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 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur, Bihar - Wikipedia