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Ekangar Sarai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Ekangar Sarai is a Census Town city situated in Ekangarsarai block of Nalanda district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,127 families residing in the Ekangar Sarai city. The total population of Ekangar Sarai is 6,672 out of which 3,518 are males and 3,154 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekangar Sarai is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekangar Sarai city is 980 which is 15% of the total population. There are 541 male children and 439 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekangar Sarai is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekangar Sarai is 79.2%. Thus Ekangar Sarai has higher literacy rate compared to 64.4% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 86.56% and the female literacy rate is 71.01% in Ekangar Sarai.

Ekangar Sarai Census Town has total administration over 1,127 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.

Ekangar Sarai Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 980 541 439
Literacy 79.2% 73.3% 61.1%
Scheduled Caste 640 322 318
Scheduled Tribe 13 6 7
Illiterate 2,167 941 1,226

Caste-wise Population - Ekangar Sarai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Ekangar Sarai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 640 322 318
Schedule Tribe 13 6 7

Religion-wise Population - Ekangar Sarai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ekangar Sarai is 6,107 which is 91.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ekangar Sarai is 498 which is 7.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ekangar Sarai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,107 (91.53%) 3,216 2,891
Muslim 498 (7.46%) 268 230
Christian 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 65 (0.97%) 33 32
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Ekangar Sarai

The total literacy rate of Ekangar Sarai was 79.15% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 4,505 literates, males were 2,577 while females were 1,928. Also the male literacy rate was 86.56% and the female literacy rate was 71.01% in Ekangar Sarai.

  Ekangar Sarai Bihar
Female 71.01% 51.5%
Male 86.56% 71.2%
Total 79.15% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Ekangar Sarai

The Sex Ratio of Ekangar Sarai is 897. Thus per every 1000 men there were 897 females in Ekangar Sarai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 897 ) of Ekangar Sarai.

Child Population - Ekangar Sarai

According to Census 2011, there were 980 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ekangar Sarai. Out of which 541 were male while 439 were female.

Working Population - Ekangar Sarai

In Ekangar Sarai Census Town out of total population, 1,733 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,733 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,360 1,168 192
Cultivators 57 56 1
Agriculture Labourer 191 158 33
Household Industries 89 78 11
Other Workers 1,023 876 147
Marginal Workers 373 280 93
Non Working 4,939 2,070 2,869

Ekangar Sarai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,672 67.5% 897

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