Dhama Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sambalpur district, Odisha

Dhama Block of Sambalpur district has total population of 44,579 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 22,651 are males while 21,928 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,373 families residing in Dhama Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhama Block is 968.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dhama Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 73.5% and the sex ratio of Dhama Block is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhama Block is 4820 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2503 male children and 2317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhama Block is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Dhama Block.

The total literacy rate of Dhama Block is 73.48%. The male literacy rate is 73.73% and the female literacy rate is 57.07% in Dhama Block.

Population
44,579
Families
11,373
Literacy
73.48%
Sex Ratio
968

To facilitate the administration, Dhama Block is further divided into 69 villages.

Dhama Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,820 2,503 2,317
Literacy 73.48% 73.73% 57.07%
Scheduled Caste 16,247 8,255 7,992
Scheduled Tribe 13,642 6,870 6,772
Illiterate 15,365 5,951 9,414

Caste-wise Population - Dhama Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.6% of total population in Dhama Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,247 8,255 7,992
Schedule Tribe 13,642 6,870 6,772

Religion-wise Population - Dhama Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 43,889 (98.45%) 22,286 21,603
Muslim 64 (0.14%) 40 24
Christian 575 (1.29%) 300 275
Sikh 2 (0%) 0 2
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 41 (0.09%) 20 21

Literacy Rate - Dhama Block

Average literacy rate of Dhama Block in 2011 were 73.48% in which, male and female literacy were 82.89% and 63.81% respectively. Total literate in Dhama Block were 29,214 of which male and female were 16,700 and 12,514 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhama Block

The Sex Ratio of Dhama Block is 968 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 968 females in Dhama Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Dhama Block.

Child Population - Dhama Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,820 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhama Block. Out of which 4,820 were male while 4,820 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhama Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dhama Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dhama 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 4,820.

Total Urban Rural
Population 44,579 0 44,579
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,820 0 4,820
Schedule Caste 16,247 0 16,247
Schedule Tribe 13,642 0 13,642
Literacy 73.48% - 73.48%
Sex Ratio 968 - 968

Working Population - Dhama Block

In Dhama Block out of total population, 22,226 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,226 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,653 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,896 10,138 3,758
Cultivators 3,142 2,968 174
Agriculture Labourer 5,653 3,626 2,027
Household Industries 1,475 625 850
Other Workers 3,626 2,919 707
Marginal Workers 8,330 3,763 4,567
Non Working 22,353 8,750 13,603

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