Sahit Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011
Sahit is a village situated in Vidyapati Nagar block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,640 families residing in the village Sahit. The total population of Sahit is 13,554 out of which 7,224 are males and 6,330 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahit is 876.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahit village is 2197 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1142 male children and 1055 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahit is 924 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (876) of Sahit village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahit is 70.8%. Thus Sahit village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 78.18% and the female literacy rate is 62.37% in Sahit village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahit village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sahit Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahit village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 2,197 | 1,142 | 1,055 |
| Literacy | 70.84% | 78.18% | 62.37% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,874 | 1,525 | 1,349 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 5,509 | 2,469 | 3,040 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahit village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sahit village out of total population, 4,309 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 4,309 workers engaged in Main Work, 405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,003 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,637 | 2,461 | 176 |
| Cultivators | 405 | 382 | 23 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,003 | 933 | 70 |
| Household Industries | 104 | 95 | 9 |
| Other Workers | 1,125 | 1,051 | 74 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,672 | 1,031 | 641 |
| Non Working | 9,245 | 3,732 | 5,513 |
Nearby Villages to Sahit,
Below are the list of villages near Sahit village in Vidyapati Nagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khan Mirzapur | 406 |
| Subhanipur | 1,215 |
| Malkalipur | 1,574 |
| Chak Azahar urf Bangargawan | 440 |
| Damdama | 1,443 |
| Mirzapurgang | 1,481 |
| GarhSisai | 12,088 |
| Balkishunpur Marwa | 4,280 |
| Sarmastpur | 1,167 |
| Mau Dhaneshpurd | 15,833 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sahit, Samastipur, Bihar - Wikipedia