Barang Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Cuttack district, Odisha

Barang Block of Cuttack district has total population of 42,545 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 22,136 are males while 20,409 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,997 families residing in Barang Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barang Block is 922.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 24.7% people lives in Urban areas while 75.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.8% while that in the rural areas is 86.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barang Block is 963% while that of Rural areas is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barang Block is 4467 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2335 male children and 2132 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barang Block is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Barang Block.

The total literacy rate of Barang Block is 86.82%. The male literacy rate is 83.43% and the female literacy rate is 71.49% in Barang Block.

Population
42,545
Families
8,997
Literacy
86.82%
Sex Ratio
922

To facilitate the administration, Barang Block is further divided into 2 towns and 24 villages.

Barang Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,467 2,335 2,132
Literacy 86.82% 83.43% 71.49%
Scheduled Caste 10,063 5,131 4,932
Scheduled Tribe 2,605 1,342 1,263
Illiterate 9,487 3,669 5,818

Caste-wise Population - Barang Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Barang Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,063 5,131 4,932
Schedule Tribe 2,605 1,342 1,263

Religion-wise Population - Barang Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 41,839 (98.34%) 21,714 20,125
Muslim 247 (0.58%) 127 120
Christian 170 (0.4%) 147 23
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Buddhist 14 (0.03%) 13 1
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 0 3
No Religion Specified 263 (0.62%) 130 133

Literacy Rate - Barang Block

Average literacy rate of Barang Block in 2011 were 86.82% in which, male and female literacy were 93.26% and 79.83% respectively. Total literate in Barang Block were 33,058 of which male and female were 18,467 and 14,591 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barang Block

The Sex Ratio of Barang Block is 922 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 922 females in Barang Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Barang Block.

Child Population - Barang Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,467 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barang Block. Out of which 4,467 were male while 4,467 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barang Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,165 families under Barang Block living in urban areas while 2,165 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 24.7% of total population of Barang Block lives in Urban areas while 75.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,080 while that in rural region is 3,387.

Total Urban Rural
Population 42,545 10,521 32,024
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,467 1,080 3,387
Schedule Caste 10,063 2,415 7,648
Schedule Tribe 2,605 258 2,347
Literacy 86.82% 88.83% 86.15%
Sex Ratio 922 963 909

Working Population - Barang Block

In Barang Block out of total population, 14,793 were engaged in work activities. 78.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,793 workers engaged in Main Work, 847 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 960 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,654 10,639 1,015
Cultivators 847 799 48
Agriculture Labourer 960 875 85
Household Industries 1,576 1,421 155
Other Workers 8,271 7,544 727
Marginal Workers 3,139 2,061 1,078
Non Working 27,752 9,436 18,316

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