Chandahandi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nabarangapur district, Odisha

Chandahandi Block of Nabarangapur district has total population of 73,953 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,460 are males while 37,493 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,833 families residing in Chandahandi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chandahandi Block is 1,028.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chandahandi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 49.4% and the sex ratio of Chandahandi Block is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandahandi Block is 11343 which is 15% of the total population. There are 5636 male children and 5707 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandahandi Block is 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Chandahandi Block.

The total literacy rate of Chandahandi Block is 49.36%. The male literacy rate is 54.74% and the female literacy rate is 29.19% in Chandahandi Block.

Population
73,953
Families
18,833
Literacy
49.36%
Sex Ratio
1,028

To facilitate the administration, Chandahandi Block is further divided into 89 villages.

Chandahandi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,343 5,636 5,707
Literacy 49.36% 54.74% 29.19%
Scheduled Caste 7,877 3,927 3,950
Scheduled Tribe 25,990 12,597 13,393
Illiterate 43,049 16,502 26,547

Caste-wise Population - Chandahandi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.1% of total population in Chandahandi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,877 3,927 3,950
Schedule Tribe 25,990 12,597 13,393

Religion-wise Population - Chandahandi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 72,947 (98.64%) 35,978 36,969
Muslim 721 (0.97%) 351 370
Christian 75 (0.1%) 38 37
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 43 (0.06%) 24 19
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 161 (0.22%) 67 94

Literacy Rate - Chandahandi Block

Average literacy rate of Chandahandi Block in 2011 were 49.36% in which, male and female literacy were 64.75% and 34.44% respectively. Total literate in Chandahandi Block were 30,904 of which male and female were 19,958 and 10,946 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chandahandi Block

The Sex Ratio of Chandahandi Block is 1,028 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,028 females in Chandahandi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Chandahandi Block.

Child Population - Chandahandi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,343 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chandahandi Block. Out of which 11,343 were male while 11,343 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chandahandi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chandahandi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chandahandi 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 11,343.

Total Urban Rural
Population 73,953 0 73,953
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,343 0 11,343
Schedule Caste 7,877 0 7,877
Schedule Tribe 25,990 0 25,990
Literacy 49.36% - 49.36%
Sex Ratio 1,028 - 1,028

Working Population - Chandahandi Block

In Chandahandi Block out of total population, 37,882 were engaged in work activities. 45.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,882 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,904 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,211 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,090 13,846 3,244
Cultivators 10,904 9,764 1,140
Agriculture Labourer 3,211 2,043 1,168
Household Industries 374 179 195
Other Workers 2,601 1,860 741
Marginal Workers 20,792 6,899 13,893
Non Working 36,071 15,715 20,356

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