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

Belaghar Block of Kandhamal district has total population of 19,506 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 9,381 are males while 10,125 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,410 families residing in Belaghar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Belaghar Block is 1,079.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Belaghar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 39.6% and the sex ratio of Belaghar Block is 1,079.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Belaghar Block is 3368 which is 17% of the total population. There are 1648 male children and 1720 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Belaghar Block is 1,044 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,079 ) of Belaghar Block.

The total literacy rate of Belaghar Block is 39.61%. The male literacy rate is 42.46% and the female literacy rate is 23.79% in Belaghar Block.

Population
19,506
Families
4,410
Literacy
39.61%
Sex Ratio
1,079

To facilitate the administration, Belaghar Block is further divided into 136 villages.

Belaghar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,368 1,648 1,720
Literacy 39.61% 42.46% 23.79%
Scheduled Caste 4,284 2,086 2,198
Scheduled Tribe 12,930 6,206 6,724
Illiterate 13,114 5,398 7,716

Caste-wise Population - Belaghar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.3% of total population in Belaghar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,284 2,086 2,198
Schedule Tribe 12,930 6,206 6,724

Religion-wise Population - Belaghar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,908 (96.93%) 9,037 9,871
Muslim 20 (0.1%) 6 14
Christian 542 (2.78%) 320 222
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 31 (0.16%) 15 16

Literacy Rate - Belaghar Block

Average literacy rate of Belaghar Block in 2011 were 39.61% in which, male and female literacy were 51.51% and 28.66% respectively. Total literate in Belaghar Block were 6,392 of which male and female were 3,983 and 2,409 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Belaghar Block

The Sex Ratio of Belaghar Block is 1,079 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,079 females in Belaghar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,044 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,079 ) of Belaghar Block.

Child Population - Belaghar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 3,368 children between age 0 to 6 years in Belaghar Block. Out of which 3,368 were male while 3,368 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Belaghar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Belaghar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Belaghar 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 3,368.

Total Urban Rural
Population 19,506 0 19,506
Children (0 - 6 years) 3,368 0 3,368
Schedule Caste 4,284 0 4,284
Schedule Tribe 12,930 0 12,930
Literacy 39.61% - 39.61%
Sex Ratio 1,079 - 1,079

Working Population - Belaghar Block

In Belaghar Block out of total population, 9,382 were engaged in work activities. 41.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,382 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,934 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,068 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,910 2,738 1,172
Cultivators 1,934 1,397 537
Agriculture Labourer 1,068 697 371
Household Industries 33 24 9
Other Workers 875 620 255
Marginal Workers 5,472 1,914 3,558
Non Working 10,124 4,729 5,395

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