar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sahar Block is 966.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sahar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.1% and the sex ratio of Sahar Block is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahar Block is 19483 which is 18% of the total population. There are 9887 male children and 9596 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahar Block is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Sahar Block.

The total literacy rate of Sahar Block is 67.09%. The male literacy rate is 65.71% and the female literacy rate is 44.4% in Sahar Block.

Population
110,276
Families
18,612
Literacy
67.09%
Sex Ratio
966

To facilitate the administration, Sahar Block is further divided into 56 villages.

Sahar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,483 9,887 9,596
Literacy 67.09% 65.71% 44.4%
Scheduled Caste 22,826 11,646 11,180
Scheduled Tribe 75 29 46
Illiterate 49,360 19,236 30,124

Caste-wise Population - Sahar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sahar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,826 11,646 11,180
Schedule Tribe 75 29 46

Religion-wise Population - Sahar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 98,370 (89.2%) 50,230 48,140
Muslim 11,687 (10.6%) 5,757 5,930
Christian 66 (0.06%) 35 31
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 0 6
Buddhist 4 (0%) 2 2
Jain 4 (0%) 1 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 138 (0.13%) 72 66

Literacy Rate - Sahar Block

Average literacy rate of Sahar Block in 2011 were 67.09% in which, male and female literacy were 79.77% and 53.95% respectively. Total literate in Sahar Block were 60,916 of which male and female were 36,862 and 24,054 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sahar Block

The Sex Ratio of Sahar Block is 966 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 966 females in Sahar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Sahar Block.

Child Population - Sahar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,483 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahar Block. Out of which 19,483 were male while 19,483 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sahar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sahar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sahar 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 19,483.

Total Urban Rural
Population 110,276 0 110,276
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,483 0 19,483
Schedule Caste 22,826 0 22,826
Schedule Tribe 75 0 75
Literacy 67.09% - 67.09%
Sex Ratio 966 - 966

Working Population - Sahar Block

In Sahar Block out of total population, 37,776 were engaged in work activities. 62.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,776 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,694 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,201 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,460 19,195 4,265
Cultivators 8,694 7,747 947
Agriculture Labourer 10,201 8,118 2,083
Household Industries 545 290 255
Other Workers 4,020 3,040 980
Marginal Workers 14,316 7,685 6,631
Non Working 72,500 29,218 43,282

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