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Bhagalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhagalpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Bhagalpur is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Jagdishpur block of Bhagalpur district. The Bhagalpur city is divided into 51 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 69,984 families residing in the Bhagalpur city. The total population of Bhagalpur is 400,146 out of which 212,813 are males and 187,333 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhagalpur is 880.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhagalpur city is 54818 which is 14% of the total population. There are 28734 male children and 26084 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhagalpur is 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhagalpur is 79.3%. Thus Bhagalpur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 83.56% and the female literacy rate is 74.34% in Bhagalpur.

Bhagalpur Munciple Corporation has total administration over 69,984 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhagalpur Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhagalpur Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 54,818 28,734 26,084
Literacy 79.3% 72.3% 64%
Scheduled Caste 32,681 17,453 15,228
Scheduled Tribe 1,061 493 568
Illiterate 126,451 58,992 67,459

Caste-wise Population - Bhagalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Bhagalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 32,681 17,453 15,228
Schedule Tribe 1,061 493 568

Religion-wise Population - Bhagalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhagalpur is 279,765 which is 69.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhagalpur is 116,256 which is 29.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhagalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 279,765 (69.92%) 149,956 129,809
Muslim 116,256 (29.05%) 60,816 55,440
Christian 1,175 (0.29%) 529 646
Sikh 171 (0.04%) 90 81
Buddhist 53 (0.01%) 32 21
Jain 859 (0.21%) 453 406
Other Religion 11 (0%) 5 6
No Religion Specified 1,856 (0.46%) 932 924

Literacy Rate - Bhagalpur

The total literacy rate of Bhagalpur was 79.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 273,695 literates, males were 153,821 while females were 119,874. Also the male literacy rate was 83.56% and the female literacy rate was 74.34% in Bhagalpur.

  Bhagalpur Bihar
Female 74.34% 51.5%
Male 83.56% 71.2%
Total 79.26% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Bhagalpur

The Sex Ratio of Bhagalpur is 880. Thus per every 1000 men there were 880 females in Bhagalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Bhagalpur.

Child Population - Bhagalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 54,818 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhagalpur. Out of which 28,734 were male while 26,084 were female.

Working Population - Bhagalpur

In Bhagalpur Munciple Corporation out of total population, 119,346 were engaged in work activities. 79.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 119,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,007 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,030 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 95,077 82,755 12,322
Cultivators 2,007 1,782 225
Agriculture Labourer 4,030 3,504 526
Household Industries 11,850 9,000 2,850
Other Workers 77,190 68,469 8,721
Marginal Workers 24,269 15,992 8,277
Non Working 280,800 114,066 166,734

Bhagalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bhagalpur is further divided into 51 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,411 61% 876
2 Ward No - 2 6,535 63.4% 881
3 Ward No - 3 7,772 68.3% 836
4 Ward No - 4 6,926 56.9% 883
5 Ward No - 5 9,655 58.5% 901
6 Ward No - 6 8,085 55.8% 880
7 Ward No - 7 7,902 53% 932
8 Ward No - 8 8,538 59.2% 905
9 Ward No - 9 7,562 51% 852
10 Ward No - 10 8,355 61.3% 865
11 Ward No - 11 6,991 66.3% 816
12 Ward No - 12 8,358 64.2% 944
13 Ward No - 13 7,637 54.8% 845
14 Ward No - 14 8,207 68.7% 903
15 Ward No - 15 7,305 76.3% 904
16 Ward No - 16 8,869 72.4% 886
17 Ward No - 17 5,674 62.6% 909
18 Ward No - 18 7,454 74.4% 865
19 Ward No - 19 6,647 80.5% 855
20 Ward No - 20 7,104 79.9% 885
21 Ward No - 21 6,205 75.8% 917
22 Ward No - 22 7,065 82.7% 950
23 Ward No - 23 6,635 88.2% 964
24 Ward No - 24 8,818 77.3% 905
25 Ward No - 25 5,765 75.9% 872
26 Ward No - 26 10,024 67.4% 878
27 Ward No - 27 7,681 60.5% 938
28 Ward No - 28 9,781 63.5% 880
29 Ward No - 29 9,284 71% 874
30 Ward No - 30 5,100 84% 480
31 Ward No - 31 10,557 67.7% 851
32 Ward No - 32 4,645 81.3% 930
33 Ward No - 33 11,335 66% 895
34 Ward No - 34 8,114 74% 915
35 Ward No - 35 5,881 79.7% 869
36 Ward No - 36 6,839 80.6% 866
37 Ward No - 37 7,717 78.2% 902
38 Ward No - 38 5,955 86.6% 879
39 Ward No - 39 6,622 54.3% 937
40 Ward No - 40 7,221 67% 897
41 Ward No - 41 7,853 66.9% 900
42 Ward No - 42 8,416 66.5% 866
43 Ward No - 43 10,415 56.7% 873
44 Ward No - 44 8,733 65.8% 916
45 Ward No - 45 7,255 69% 914
46 Ward No - 46 6,944 78.7% 893
47 Ward No - 47 10,040 61.5% 899
48 Ward No - 48 8,962 76.7% 854
49 Ward No - 49 7,443 77% 841
50 Ward No - 50 8,697 75.5% 867
51 Ward No - 51 9,157 61.4% 852

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