Barahiya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Lakhisarai, Bihar - Census 2011
Barahiya is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Barahiya block of Lakhisarai district. The Barahiya city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,893 families residing in the Barahiya city. The total population of Barahiya is 43,032 out of which 22,817 are males and 20,215 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barahiya is 886.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barahiya city is 6706 which is 16% of the total population. There are 3617 male children and 3089 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barahiya is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886).
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barahiya is 73.6%. Thus Barahiya has higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Lakhisarai district. The male literacy rate is 80.11% and the female literacy rate is 66.36% in Barahiya.
Barahiya Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,893 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Barahiya Nagar Panchayat
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barahiya Nagar Panchayat.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 6,706 | 3,617 | 3,089 |
Literacy | 73.6% | 67.4% | 56.2% |
Scheduled Caste | 4,185 | 2,226 | 1,959 |
Scheduled Tribe | 28 | 20 | 8 |
Illiterate | 16,286 | 7,435 | 8,851 |
Caste-wise Population - Barahiya
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Barahiya.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 4,185 | 2,226 | 1,959 |
Schedule Tribe | 28 | 20 | 8 |
Religion-wise Population - Barahiya
As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barahiya is 41,789 which is 97.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barahiya is 1,047 which is 2.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barahiya as per Census 2011.
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 41,789 | (97.11%) | 22,204 | 19,585 |
Muslim | 1,047 | (2.43%) | 529 | 518 |
Christian | 76 | (0.18%) | 29 | 47 |
Sikh | 3 | (0.01%) | 2 | 1 |
Buddhist | 8 | (0.02%) | 6 | 2 |
Jain | 10 | (0.02%) | 6 | 4 |
Other Religion | 3 | (0.01%) | 0 | 3 |
No Religion Specified | 96 | (0.22%) | 41 | 55 |
Literacy Rate - Barahiya
The total literacy rate of Barahiya was 73.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 26,746 literates, males were 15,382 while females were 11,364. Also the male literacy rate was 80.11% and the female literacy rate was 66.36% in Barahiya.
Barahiya | Bihar | |
---|---|---|
Female | 66.36% | 51.5% |
Male | 80.11% | 71.2% |
Total | 73.63% | 61.8% |
Sex Ratio - Barahiya
The Sex Ratio of Barahiya is 886. Thus per every 1000 men there were 886 females in Barahiya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Barahiya.
Child Population - Barahiya
According to Census 2011, there were 6,706 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barahiya. Out of which 3,617 were male while 3,089 were female.
Working Population - Barahiya
In Barahiya Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 12,381 were engaged in work activities. 58.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,381 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,393 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,755 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 7,245 | 6,366 | 879 |
Cultivators | 1,393 | 1,348 | 45 |
Agriculture Labourer | 1,755 | 1,374 | 381 |
Household Industries | 344 | 285 | 59 |
Other Workers | 3,753 | 3,359 | 394 |
Marginal Workers | 5,136 | 4,119 | 1,017 |
Non Working | 30,651 | 12,332 | 18,319 |
Barahiya Wards
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barahiya is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.
# | Ward | Population | Literacy | Sex Ratio |
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1 | Ward No - 1 | 2,115 | 54.1% | 873 |
2 | Ward No - 2 | 2,177 | 52% | 845 |
3 | Ward No - 3 | 1,266 | 62.3% | 859 |
4 | Ward No - 4 | 1,682 | 69.4% | 970 |
5 | Ward No - 5 | 1,751 | 77.3% | 867 |
6 | Ward No - 6 | 1,955 | 81.3% | 922 |
7 | Ward No - 7 | 1,765 | 70% | 952 |
8 | Ward No - 8 | 1,409 | 72.3% | 889 |
9 | Ward No - 9 | 1,922 | 64.6% | 912 |
10 | Ward No - 10 | 1,289 | 55.5% | 874 |
11 | Ward No - 11 | 2,316 | 57% | 881 |
12 | Ward No - 12 | 1,209 | 70.6% | 995 |
13 | Ward No - 13 | 1,644 | 63% | 885 |
14 | Ward No - 14 | 1,251 | 41.9% | 834 |
15 | Ward No - 15 | 799 | 80.1% | 783 |
16 | Ward No - 16 | 1,591 | 75% | 816 |
17 | Ward No - 17 | 2,518 | 54.4% | 869 |
18 | Ward No - 18 | 2,456 | 59.2% | 928 |
19 | Ward No - 19 | 2,881 | 57.2% | 828 |
20 | Ward No - 20 | 1,341 | 59.4% | 910 |
21 | Ward No - 21 | 1,924 | 55.6% | 938 |
22 | Ward No - 22 | 2,764 | 67.3% | 839 |
23 | Ward No - 23 | 1,717 | 53.3% | 881 |
24 | Ward No - 24 | 1,290 | 52.6% | 979 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Barahiya, Lakhisarai, Bihar - Wikipedia