Jajapur District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Odisha) - Census 2011

Jajapur district of Odisha has total population of 1,827,192 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 926,034 are males while 901,158 are females. In 2011 there were total 407,851 families residing in Jajapur district. The Average Sex Ratio of Jajapur district is 973.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.4% people lives in Urban areas while 92.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86% while that in the rural areas is 79.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jajapur district is 944 while that of Rural areas is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jajapur district is 216804 which is 12% of the total population. There are 112558 male children and 104246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jajapur is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Jajapur district.

The total literacy rate of Jajapur district is 80.13%. The male literacy rate is 76.28% and the female literacy rate is 64.81% in Jajapur district.

Population
1,827,192
Families
407,851
Literacy
80.13%
Sex Ratio
973

To facilitate the administration, Jajapur district is further divided into 18 Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Jajapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jajapur district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 216,804 112,558 104,246
Literacy 80.13% 76.28% 64.81%
Scheduled Caste 433,387 220,553 212,834
Scheduled Tribe 151,432 76,048 75,384
Illiterate 536,737 219,638 317,099

Caste-wise Population - Jajapur district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.3% of total population in Jajapur district of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 433,387 220,553 212,834
Schedule Tribe 151,432 76,048 75,384

Religion-wise Population - Jajapur district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,725,595 (94.44%) 875,270 850,325
Muslim 93,642 (5.12%) 46,724 46,918
Christian 1,623 (0.09%) 783 840
Sikh 470 (0.03%) 250 220
Buddhist 58 (0%) 34 24
Jain 100 (0.01%) 50 50
Other Religion 3,073 (0.17%) 1,575 1,498
No Religion Specified 2,631 (0.14%) 1,348 1,283

Literacy Rate - Jajapur district

The total literacy rate of Jajapur district was 80.13% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 1,290,455 literates, males were 706,396 while females were 584,059. Also the male literacy rate was 86.84% and the female literacy rate was 73.29% in Jajapur district.

  Jajapur district Odisha
Female 73.29% 64.01%
Male 86.84% 81.59%
Total 80.13% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Jajapur district

The Sex Ratio of Jajapur district is 973 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 973 females in Jajapur district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Jajapur district.

Population Density - Jajapur district

The total area of Jajapur district is 2,899 km2. Thus the density of Jajapur district is 630 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 92 sq. km. area is under urban region while 2,807 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Jajapur district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Jajapur, 7.39% people lived in urban regions while 92.61% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 135,097 out of which 69,495 were males while remaining 65,602 were females. In rural areas of Jajapur, male population was 856,539 while female population was 835,556.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Jajapur was 944 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Jajapur was 930 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Jajapur were 16,520 which is 12.23% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Jajapur was 976 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Jajapur was 926 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Jajapur for urban regions was 86 percent in which males were 90.66% literate while female literacy stood at 81.07%. The total literate population of Jajapur was 1,290,455. Similarly in rural areas of Jajapur, the average literacy rate was 79.67 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 86.53% and 72.68% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Jajapur were 1,188,483.

Rural Urban
Population % 92.61% 7.39%
Total population 1,692,095 135,097
Male population 856,539 69,495
Female population 835,556 65,602
Sex ratio 976 944
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 926 930
Child population 200,284 16,520
Literates 1,188,483 101,972
Average literacy 79.67% 86%
Male literacy 86.53% 90.66%
Female literacy 72.68% 81.07%

Child Population - Jajapur district

According to Census 2011, there were 216,804 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jajapur district. Out of which 112,558 were male while 104,246 were female.

Working Population - Jajapur district

In Jajapur district out of total population, 552,234 were engaged in work activities. 73.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 552,234 workers engaged in Main Work, 106,239 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106,247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 407,564 375,457 32,107
Cultivators 106,239 102,670 3,569
Agriculture Labourer 106,247 98,586 7,661
Household Industries 14,067 12,772 1,295
Other Workers 181,011 161,429 19,582
Marginal Workers 144,670 110,634 34,036
Non Working 1,274,958 439,943 835,015

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