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Bagbari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bagbari is a Census Town city situated in English Bazar block of Maldah district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,862 families residing in the Bagbari city. The total population of Bagbari is 8,660 out of which 4,574 are males and 4,086 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bagbari is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bagbari city is 1279 which is 15% of the total population. There are 705 male children and 574 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagbari is 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bagbari is 63.7%. Thus Bagbari has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 68.75% and the female literacy rate is 58.09% in Bagbari.

Bagbari Census Town has total administration over 1,862 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bagbari Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bagbari Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,279 705 574
Literacy 63.7% 58.2% 49.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,079 1,648 1,431
Scheduled Tribe 24 12 12
Illiterate 3,960 1,914 2,046

Caste-wise Population - Bagbari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Bagbari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,079 1,648 1,431
Schedule Tribe 24 12 12

Religion-wise Population - Bagbari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bagbari is 5,832 which is 67.34% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bagbari is 2,810 which is 32.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bagbari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,832 (67.34%) 3,113 2,719
Muslim 2,810 (32.45%) 1,454 1,356
Christian 7 (0.08%) 2 5
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 2 (0.02%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.08%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Bagbari

The total literacy rate of Bagbari was 63.68% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,700 literates, males were 2,660 while females were 2,040. Also the male literacy rate was 68.75% and the female literacy rate was 58.09% in Bagbari.

  Bagbari West Bengal
Female 58.09% 70.54%
Male 68.75% 81.69%
Total 63.68% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Bagbari

The Sex Ratio of Bagbari is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Bagbari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Bagbari.

Child Population - Bagbari

According to Census 2011, there were 1,279 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bagbari. Out of which 705 were male while 574 were female.

Working Population - Bagbari

In Bagbari Census Town out of total population, 3,206 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,206 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 235 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,953 2,296 657
Cultivators 18 18 0
Agriculture Labourer 235 218 17
Household Industries 191 65 126
Other Workers 2,509 1,995 514
Marginal Workers 253 128 125
Non Working 5,454 2,150 3,304

Bagbari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bagbari is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,660 54.3% 893

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