Barh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Patna district, Bihar

Barh Block of Patna district has a total population of 216,348 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 115,354 are males while 100,994 are females. In 2011 there were a total 33,090 families residing in Barh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 876.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.4% people live in Urban areas while 71.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.6% while that in rural areas is 59.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barh Block is 873 while that of Rural areas is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barh Block is 39744 which is 18% of the total population. There are 20906 male children and 18838 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Barh Block.

The total literacy rate of Barh Block is 64.09%. The male literacy rate is 59.21% and the female literacy rate is 44.43% in Barh Block.

Population
216,348
Literacy
64.09%
Sex Ratio
876

To facilitate the administration, Barh Block is further divided into 1 town and 47 villages.

Barh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 39,744 20,906 18,838
Literacy 64.09% 59.21% 44.43%
Scheduled Caste 39,672 21,090 18,582
Scheduled Tribe 558 287 271
Illiterate 103,171 47,050 56,121

Caste-wise Population - Barh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Barh Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 39,672 21,090 18,582
Schedule Tribe 558 287 271

Religion-wise Population - Barh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 204,828 (94.68%) 109,236 95,592
Muslim 10,729 (4.96%) 5,661 5,068
Christian 227 (0.1%) 127 100
Sikh 44 (0.02%) 27 17
Buddhist 29 (0.01%) 19 10
Jain 23 (0.01%) 15 8
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 5 6
No Religion Specified 457 (0.21%) 264 193

Literacy Rate - Barh Block

Average literacy rate of Barh Block in 2011 were 64.09% in which, male and female literacy were 72.32% and 54.62% respectively. Total literate in Barh Block were 113,177 of which male and female were 68,304 and 44,873 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Barh Block

The Sex Ratio of Barh Block is 876 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 876 females in Barh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Barh Block.


Child Population - Barh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 39,744 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barh Block. Out of which 20,906 were male while 18,838 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barh Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 9,310 families under Barh Block living in urban areas while 9,310 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 28.4% of total population of Barh Block lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 9,627 while that in rural regions is 30,117.

Total Urban Rural
Population 216,348 61,470 154,878
Children (0 - 6 years) 39,744 9,627 30,117
Schedule Caste 39,672 8,578 31,094
Schedule Tribe 558 37 521
Literacy 64.09% 75.55% 59.32%
Sex Ratio 876 873 877

Working Population - Barh Block

In Barh Block out of total population, 65,461 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,087 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,642 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 46,536 37,965 8,571
Cultivators 9,087 7,333 1,754
Agriculture Labourer 15,642 12,169 3,473
Household Industries 2,201 1,544 657
Other Workers 19,606 16,919 2,687
Marginal Workers 18,925 12,656 6,269
Non Working 150,887 64,733 86,154

Nearby Blocks from Barh Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Barh Block in Patna district.


Barh Block Map


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