Barapali Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bargarh district, Odisha

Barapali Block of Bargarh district has total population of 128,271 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 65,595 are males while 62,676 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,101 families residing in Barapali Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barapali Block is 955.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.3% people lives in Urban areas while 83.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.7% while that in the rural areas is 75.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barapali Block is 973% while that of Rural areas is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barapali Block is 13377 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6762 male children and 6615 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barapali Block is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Barapali Block.

The total literacy rate of Barapali Block is 76.51%. The male literacy rate is 76.73% and the female literacy rate is 59.96% in Barapali Block.

Population
128,271
Families
33,101
Literacy
76.51%
Sex Ratio
955

To facilitate the administration, Barapali Block is further divided into 1 town and 74 villages.

Barapali Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,377 6,762 6,615
Literacy 76.51% 76.73% 59.96%
Scheduled Caste 27,231 13,859 13,372
Scheduled Tribe 15,869 8,048 7,821
Illiterate 40,364 15,267 25,097

Caste-wise Population - Barapali Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.4% of total population in Barapali Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,231 13,859 13,372
Schedule Tribe 15,869 8,048 7,821

Religion-wise Population - Barapali Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 127,479 (99.38%) 65,202 62,277
Muslim 329 (0.26%) 165 164
Christian 283 (0.22%) 143 140
Sikh 3 (0%) 3 0
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 8 9
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 7 (0.01%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 153 (0.12%) 70 83

Literacy Rate - Barapali Block

Average literacy rate of Barapali Block in 2011 were 76.51% in which, male and female literacy were 85.54% and 67.03% respectively. Total literate in Barapali Block were 87,907 of which male and female were 50,328 and 37,579 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barapali Block

The Sex Ratio of Barapali Block is 955 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 955 females in Barapali Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Barapali Block.

Child Population - Barapali Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,377 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barapali Block. Out of which 13,377 were male while 13,377 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barapali Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,776 families under Barapali Block living in urban areas while 4,776 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.3% of total population of Barapali Block lives in Urban areas while 83.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,203 while that in rural region is 11,174.

Total Urban Rural
Population 128,271 20,850 107,421
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,377 2,203 11,174
Schedule Caste 27,231 5,077 22,154
Schedule Tribe 15,869 963 14,906
Literacy 76.51% 83.69% 75.12%
Sex Ratio 955 973 952

Working Population - Barapali Block

In Barapali Block out of total population, 67,258 were engaged in work activities. 62.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,258 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,728 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,092 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42,304 33,471 8,833
Cultivators 15,728 14,275 1,453
Agriculture Labourer 11,092 7,340 3,752
Household Industries 4,965 3,267 1,698
Other Workers 10,519 8,589 1,930
Marginal Workers 24,954 8,722 16,232
Non Working 61,013 23,402 37,611

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