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

Jharsuguda Block of Jharsuguda district has total population of 122,817 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 63,634 are males while 59,183 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,003 families residing in Jharsuguda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jharsuguda Block is 930.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 79.6% people lives in Urban areas while 20.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.9% while that in the rural areas is 79.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jharsuguda Block is 919% while that of Rural areas is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jharsuguda Block is 14883 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7711 male children and 7172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jharsuguda Block is 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Jharsuguda Block.

The total literacy rate of Jharsuguda Block is 83.74%. The male literacy rate is 79.1% and the female literacy rate is 67.66% in Jharsuguda Block.

Population
122,817
Families
28,003
Literacy
83.74%
Sex Ratio
930

To facilitate the administration, Jharsuguda Block is further divided into 1 town and 16 villages.

Jharsuguda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,883 7,711 7,172
Literacy 83.74% 79.1% 67.66%
Scheduled Caste 20,034 10,112 9,922
Scheduled Tribe 25,199 12,519 12,680
Illiterate 32,438 13,300 19,138

Caste-wise Population - Jharsuguda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Jharsuguda Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,034 10,112 9,922
Schedule Tribe 25,199 12,519 12,680

Religion-wise Population - Jharsuguda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 112,556 (91.65%) 58,588 53,968
Muslim 5,749 (4.68%) 3,107 2,642
Christian 3,675 (2.99%) 1,500 2,175
Sikh 422 (0.34%) 223 199
Buddhist 34 (0.03%) 18 16
Jain 31 (0.03%) 14 17
Other Religion 18 (0.01%) 10 8
No Religion Specified 332 (0.27%) 174 158

Literacy Rate - Jharsuguda Block

Average literacy rate of Jharsuguda Block in 2011 were 83.74% in which, male and female literacy were 90.01% and 76.99% respectively. Total literate in Jharsuguda Block were 90,379 of which male and female were 50,334 and 40,045 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jharsuguda Block

The Sex Ratio of Jharsuguda Block is 930 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 930 females in Jharsuguda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Jharsuguda Block.

Child Population - Jharsuguda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,883 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jharsuguda Block. Out of which 14,883 were male while 14,883 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jharsuguda Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 21,916 families under Jharsuguda Block living in urban areas while 21,916 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 79.6% of total population of Jharsuguda Block lives in Urban areas while 20.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 12,074 while that in rural region is 2,809.

Total Urban Rural
Population 122,817 97,730 25,087
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,883 12,074 2,809
Schedule Caste 20,034 13,870 6,164
Schedule Tribe 25,199 16,948 8,251
Literacy 83.74% 84.91% 79.21%
Sex Ratio 930 919 975

Working Population - Jharsuguda Block

In Jharsuguda Block out of total population, 45,289 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,289 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,711 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,269 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,248 31,286 5,962
Cultivators 1,711 1,477 234
Agriculture Labourer 1,269 863 406
Household Industries 1,415 1,093 322
Other Workers 32,853 27,853 5,000
Marginal Workers 8,041 4,603 3,438
Non Working 77,528 27,745 49,783

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