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Bijpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Bijpur is a Census Town city situated in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,151 families residing in the Bijpur city. The total population of Bijpur is 9,420 out of which 5,060 are males and 4,360 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijpur is 862.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijpur city is 1076 which is 11% of the total population. There are 599 male children and 477 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijpur is 796 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (862).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijpur is 87.4%. Thus Bijpur has higher literacy rate compared to 64% of Sonbhadra district. The male literacy rate is 94.04% and the female literacy rate is 79.84% in Bijpur.

Bijpur Census Town has total administration over 2,151 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.

Bijpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,076 599 477
Literacy 87.4% 82.9% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 688 365 323
Scheduled Tribe 345 173 172
Illiterate 2,125 865 1,260

Caste-wise Population - Bijpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.7% of total population in Bijpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 688 365 323
Schedule Tribe 345 173 172

Religion-wise Population - Bijpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bijpur is 8,594 which is 91.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bijpur is 649 which is 6.89% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bijpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,594 (91.23%) 4,610 3,984
Muslim 649 (6.89%) 351 298
Christian 122 (1.3%) 67 55
Sikh 11 (0.12%) 4 7
Buddhist 15 (0.16%) 10 5
Jain 9 (0.1%) 5 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.21%) 13 7

Literacy Rate - Bijpur

The total literacy rate of Bijpur was 87.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 7,295 literates, males were 4,195 while females were 3,100. Also the male literacy rate was 94.04% and the female literacy rate was 79.84% in Bijpur.

  Bijpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 79.84% 57.18%
Male 94.04% 77.28%
Total 87.43% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Bijpur

The Sex Ratio of Bijpur is 862. Thus per every 1000 men there were 862 females in Bijpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 796 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 862 ) of Bijpur.

Child Population - Bijpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,076 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bijpur. Out of which 599 were male while 477 were female.

Working Population - Bijpur

In Bijpur Census Town out of total population, 2,892 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,892 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,632 2,296 336
Cultivators 28 14 14
Agriculture Labourer 79 61 18
Household Industries 123 101 22
Other Workers 2,402 2,120 282
Marginal Workers 260 185 75
Non Working 6,528 2,579 3,949

Bijpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,420 77.4% 862

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