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Barhi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hazaribagh, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Barhi is a Census Town city situated in Barhi block of Hazaribagh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,011 families residing in the Barhi city. The total population of Barhi is 11,867 out of which 6,107 are males and 5,760 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barhi is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhi city is 1755 which is 15% of the total population. There are 921 male children and 834 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhi is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barhi is 80.5%. Thus Barhi has higher literacy rate compared to 69.8% of Hazaribagh district. The male literacy rate is 87.49% and the female literacy rate is 73.14% in Barhi.

Barhi Census Town has total administration over 2,011 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.

Barhi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,755 921 834
Literacy 80.5% 74.3% 62.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,770 1,397 1,373
Scheduled Tribe 92 24 68
Illiterate 3,727 1,570 2,157

Caste-wise Population - Barhi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Barhi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,770 1,397 1,373
Schedule Tribe 92 24 68

Religion-wise Population - Barhi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barhi is 11,183 which is 94.24% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barhi is 653 which is 5.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barhi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,183 (94.24%) 5,760 5,423
Muslim 653 (5.5%) 332 321
Christian 30 (0.25%) 15 15
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Barhi

The total literacy rate of Barhi was 80.5% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 8,140 literates, males were 4,537 while females were 3,603. Also the male literacy rate was 87.49% and the female literacy rate was 73.14% in Barhi.

  Barhi Jharkhand
Female 73.14% 55.42%
Male 87.49% 76.84%
Total 80.5% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Barhi

The Sex Ratio of Barhi is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Barhi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Barhi.

Child Population - Barhi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,755 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barhi. Out of which 921 were male while 834 were female.

Working Population - Barhi

In Barhi Census Town out of total population, 3,318 were engaged in work activities. 69.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,318 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,299 2,067 232
Cultivators 110 107 3
Agriculture Labourer 22 16 6
Household Industries 71 59 12
Other Workers 2,096 1,885 211
Marginal Workers 1,019 746 273
Non Working 8,549 3,294 5,255

Barhi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,867 68.6% 943

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