Barkot Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Debagarh district, Odisha

Barkot Block of Debagarh district has total population of 72,887 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,965 are males while 35,922 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,830 families residing in Barkot Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barkot Block is 972.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Barkot Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 71.4% and the sex ratio of Barkot Block is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barkot Block is 9540 which is 13% of the total population. There are 4938 male children and 4602 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barkot Block is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Barkot Block.

The total literacy rate of Barkot Block is 71.37%. The male literacy rate is 69.75% and the female literacy rate is 54.09% in Barkot Block.

Population
72,887
Families
18,830
Literacy
71.37%
Sex Ratio
972

To facilitate the administration, Barkot Block is further divided into 189 villages.

Barkot Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,540 4,938 4,602
Literacy 71.37% 69.75% 54.09%
Scheduled Caste 15,702 7,935 7,767
Scheduled Tribe 21,953 11,024 10,929
Illiterate 27,676 11,183 16,493

Caste-wise Population - Barkot Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.1% of total population in Barkot Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,702 7,935 7,767
Schedule Tribe 21,953 11,024 10,929

Religion-wise Population - Barkot Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 71,568 (98.19%) 36,300 35,268
Muslim 89 (0.12%) 59 30
Christian 1,093 (1.5%) 532 561
Sikh 22 (0.03%) 10 12
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 109 (0.15%) 62 47

Literacy Rate - Barkot Block

Average literacy rate of Barkot Block in 2011 were 71.37% in which, male and female literacy were 80.5% and 62.03% respectively. Total literate in Barkot Block were 45,211 of which male and female were 25,782 and 19,429 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Barkot Block

The Sex Ratio of Barkot Block is 972 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 972 females in Barkot Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Barkot Block.

Child Population - Barkot Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,540 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barkot Block. Out of which 9,540 were male while 9,540 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barkot Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Barkot Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Barkot Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 9,540.

Total Urban Rural
Population 72,887 0 72,887
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,540 0 9,540
Schedule Caste 15,702 0 15,702
Schedule Tribe 21,953 0 21,953
Literacy 71.37% - 71.37%
Sex Ratio 972 - 972

Working Population - Barkot Block

In Barkot Block out of total population, 41,753 were engaged in work activities. 40.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,753 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,326 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,637 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,784 12,212 4,572
Cultivators 5,326 4,405 921
Agriculture Labourer 6,637 4,000 2,637
Household Industries 599 481 118
Other Workers 4,222 3,326 896
Marginal Workers 24,969 10,271 14,698
Non Working 31,134 14,482 16,652

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