Digapahandi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ganjam district, Odisha

Digapahandi Block of Ganjam district has total population of 137,239 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,736 are males while 68,503 are females. In 2011 there were total 30,350 families residing in Digapahandi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Digapahandi Block is 997.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.6% people lives in Urban areas while 90.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.4% while that in the rural areas is 62.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Digapahandi Block is 975% while that of Rural areas is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digapahandi Block is 16982 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8825 male children and 8157 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digapahandi Block is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Digapahandi Block.

The total literacy rate of Digapahandi Block is 64.23%. The male literacy rate is 65.99% and the female literacy rate is 46.54% in Digapahandi Block.

Population
137,239
Families
30,350
Literacy
64.23%
Sex Ratio
997

To facilitate the administration, Digapahandi Block is further divided into 1 town and 174 villages.

Digapahandi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,982 8,825 8,157
Literacy 64.23% 65.99% 46.54%
Scheduled Caste 21,567 10,642 10,925
Scheduled Tribe 7,955 3,877 4,078
Illiterate 59,993 23,374 36,619

Caste-wise Population - Digapahandi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Digapahandi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,567 10,642 10,925
Schedule Tribe 7,955 3,877 4,078

Religion-wise Population - Digapahandi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 136,547 (99.5%) 68,389 68,158
Muslim 432 (0.31%) 227 205
Christian 92 (0.07%) 37 55
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 6 5
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 150 (0.11%) 74 76

Literacy Rate - Digapahandi Block

Average literacy rate of Digapahandi Block in 2011 were 64.23% in which, male and female literacy were 75.72% and 52.84% respectively. Total literate in Digapahandi Block were 77,246 of which male and female were 45,362 and 31,884 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Digapahandi Block

The Sex Ratio of Digapahandi Block is 997 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 997 females in Digapahandi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Digapahandi Block.

Child Population - Digapahandi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,982 children between age 0 to 6 years in Digapahandi Block. Out of which 16,982 were male while 16,982 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Digapahandi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,955 families under Digapahandi Block living in urban areas while 2,955 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.6% of total population of Digapahandi Block lives in Urban areas while 90.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,454 while that in rural region is 15,528.

Total Urban Rural
Population 137,239 13,190 124,049
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,982 1,454 15,528
Schedule Caste 21,567 2,287 19,280
Schedule Tribe 7,955 136 7,819
Literacy 64.23% 78.36% 62.71%
Sex Ratio 997 975 999

Working Population - Digapahandi Block

In Digapahandi Block out of total population, 66,430 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 66,430 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,682 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,443 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,476 28,897 8,579
Cultivators 11,682 10,117 1,565
Agriculture Labourer 10,443 6,352 4,091
Household Industries 1,303 997 306
Other Workers 14,048 11,431 2,617
Marginal Workers 28,954 10,633 18,321
Non Working 70,809 29,206 41,603

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