Jagatsinghapur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha

Jagatsinghapur Block of Jagatsinghapur district has total population of 244,570 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 124,065 are males while 120,505 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,744 families residing in Jagatsinghapur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jagatsinghapur Block is 971.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.8% people lives in Urban areas while 86.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.3% while that in the rural areas is 86.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jagatsinghapur Block is 951% while that of Rural areas is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jagatsinghapur Block is 22784 which is 9% of the total population. There are 11816 male children and 10968 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jagatsinghapur Block is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 971 ) of Jagatsinghapur Block.

The total literacy rate of Jagatsinghapur Block is 86.99%. The male literacy rate is 83.89% and the female literacy rate is 73.73% in Jagatsinghapur Block.

Population
244,570
Families
55,744
Literacy
86.99%
Sex Ratio
971

To facilitate the administration, Jagatsinghapur Block is further divided into 1 town and 241 villages.

Jagatsinghapur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,784 11,816 10,968
Literacy 86.99% 83.89% 73.73%
Scheduled Caste 59,175 29,691 29,484
Scheduled Tribe 1,953 1,094 859
Illiterate 51,633 19,981 31,652

Caste-wise Population - Jagatsinghapur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Jagatsinghapur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 59,175 29,691 29,484
Schedule Tribe 1,953 1,094 859

Religion-wise Population - Jagatsinghapur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 227,415 (92.99%) 115,492 111,923
Muslim 16,664 (6.81%) 8,324 8,340
Christian 140 (0.06%) 73 67
Sikh 17 (0.01%) 7 10
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 13 (0.01%) 8 5
Other Religion 9 (0%) 3 6
No Religion Specified 306 (0.13%) 156 150

Literacy Rate - Jagatsinghapur Block

Average literacy rate of Jagatsinghapur Block in 2011 were 86.99% in which, male and female literacy were 92.73% and 81.12% respectively. Total literate in Jagatsinghapur Block were 192,937 of which male and female were 104,084 and 88,853 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jagatsinghapur Block

The Sex Ratio of Jagatsinghapur Block is 971 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 971 females in Jagatsinghapur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 971 ) of Jagatsinghapur Block.

Child Population - Jagatsinghapur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,784 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jagatsinghapur Block. Out of which 22,784 were male while 22,784 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jagatsinghapur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,010 families under Jagatsinghapur Block living in urban areas while 7,010 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.8% of total population of Jagatsinghapur Block lives in Urban areas while 86.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,859 while that in rural region is 19,925.

Total Urban Rural
Population 244,570 33,631 210,939
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,784 2,859 19,925
Schedule Caste 59,175 6,783 52,392
Schedule Tribe 1,953 366 1,587
Literacy 86.99% 89.32% 86.62%
Sex Ratio 971 951 975

Working Population - Jagatsinghapur Block

In Jagatsinghapur Block out of total population, 88,293 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88,293 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,728 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,196 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,836 53,908 8,928
Cultivators 14,728 14,077 651
Agriculture Labourer 15,196 12,321 2,875
Household Industries 2,741 2,228 513
Other Workers 30,171 25,282 4,889
Marginal Workers 25,457 16,541 8,916
Non Working 156,277 53,616 102,661

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