Baleshwar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baleshwar district, Odisha

Baleshwar Block of Baleshwar district has total population of 144,373 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 73,721 are males while 70,652 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,685 families residing in Baleshwar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Baleshwar Block is 958.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Baleshwar Block lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 87.5% and the sex ratio of Baleshwar Block is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baleshwar Block is 14773 which is 10% of the total population. There are 7575 male children and 7198 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baleshwar Block is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Baleshwar Block.

The total literacy rate of Baleshwar Block is 87.51%. The male literacy rate is 81.67% and the female literacy rate is 75.31% in Baleshwar Block.

Population
144,373
Families
31,685
Literacy
87.51%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Baleshwar Block is further divided into 2 towns and 0 villages.

Baleshwar Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Baleshwar Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,773 7,575 7,198
Literacy 87.51% 81.67% 75.31%
Scheduled Caste 15,812 8,011 7,801
Scheduled Tribe 9,291 4,751 4,540
Illiterate 30,955 13,511 17,444

Caste-wise Population - Baleshwar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Baleshwar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,812 8,011 7,801
Schedule Tribe 9,291 4,751 4,540

Religion-wise Population - Baleshwar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 119,839 (83.01%) 61,370 58,469
Muslim 21,616 (14.97%) 10,941 10,675
Christian 2,364 (1.64%) 1,131 1,233
Sikh 46 (0.03%) 24 22
Buddhist 46 (0.03%) 23 23
Jain 112 (0.08%) 60 52
Other Religion 50 (0.03%) 22 28
No Religion Specified 300 (0.21%) 150 150

Literacy Rate - Baleshwar Block

Average literacy rate of Baleshwar Block in 2011 were 87.51% in which, male and female literacy were 91.03% and 83.85% respectively. Total literate in Baleshwar Block were 113,418 of which male and female were 60,210 and 53,208 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Baleshwar Block

The Sex Ratio of Baleshwar Block is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Baleshwar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Baleshwar Block.

Child Population - Baleshwar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,773 children between age 0 to 6 years in Baleshwar Block. Out of which 14,773 were male while 14,773 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Baleshwar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 31,685 families under Baleshwar Block living in urban areas while 31,685 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Baleshwar Block lives in Urban areas while 0% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 14,773 while that in rural region is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 144,373 144,373 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,773 14,773 0
Schedule Caste 15,812 15,812 0
Schedule Tribe 9,291 9,291 0
Literacy 87.51% 87.51% NaN%
Sex Ratio 958 958 NaN

Working Population - Baleshwar Block

In Baleshwar Block out of total population, 48,523 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,523 workers engaged in Main Work, 538 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,234 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42,034 36,376 5,658
Cultivators 538 485 53
Agriculture Labourer 1,234 1,010 224
Household Industries 1,877 1,637 240
Other Workers 38,385 33,244 5,141
Marginal Workers 6,489 4,153 2,336
Non Working 95,850 33,192 62,658

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