Sasaram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rohtas, Bihar - Census 2011

Sasaram is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Sasaram block of Rohtas district. The Sasaram city is divided into 40 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 23,866 families residing in the Sasaram city. The total population of Sasaram is 147,408 out of which 77,599 are males and 69,809 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sasaram is 900.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sasaram city is 20232 which is 14% of the total population. There are 10640 male children and 9592 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sasaram is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sasaram is 80.3%. Thus Sasaram has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Rohtas district. The male literacy rate is 85.14% and the female literacy rate is 74.85% in Sasaram.

Population
147,408
Literacy
80.3%
Sex Ratio
900

Sasaram Nagar Parishad has total administration over 23,866 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sasaram Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 20,232 10,640 9,592
Literacy 80.3% 73.5% 64.6%
Scheduled Caste 10,477 5,512 4,965
Scheduled Tribe 2,205 1,158 1,047
Illiterate 45,331 20,593 24,738

Caste-wise Population - Sasaram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Sasaram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,477 5,512 4,965
Schedule Tribe 2,205 1,158 1,047

Religion-wise Population - Sasaram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sasaram is 107,301 which is 72.79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sasaram is 37,708 which is 25.58% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sasaram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 107,301 (72.79%) 56,748 50,553
Muslim 37,708 (25.58%) 19,570 18,138
Christian 151 (0.1%) 75 76
Sikh 1,837 (1.25%) 982 855
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 5 6
Jain 32 (0.02%) 15 17
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 362 (0.25%) 201 161

Literacy Rate - Sasaram

The total literacy rate of Sasaram was 80.26% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 102,077 literates, males were 57,006 while females were 45,071. Also the male literacy rate was 85.14% and the female literacy rate was 74.85% in Sasaram.

  Sasaram Bihar
Female 74.85% 51.5%
Male 85.14% 71.2%
Total 80.26% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Sasaram

The Sex Ratio of Sasaram is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Sasaram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Sasaram.


Child Population - Sasaram

According to Census 2011, there were 20,232 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sasaram. Out of which 10,640 were male while 9,592 were female.


Working Population - Sasaram

In Sasaram Nagar Parishad out of total population, 39,656 were engaged in work activities. 79.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,656 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,489 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,043 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,518 28,293 3,225
Cultivators 1,489 1,394 95
Agriculture Labourer 2,043 1,877 166
Household Industries 2,686 2,343 343
Other Workers 25,300 22,679 2,621
Marginal Workers 8,138 5,889 2,249
Non Working 107,752 43,417 64,335

Sasaram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sasaram is further divided into 40 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,402 69.7% 884
2 Ward No - 2 5,087 69.1% 933
3 Ward No - 3 3,446 66.2% 845
4 Ward No - 4 4,608 84.2% 870
5 Ward No - 5 5,165 85% 862
6 Ward No - 6 2,691 76.3% 881
7 Ward No - 7 3,135 82.1% 893
8 Ward No - 8 2,952 74.4% 871
9 Ward No - 9 2,954 82.4% 860
10 Ward No - 10 4,332 77.9% 933
11 Ward No - 11 2,728 80.3% 821
12 Ward No - 12 3,812 84.4% 882
13 Ward No - 13 3,588 69.3% 936
14 Ward No - 14 3,561 73.5% 902
15 Ward No - 15 5,545 72.9% 956
16 Ward No - 16 3,307 69.4% 925
17 Ward No - 17 2,547 75.7% 916
18 Ward No - 18 2,466 66.5% 921
19 Ward No - 19 3,854 68.7% 889
20 Ward No - 20 2,658 61.1% 903
21 Ward No - 21 4,391 62.2% 869
22 Ward No - 22 3,556 60.2% 923
23 Ward No - 23 2,817 78.8% 882
24 Ward No - 24 4,728 56.2% 915
25 Ward No - 25 5,093 66% 907
26 Ward No - 26 2,793 72.5% 941
27 Ward No - 27 3,781 71.5% 893
28 Ward No - 28 4,337 54.5% 924
29 Ward No - 29 3,809 52.9% 881
30 Ward No - 30 3,769 68% 944
31 Ward No - 31 6,084 75.1% 876
32 Ward No - 32 3,562 70% 899
33 Ward No - 33 3,329 59.5% 952
34 Ward No - 34 3,168 78.1% 846
35 Ward No - 35 2,975 68.7% 869
36 Ward No - 36 2,623 53.5% 926
37 Ward No - 37 3,861 64.9% 930
38 Ward No - 38 2,510 63.2% 886
39 Ward No - 39 2,419 59.8% 874
40 Ward No - 40 3,965 41.2% 940

Map of Sasaram, Rohtas, Bihar


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