Darbhanga Ward No 24, with population of 6045 is Darbhanga city’s the 24th least populous ward, located in Darbhanga sub district of Darbhanga district in the state Bihar in India.
Demographics
The ward is home to 6045 people, among them 3121 (52%) are male and 2924 (48%) are female. 93% of the whole population are from general caste, 7% are from schedule caste. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Darbhanga Ward No 24 is 16%, among them 49% are boys and 51% are girls. There are 1135 households in the ward and an average 5 persons live in every family.
Growth of population
Population of the ward has decreased by -5.8% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 6418. Female population growth rate of the ward is -5.5% which is 0.6% higher than male population growth rate of -6.1%. General caste population has decreased by -9.4%; Schedule caste population has increased by 95.5% and child population has decreased by -21% in the ward since last census.
Sex Ratio – Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 937 females per 1000 male in the ward. Sex ratio in general caste is 942, in schedule caste is 879. There are 1020 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the ward. Overall sex ratio in the ward has increased by 6 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 59 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
Literacy
Total 4048 people in the ward are literate, among them 2264 are male and 1784 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Darbhanga WARD NO.-0024 is 80%. 86% of male and 74% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the ward has increased by 9%. Male literacy has gone up by 10% and female literacy rate has gone up by 9%.
Workers profile
Darbhanga WARD NO.-0024 has 27% (1628) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 43% male and 10% female population are working population. 24% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 19% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 6% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.
