Barahiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lakhisarai district, Bihar

Barahiya Block of Lakhisarai district has a total population of 128,977 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,626 are males while 60,351 are females. In 2011 there were a total 19,768 families residing in Barahiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 879.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 33.4% people live in Urban areas while 66.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.6% while that in rural areas is 64.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barahiya Block is 886 while that of Rural areas is 876.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barahiya Block is 22590 which is 18% of the total population. There are 11995 male children and 10595 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Barahiya Block.

The total literacy rate of Barahiya Block is 67.81%. The male literacy rate is 63.07% and the female literacy rate is 47.81% in Barahiya Block.

Population
128,977
Literacy
67.81%
Sex Ratio
879

To facilitate the administration, Barahiya Block is further divided into 1 town and 38 villages.

Barahiya Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barahiya Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,590 11,995 10,595
Literacy 67.81% 63.07% 47.81%
Scheduled Caste 14,212 7,570 6,642
Scheduled Tribe 48 31 17
Illiterate 56,841 25,343 31,498

Caste-wise Population - Barahiya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Barahiya Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,212 7,570 6,642
Schedule Tribe 48 31 17

Religion-wise Population - Barahiya Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 127,203 (98.62%) 67,739 59,464
Muslim 1,414 (1.1%) 719 695
Christian 87 (0.07%) 36 51
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 8 4
Jain 16 (0.01%) 9 7
Other Religion 4 (0%) 0 4
No Religion Specified 230 (0.18%) 108 122

Literacy Rate - Barahiya Block

Average literacy rate of Barahiya Block in 2011 were 67.81% in which, male and female literacy were 76.43% and 57.99% respectively. Total literate in Barahiya Block were 72,136 of which male and female were 43,283 and 28,853 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Barahiya Block

The Sex Ratio of Barahiya Block is 879 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 879 females in Barahiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Barahiya Block.


Child Population - Barahiya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,590 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barahiya Block. Out of which 11,995 were male while 10,595 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barahiya Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 6,893 families under Barahiya Block living in urban areas while 6,893 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 33.4% of total population of Barahiya Block lives in Urban areas while 66.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,706 while that in rural regions is 15,884.

Total Urban Rural
Population 128,977 43,032 85,945
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,590 6,706 15,884
Schedule Caste 14,212 4,185 10,027
Schedule Tribe 48 28 20
Literacy 67.81% 73.63% 64.79%
Sex Ratio 879 886 876

Working Population - Barahiya Block

In Barahiya Block out of total population, 41,171 were engaged in work activities. 66.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,171 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,622 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,291 22,172 5,119
Cultivators 7,187 6,478 709
Agriculture Labourer 11,622 8,654 2,968
Household Industries 1,085 718 367
Other Workers 7,397 6,322 1,075
Marginal Workers 13,880 9,196 4,684
Non Working 87,806 37,258 50,548

Nearby Blocks from Barahiya Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Barahiya Block in Lakhisarai district.


Barahiya Block Map


Reference