Darbhanga Ward No 23, with population of 6471 is Darbhanga city’s the 21st most populous ward, located in Darbhanga sub district of Darbhanga district in the state Bihar in India.
Demographics
The ward is home to 6471 people, among them 3401 (53%) are male and 3070 (47%) are female. 74% of the whole population are from general caste, 25% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Darbhanga Ward No 23 is 17%, among them 55% are boys and 45% are girls. There are 1226 households in the ward and an average 5 persons live in every family.
Growth of population
Population of the ward has decreased by -31.5% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 9453. Female population growth rate of the ward is -32.1% which is -1% lower than male population growth rate of -31.1%. General caste population has decreased by -48.4%; Schedule caste population has increased by 1359.3% and child population has decreased by -34.5% in the ward since last census.
Sex Ratio – Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 903 females per 1000 male in the ward. Sex ratio in general caste is 923, in schedule caste is 842 and in schedule tribe is 5000. There are 807 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the ward. Overall sex ratio in the ward has decreased by 13 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 33 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
Literacy
Total 3770 people in the ward are literate, among them 2118 are male and 1652 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Darbhanga WARD NO.-0023 is 71%. 76% of male and 64% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the ward has decreased by -4%. Male literacy has gone down by -4% and female literacy rate has gone down by -5%.
Workers profile
Darbhanga WARD NO.-0023 has 29% (1886) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 45% male and 11% female population are working population. 37% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 8% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 9% of total female population are main and 2% are marginal workers.
