Balugaon Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Khordha district, Odisha

Balugaon Block of Khordha district has total population of 113,758 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 58,559 are males while 55,199 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,051 families residing in Balugaon Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Balugaon Block is 943.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 21% people lives in Urban areas while 79% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.8% while that in the rural areas is 80.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Balugaon Block is 780% while that of Rural areas is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balugaon Block is 13038 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6953 male children and 6085 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balugaon Block is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Balugaon Block.

The total literacy rate of Balugaon Block is 81.31%. The male literacy rate is 78% and the female literacy rate is 65.62% in Balugaon Block.

Population
113,758
Families
24,051
Literacy
81.31%
Sex Ratio
943

To facilitate the administration, Balugaon Block is further divided into 2 towns and 128 villages.

Balugaon Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,038 6,953 6,085
Literacy 81.31% 78% 65.62%
Scheduled Caste 20,621 10,413 10,208
Scheduled Tribe 559 275 284
Illiterate 31,863 12,885 18,978

Caste-wise Population - Balugaon Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Balugaon Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,621 10,413 10,208
Schedule Tribe 559 275 284

Religion-wise Population - Balugaon Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 111,716 (98.2%) 57,420 54,296
Muslim 1,762 (1.55%) 971 791
Christian 137 (0.12%) 78 59
Sikh 35 (0.03%) 29 6
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Jain 4 (0%) 3 1
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 94 (0.08%) 51 43

Literacy Rate - Balugaon Block

Average literacy rate of Balugaon Block in 2011 were 81.31% in which, male and female literacy were 88.51% and 73.75% respectively. Total literate in Balugaon Block were 81,895 of which male and female were 45,674 and 36,221 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Balugaon Block

The Sex Ratio of Balugaon Block is 943 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 943 females in Balugaon Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Balugaon Block.

Child Population - Balugaon Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,038 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balugaon Block. Out of which 13,038 were male while 13,038 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Balugaon Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,786 families under Balugaon Block living in urban areas while 4,786 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 21% of total population of Balugaon Block lives in Urban areas while 79% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,418 while that in rural region is 10,620.

Total Urban Rural
Population 113,758 23,916 89,842
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,038 2,418 10,620
Schedule Caste 20,621 4,967 15,654
Schedule Tribe 559 207 352
Literacy 81.31% 84.75% 80.38%
Sex Ratio 943 780 991

Working Population - Balugaon Block

In Balugaon Block out of total population, 38,986 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,986 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,545 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,326 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,651 27,686 2,965
Cultivators 6,545 6,237 308
Agriculture Labourer 3,326 3,195 131
Household Industries 857 694 163
Other Workers 19,923 17,560 2,363
Marginal Workers 8,335 5,352 2,983
Non Working 74,772 25,521 49,251

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