Athar Population, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011
Athar is a village situated in Nawanagar block of Buxar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,265 families residing in the village Athar. The total population of Athar is 7,779 out of which 4,054 are males and 3,725 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Athar is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Athar village is 1534 which is 20% of the total population. There are 764 male children and 770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Athar is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Athar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Athar is 52.2%. Thus Athar village has lower literacy rate compared to 58% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 62.01% and the female literacy rate is 41.18% in Athar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Athar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Athar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Athar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,534 | 764 | 770 |
| Literacy | 52.15% | 62.01% | 41.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 567 | 311 | 256 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 4,522 | 2,014 | 2,508 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Athar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Athar village out of total population, 2,219 were engaged in work activities. 54.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,219 workers engaged in Main Work, 142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 830 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,203 | 1,112 | 91 |
| Cultivators | 142 | 132 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 830 | 784 | 46 |
| Household Industries | 68 | 59 | 9 |
| Other Workers | 163 | 137 | 26 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,016 | 703 | 313 |
| Non Working | 5,560 | 2,239 | 3,321 |
Nearby Villages to Athar,
Below are the list of villages near Athar village in Nawanagar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Athar, Buxar, Bihar - Wikipedia