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

Darbhanga is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Darbhanga block of Darbhanga district. The Darbhanga city is divided into 48 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 56,492 families residing in the Darbhanga city. The total population of Darbhanga is 296,039 out of which 155,637 are males and 140,402 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Darbhanga is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Darbhanga city is 42157 which is 14% of the total population. There are 22035 male children and 20122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Darbhanga is 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (902).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Darbhanga is 79.4%. Thus Darbhanga has higher literacy rate compared to 56.6% of Darbhanga district. The male literacy rate is 85.08% and the female literacy rate is 73.08% in Darbhanga.

Darbhanga Munciple Corporation has total administration over 56,492 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.

Darbhanga Munciple Corporation

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

Total Male Female
Children 42,157 22,035 20,122
Literacy 79.4% 73% 62.6%
Scheduled Caste 30,427 16,014 14,413
Scheduled Tribe 327 155 172
Illiterate 94,466 41,965 52,501

Caste-wise Population - Darbhanga

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Darbhanga.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 30,427 16,014 14,413
Schedule Tribe 327 155 172

Religion-wise Population - Darbhanga

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Darbhanga is 212,450 which is 71.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Darbhanga is 82,176 which is 27.76% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Darbhanga as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 212,450 (71.76%) 112,226 100,224
Muslim 82,176 (27.76%) 42,671 39,505
Christian 545 (0.18%) 274 271
Sikh 326 (0.11%) 160 166
Buddhist 15 (0.01%) 8 7
Jain 40 (0.01%) 24 16
Other Religion 8 (0%) 4 4
No Religion Specified 479 (0.16%) 270 209

Literacy Rate - Darbhanga

The total literacy rate of Darbhanga was 79.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 201,573 literates, males were 113,672 while females were 87,901. Also the male literacy rate was 85.08% and the female literacy rate was 73.08% in Darbhanga.

  Darbhanga Bihar
Female 73.08% 51.5%
Male 85.08% 71.2%
Total 79.4% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Darbhanga

The Sex Ratio of Darbhanga is 902. Thus per every 1000 men there were 902 females in Darbhanga. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 902 ) of Darbhanga.

Child Population - Darbhanga

According to Census 2011, there were 42,157 children between age 0 to 6 years in Darbhanga. Out of which 22,035 were male while 20,122 were female.

Working Population - Darbhanga

In Darbhanga Munciple Corporation out of total population, 79,060 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,060 workers engaged in Main Work, 751 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,679 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 66,820 59,179 7,641
Cultivators 751 676 75
Agriculture Labourer 1,679 1,506 173
Household Industries 3,123 2,457 666
Other Workers 61,267 54,540 6,727
Marginal Workers 12,240 9,750 2,490
Non Working 216,979 86,708 130,271

Darbhanga Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Darbhanga is further divided into 48 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,689 56.3% 921
2 Ward No - 2 6,806 66.1% 852
3 Ward No - 3 6,368 70.3% 858
4 Ward No - 4 7,082 66.8% 934
5 Ward No - 5 5,882 64.9% 905
6 Ward No - 6 5,670 60.9% 874
7 Ward No - 7 7,997 72.5% 897
8 Ward No - 8 7,475 50.3% 902
9 Ward No - 9 6,806 65.2% 860
10 Ward No - 10 5,658 77.9% 913
11 Ward No - 11 7,508 77.6% 918
12 Ward No - 12 7,330 79.9% 904
13 Ward No - 13 5,072 82% 913
14 Ward No - 14 8,391 64.5% 884
15 Ward No - 15 6,365 74.1% 909
16 Ward No - 16 4,557 74.6% 886
17 Ward No - 17 8,904 62.8% 916
18 Ward No - 18 5,088 81% 891
19 Ward No - 19 3,637 70% 935
20 Ward No - 20 7,301 64.7% 913
21 Ward No - 21 5,730 67.2% 905
22 Ward No - 22 8,348 68.6% 889
23 Ward No - 23 6,471 58.3% 903
24 Ward No - 24 6,045 67% 937
25 Ward No - 25 3,707 63.6% 913
26 Ward No - 26 5,712 72.2% 874
27 Ward No - 27 5,074 67.5% 890
28 Ward No - 28 8,426 63.5% 912
29 Ward No - 29 4,646 67% 891
30 Ward No - 30 7,341 59.7% 913
31 Ward No - 31 7,452 54.5% 955
32 Ward No - 32 4,945 65.8% 933
33 Ward No - 33 5,261 64.9% 945
34 Ward No - 34 6,814 60.5% 895
35 Ward No - 35 5,171 74% 868
36 Ward No - 36 5,672 65% 921
37 Ward No - 37 4,373 68% 911
38 Ward No - 38 5,036 66.8% 894
39 Ward No - 39 6,549 68.1% 900
40 Ward No - 40 8,895 63.2% 898
41 Ward No - 41 3,502 75% 902
42 Ward No - 42 6,263 74.8% 904
43 Ward No - 43 6,824 80.9% 912
44 Ward No - 44 2,411 87.5% 915
45 Ward No - 45 4,744 74.7% 911
46 Ward No - 46 5,085 74.6% 928
47 Ward No - 47 4,894 82.4% 827
48 Ward No - 48 8,062 71% 890

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