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Barmer Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Barmer is a Municipality city situated in Barmer tehsil of Barmer district. The Barmer city is divided into 40 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,553 families residing in the Barmer city. The total population of Barmer is 96,225 out of which 50,787 are males and 45,438 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barmer is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barmer city is 13592 which is 14% of the total population. There are 7225 male children and 6367 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barmer is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barmer is 80.2%. Thus Barmer has higher literacy rate compared to 56.5% of Barmer district. The male literacy rate is 90.67% and the female literacy rate is 68.58% in Barmer.

Barmer Municipality has total administration over 17,553 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Barmer Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barmer Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 13,592 7,225 6,367
Literacy 80.2% 77.8% 59%
Scheduled Caste 14,761 7,644 7,117
Scheduled Tribe 1,497 806 691
Illiterate 29,936 11,291 18,645

Caste-wise Population - Barmer

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Barmer.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,761 7,644 7,117
Schedule Tribe 1,497 806 691

Religion-wise Population - Barmer

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Barmer is 78,357 which is 81.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Barmer is 6,155 which is 6.4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Barmer as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 78,357 (81.43%) 41,430 36,927
Muslim 6,155 (6.4%) 3,246 2,909
Christian 127 (0.13%) 75 52
Sikh 121 (0.13%) 75 46
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 8 2
Jain 11,307 (11.75%) 5,881 5,426
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 148 (0.15%) 72 76

Literacy Rate - Barmer

The total literacy rate of Barmer was 80.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 66,289 literates, males were 39,496 while females were 26,793. Also the male literacy rate was 90.67% and the female literacy rate was 68.58% in Barmer.

  Barmer Rajasthan
Female 68.58% 52.12%
Male 90.67% 79.19%
Total 80.22% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Barmer

The Sex Ratio of Barmer is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Barmer. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Barmer.

Child Population - Barmer

According to Census 2011, there were 13,592 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barmer. Out of which 7,225 were male while 6,367 were female.

Working Population - Barmer

In Barmer Municipality out of total population, 29,341 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 29,341 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 302 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,908 24,701 2,207
Cultivators 149 132 17
Agriculture Labourer 302 283 19
Household Industries 1,654 1,513 141
Other Workers 24,803 22,773 2,030
Marginal Workers 2,433 1,623 810
Non Working 66,884 24,463 42,421

Barmer Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Barmer is further divided into 40 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,389 64.7% 883
2 Ward No - 2 1,760 81.5% 930
3 Ward No - 3 1,915 71.1% 889
4 Ward No - 4 2,129 77.5% 997
5 Ward No - 5 1,993 73.8% 894
6 Ward No - 6 2,764 58.9% 908
7 Ward No - 7 3,023 70.9% 932
8 Ward No - 8 2,223 79.8% 911
9 Ward No - 9 2,225 78.9% 916
10 Ward No - 10 1,838 80% 925
11 Ward No - 11 1,753 61.7% 985
12 Ward No - 12 2,763 72.9% 911
13 Ward No - 13 3,650 63.5% 925
14 Ward No - 14 3,156 48.6% 953
15 Ward No - 15 1,754 42.9% 864
16 Ward No - 16 2,418 58% 919
17 Ward No - 17 1,463 61.7% 859
18 Ward No - 18 2,182 63.9% 881
19 Ward No - 19 3,059 75.3% 633
20 Ward No - 20 2,031 75.2% 923
21 Ward No - 21 1,342 78.2% 959
22 Ward No - 22 2,488 77.6% 976
23 Ward No - 23 2,388 82.9% 924
24 Ward No - 24 1,796 75% 952
25 Ward No - 25 2,143 71.3% 1,005
26 Ward No - 26 1,958 83.8% 939
27 Ward No - 27 4,427 63.1% 672
28 Ward No - 28 2,151 72.3% 943
29 Ward No - 29 2,978 75.4% 884
30 Ward No - 30 2,505 72.6% 901
31 Ward No - 31 3,112 49.9% 912
32 Ward No - 32 2,621 64.5% 880
33 Ward No - 33 2,771 69.5% 914
34 Ward No - 34 2,465 68.8% 842
35 Ward No - 35 1,774 76.9% 965
36 Ward No - 36 2,784 72.2% 904
37 Ward No - 37 2,140 76.7% 907
38 Ward No - 38 2,369 66.7% 924
39 Ward No - 39 2,225 68.6% 940
40 Ward No - 40 2,300 56.7% 882

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