1. Home
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Hazaribagh district
  4. Bishungarh block
  5. Bishnugarh Census Town

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

Bishnugarh is a Census Town city situated in Bishungarh block of Hazaribagh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 819 families residing in the Bishnugarh city. The total population of Bishnugarh is 4,847 out of which 2,527 are males and 2,320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bishnugarh is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bishnugarh city is 728 which is 15% of the total population. There are 390 male children and 338 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bishnugarh is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bishnugarh is 82.9%. Thus Bishnugarh has higher literacy rate compared to 69.8% of Hazaribagh district. The male literacy rate is 90.31% and the female literacy rate is 74.87% in Bishnugarh.

Bishnugarh Census Town has total administration over 819 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.

Bishnugarh Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 728 390 338
Literacy 82.9% 76.4% 64%
Scheduled Caste 626 324 302
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,433 597 836

Caste-wise Population - Bishnugarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bishnugarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 626 324 302
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Bishnugarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bishnugarh is 4,607 which is 95.05% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bishnugarh is 225 which is 4.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bishnugarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,607 (95.05%) 2,390 2,217
Muslim 225 (4.64%) 127 98
Christian 2 (0.04%) 2 0
Sikh 3 (0.06%) 3 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.21%) 5 5

Literacy Rate - Bishnugarh

The total literacy rate of Bishnugarh was 82.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,414 literates, males were 1,930 while females were 1,484. Also the male literacy rate was 90.31% and the female literacy rate was 74.87% in Bishnugarh.

  Bishnugarh Jharkhand
Female 74.87% 55.42%
Male 90.31% 76.84%
Total 82.88% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Bishnugarh

The Sex Ratio of Bishnugarh is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Bishnugarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Bishnugarh.

Child Population - Bishnugarh

According to Census 2011, there were 728 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bishnugarh. Out of which 390 were male while 338 were female.

Working Population - Bishnugarh

In Bishnugarh Census Town out of total population, 1,561 were engaged in work activities. 65.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,561 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,026 961 65
Cultivators 43 42 1
Agriculture Labourer 51 46 5
Household Industries 51 49 2
Other Workers 881 824 57
Marginal Workers 535 290 245
Non Working 3,286 1,276 2,010

Bishnugarh Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,847 70.4% 918

Reference