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Sirsia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sirsia is a Census Town city situated in Giridih block of Giridih district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,332 families residing in the Sirsia city. The total population of Sirsia is 7,181 out of which 3,727 are males and 3,454 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sirsia is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sirsia city is 1098 which is 15% of the total population. There are 569 male children and 529 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sirsia is 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sirsia is 72.3%. Thus Sirsia has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 81.44% and the female literacy rate is 62.39% in Sirsia.

Sirsia Census Town has total administration over 1,332 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.

Sirsia Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,098 569 529
Literacy 72.3% 69% 52.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,293 1,138 1,155
Scheduled Tribe 771 386 385
Illiterate 2,784 1,155 1,629

Caste-wise Population - Sirsia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.7% of total population in Sirsia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,293 1,138 1,155
Schedule Tribe 771 386 385

Religion-wise Population - Sirsia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sirsia is 6,795 which is 94.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sirsia is 206 which is 2.87% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sirsia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,795 (94.62%) 3,519 3,276
Muslim 206 (2.87%) 111 95
Christian 105 (1.46%) 59 46
Sikh 8 (0.11%) 5 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 37 (0.52%) 19 18
No Religion Specified 30 (0.42%) 14 16

Literacy Rate - Sirsia

The total literacy rate of Sirsia was 72.28% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 4,397 literates, males were 2,572 while females were 1,825. Also the male literacy rate was 81.44% and the female literacy rate was 62.39% in Sirsia.

  Sirsia Jharkhand
Female 62.39% 55.42%
Male 81.44% 76.84%
Total 72.28% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Sirsia

The Sex Ratio of Sirsia is 927. Thus per every 1000 men there were 927 females in Sirsia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Sirsia.

Child Population - Sirsia

According to Census 2011, there were 1,098 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sirsia. Out of which 569 were male while 529 were female.

Working Population - Sirsia

In Sirsia Census Town out of total population, 2,214 were engaged in work activities. 61.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,214 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,356 1,150 206
Cultivators 19 14 5
Agriculture Labourer 16 14 2
Household Industries 21 16 5
Other Workers 1,300 1,106 194
Marginal Workers 858 602 256
Non Working 4,967 1,975 2,992

Sirsia Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,181 61.2% 927

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