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Baratola Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Baratola is a Census Town city situated in Medininagar block of Palamu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,756 families residing in the Baratola city. The total population of Baratola is 14,880 out of which 7,946 are males and 6,934 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Baratola is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baratola city is 1870 which is 13% of the total population. There are 990 male children and 880 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baratola is 889 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Baratola is 85.3%. Thus Baratola has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 91.22% and the female literacy rate is 78.59% in Baratola.

Baratola Census Town has total administration over 2,756 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.

Baratola Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,870 990 880
Literacy 85.3% 79.9% 68.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,930 1,502 1,428
Scheduled Tribe 579 283 296
Illiterate 3,777 1,601 2,176

Caste-wise Population - Baratola

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Baratola.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,930 1,502 1,428
Schedule Tribe 579 283 296

Religion-wise Population - Baratola

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Baratola is 14,673 which is 98.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Baratola is 40 which is 0.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Baratola as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,673 (98.61%) 7,827 6,846
Muslim 40 (0.27%) 28 12
Christian 132 (0.89%) 65 67
Sikh 10 (0.07%) 10 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.03%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 21 (0.14%) 14 7

Literacy Rate - Baratola

The total literacy rate of Baratola was 85.34% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 11,103 literates, males were 6,345 while females were 4,758. Also the male literacy rate was 91.22% and the female literacy rate was 78.59% in Baratola.

  Baratola Jharkhand
Female 78.59% 55.42%
Male 91.22% 76.84%
Total 85.34% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Baratola

The Sex Ratio of Baratola is 873. Thus per every 1000 men there were 873 females in Baratola. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 873 ) of Baratola.

Child Population - Baratola

According to Census 2011, there were 1,870 children between age 0 to 6 years in Baratola. Out of which 990 were male while 880 were female.

Working Population - Baratola

In Baratola Census Town out of total population, 4,236 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,236 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 243 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,598 2,270 328
Cultivators 84 83 1
Agriculture Labourer 243 150 93
Household Industries 46 37 9
Other Workers 2,225 2,000 225
Marginal Workers 1,638 1,233 405
Non Working 10,644 4,443 6,201

Baratola Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,880 74.6% 873

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