Kasba Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Kasba is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kasba block of Purnia district. The Kasba city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 6,585 families residing in the Kasba city. The total population of Kasba is 30,421 out of which 15,954 are males and 14,467 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kasba is 907.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kasba city is 4885 which is 16% of the total population. There are 2542 male children and 2343 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kasba is 922 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kasba is 68.6%. Thus Kasba has a higher literacy rate compared to 51.1% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 74.79% and the female literacy rate is 61.79% in Kasba.

Population
30,421
Literacy
68.6%
Sex Ratio
907

Kasba Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,585 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kasba Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kasba Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 4,885 2,542 2,343
Literacy 68.6% 62.9% 51.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,082 1,061 1,021
Scheduled Tribe 2,140 1,093 1,047
Illiterate 12,898 5,923 6,975

Caste-wise Population - Kasba

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Kasba.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,082 1,061 1,021
Schedule Tribe 2,140 1,093 1,047

Religion-wise Population - Kasba

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kasba is 24,676 which is 81.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kasba is 5,549 which is 18.24% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kasba as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,676 (81.12%) 12,926 11,750
Muslim 5,549 (18.24%) 2,926 2,623
Christian 163 (0.54%) 82 81
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 27 (0.09%) 15 12

Literacy Rate - Kasba

The total literacy rate of Kasba was 68.62% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 17,523 literates, males were 10,031 while females were 7,492. Also the male literacy rate was 74.79% and the female literacy rate was 61.79% in Kasba.

  Kasba Bihar
Female 61.79% 51.5%
Male 74.79% 71.2%
Total 68.62% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Kasba

The Sex Ratio of Kasba is 907. Thus per every 1000 men there were 907 females in Kasba. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Kasba.


Child Population - Kasba

According to Census 2011, there were 4,885 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kasba. Out of which 2,542 were male while 2,343 were female.


Working Population - Kasba

In Kasba Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,277 were engaged in work activities. 73.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,277 workers engaged in Main Work, 574 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,306 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,809 5,973 836
Cultivators 574 532 42
Agriculture Labourer 1,306 1,101 205
Household Industries 164 125 39
Other Workers 4,765 4,215 550
Marginal Workers 2,468 1,644 824
Non Working 21,144 8,337 12,807

Kasba Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kasba is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,243 46.7% 929
2 Ward No - 2 2,170 66.6% 900
3 Ward No - 3 1,534 17.9% 880
4 Ward No - 4 1,948 61.4% 889
5 Ward No - 5 2,091 72.8% 929
6 Ward No - 6 1,843 73.9% 926
7 Ward No - 7 1,520 79.9% 854
8 Ward No - 8 1,330 71.5% 829
9 Ward No - 9 1,705 61.3% 927
10 Ward No - 10 1,062 66.4% 917
11 Ward No - 11 1,285 61.2% 909
12 Ward No - 12 1,414 64.7% 863
13 Ward No - 13 1,605 74.2% 899
14 Ward No - 14 1,701 73.2% 918
15 Ward No - 15 1,933 57.8% 914
16 Ward No - 16 3,076 28.8% 946
17 Ward No - 17 1,961 31.5% 923

Map of Kasba, Purnia, Bihar


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