Baliguda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kandhamal district, Odisha

Baliguda Block of Kandhamal district has total population of 97,084 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 47,634 are males while 49,450 are females. In 2011 there were total 22,318 families residing in Baliguda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Baliguda Block is 1,038.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17.1% people lives in Urban areas while 82.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.1% while that in the rural areas is 55.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Baliguda Block is 980% while that of Rural areas is 1,051.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baliguda Block is 15695 which is 16% of the total population. There are 7935 male children and 7760 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baliguda Block is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,038 ) of Baliguda Block.

The total literacy rate of Baliguda Block is 60.46%. The male literacy rate is 61.7% and the female literacy rate is 40.09% in Baliguda Block.

Population
97,084
Families
22,318
Literacy
60.46%
Sex Ratio
1,038

To facilitate the administration, Baliguda Block is further divided into 1 town and 348 villages.

Baliguda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,695 7,935 7,760
Literacy 60.46% 61.7% 40.09%
Scheduled Caste 9,207 4,494 4,713
Scheduled Tribe 50,757 24,686 26,071
Illiterate 47,873 18,246 29,627

Caste-wise Population - Baliguda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52.3% of total population in Baliguda Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,207 4,494 4,713
Schedule Tribe 50,757 24,686 26,071

Religion-wise Population - Baliguda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 80,397 (82.81%) 39,377 41,020
Muslim 334 (0.34%) 174 160
Christian 16,063 (16.55%) 7,939 8,124
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Buddhist 15 (0.02%) 7 8
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 258 (0.27%) 127 131

Literacy Rate - Baliguda Block

Average literacy rate of Baliguda Block in 2011 were 60.46% in which, male and female literacy were 74.03% and 47.55% respectively. Total literate in Baliguda Block were 49,211 of which male and female were 29,388 and 19,823 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Baliguda Block

The Sex Ratio of Baliguda Block is 1,038 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,038 females in Baliguda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,038 ) of Baliguda Block.

Child Population - Baliguda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,695 children between age 0 to 6 years in Baliguda Block. Out of which 15,695 were male while 15,695 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Baliguda Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,926 families under Baliguda Block living in urban areas while 3,926 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17.1% of total population of Baliguda Block lives in Urban areas while 82.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,864 while that in rural region is 13,831.

Total Urban Rural
Population 97,084 16,611 80,473
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,695 1,864 13,831
Schedule Caste 9,207 3,220 5,987
Schedule Tribe 50,757 2,025 48,732
Literacy 60.46% 84.05% 55.24%
Sex Ratio 1,038 980 1,051

Working Population - Baliguda Block

In Baliguda Block out of total population, 46,878 were engaged in work activities. 51.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 46,878 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,658 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,964 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,053 17,697 6,356
Cultivators 7,658 6,133 1,525
Agriculture Labourer 5,964 3,761 2,203
Household Industries 543 368 175
Other Workers 9,888 7,435 2,453
Marginal Workers 22,825 7,638 15,187
Non Working 50,206 22,299 27,907

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