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Nurpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhagalpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Nurpur is a Census Town city situated in Nathnagar block of Bhagalpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 906 families residing in the Nurpur city. The total population of Nurpur is 5,595 out of which 2,988 are males and 2,607 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nurpur is 872.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nurpur city is 878 which is 16% of the total population. There are 472 male children and 406 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nurpur is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (872).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nurpur is 76.9%. Thus Nurpur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.63% and the female literacy rate is 70.38% in Nurpur.

Nurpur Census Town has total administration over 906 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.

Nurpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 878 472 406
Literacy 76.9% 69.6% 59.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,239 665 574
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,967 909 1,058

Caste-wise Population - Nurpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nurpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,239 665 574
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Nurpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nurpur is 5,562 which is 99.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nurpur is 29 which is 0.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nurpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,562 (99.41%) 2,967 2,595
Muslim 29 (0.52%) 18 11
Christian 2 (0.04%) 1 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.04%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Nurpur

The total literacy rate of Nurpur was 76.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 3,628 literates, males were 2,079 while females were 1,549. Also the male literacy rate was 82.63% and the female literacy rate was 70.38% in Nurpur.

  Nurpur Bihar
Female 70.38% 51.5%
Male 82.63% 71.2%
Total 76.91% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Nurpur

The Sex Ratio of Nurpur is 872. Thus per every 1000 men there were 872 females in Nurpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 872 ) of Nurpur.

Child Population - Nurpur

According to Census 2011, there were 878 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nurpur. Out of which 472 were male while 406 were female.

Working Population - Nurpur

In Nurpur Census Town out of total population, 1,430 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,430 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 402 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,218 1,129 89
Cultivators 68 64 4
Agriculture Labourer 402 391 11
Household Industries 43 37 6
Other Workers 705 637 68
Marginal Workers 212 175 37
Non Working 4,165 1,684 2,481

Nurpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,595 64.8% 872

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