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

Bijepur Block of Bargarh district has total population of 107,374 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 54,117 are males while 53,257 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,663 families residing in Bijepur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bijepur Block is 984.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.4% people lives in Urban areas while 93.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.4% while that in the rural areas is 74%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bijepur Block is 1,014% while that of Rural areas is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijepur Block is 11780 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6039 male children and 5741 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijepur Block is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Bijepur Block.

The total literacy rate of Bijepur Block is 74.75%. The male literacy rate is 74.93% and the female literacy rate is 58.04% in Bijepur Block.

Population
107,374
Families
28,663
Literacy
74.75%
Sex Ratio
984

To facilitate the administration, Bijepur Block is further divided into 1 town and 109 villages.

Bijepur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,780 6,039 5,741
Literacy 74.75% 74.93% 58.04%
Scheduled Caste 21,999 10,985 11,014
Scheduled Tribe 14,064 7,044 7,020
Illiterate 35,915 13,569 22,346

Caste-wise Population - Bijepur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.1% of total population in Bijepur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,999 10,985 11,014
Schedule Tribe 14,064 7,044 7,020

Religion-wise Population - Bijepur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 106,711 (99.38%) 53,771 52,940
Muslim 98 (0.09%) 61 37
Christian 427 (0.4%) 206 221
Sikh 3 (0%) 2 1
Buddhist 29 (0.03%) 20 9
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 104 (0.1%) 56 48

Literacy Rate - Bijepur Block

Average literacy rate of Bijepur Block in 2011 were 74.75% in which, male and female literacy were 84.34% and 65.05% respectively. Total literate in Bijepur Block were 71,459 of which male and female were 40,548 and 30,911 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bijepur Block

The Sex Ratio of Bijepur Block is 984 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 984 females in Bijepur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Bijepur Block.

Child Population - Bijepur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,780 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bijepur Block. Out of which 11,780 were male while 11,780 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bijepur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,743 families under Bijepur Block living in urban areas while 1,743 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.4% of total population of Bijepur Block lives in Urban areas while 93.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 711 while that in rural region is 11,069.

Total Urban Rural
Population 107,374 6,922 100,452
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,780 711 11,069
Schedule Caste 21,999 1,227 20,772
Schedule Tribe 14,064 403 13,661
Literacy 74.75% 85.45% 74.01%
Sex Ratio 984 1,014 982

Working Population - Bijepur Block

In Bijepur Block out of total population, 59,515 were engaged in work activities. 57.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 59,515 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,383 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,550 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,145 27,110 7,035
Cultivators 12,383 11,401 982
Agriculture Labourer 10,550 7,316 3,234
Household Industries 5,331 3,745 1,586
Other Workers 5,881 4,648 1,233
Marginal Workers 25,370 7,967 17,403
Non Working 47,859 19,040 28,819

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