Kantabanji Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Balangir district, Odisha

Kantabanji Block of Balangir district has total population of 72,115 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,286 are males while 35,829 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,363 families residing in Kantabanji Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kantabanji Block is 987.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 30.3% people lives in Urban areas while 69.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.5% while that in the rural areas is 54.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kantabanji Block is 938% while that of Rural areas is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantabanji Block is 10017 which is 14% of the total population. There are 5183 male children and 4834 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantabanji Block is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Kantabanji Block.

The total literacy rate of Kantabanji Block is 61.87%. The male literacy rate is 63.45% and the female literacy rate is 42.98% in Kantabanji Block.

Population
72,115
Families
17,363
Literacy
61.87%
Sex Ratio
987

To facilitate the administration, Kantabanji Block is further divided into 1 town and 56 villages.

Kantabanji Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,017 5,183 4,834
Literacy 61.87% 63.45% 42.98%
Scheduled Caste 13,793 6,901 6,892
Scheduled Tribe 14,749 7,265 7,484
Illiterate 33,693 13,264 20,429

Caste-wise Population - Kantabanji Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Kantabanji Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,793 6,901 6,892
Schedule Tribe 14,749 7,265 7,484

Religion-wise Population - Kantabanji Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 70,142 (97.26%) 35,274 34,868
Muslim 912 (1.26%) 475 437
Christian 435 (0.6%) 205 230
Sikh 178 (0.25%) 97 81
Buddhist 16 (0.02%) 10 6
Jain 386 (0.54%) 200 186
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 43 (0.06%) 24 19

Literacy Rate - Kantabanji Block

Average literacy rate of Kantabanji Block in 2011 were 61.87% in which, male and female literacy were 74.02% and 49.69% respectively. Total literate in Kantabanji Block were 38,422 of which male and female were 23,022 and 15,400 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kantabanji Block

The Sex Ratio of Kantabanji Block is 987 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 987 females in Kantabanji Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Kantabanji Block.

Child Population - Kantabanji Block

According to Census 2011, there were 10,017 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kantabanji Block. Out of which 10,017 were male while 10,017 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kantabanji Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,887 families under Kantabanji Block living in urban areas while 4,887 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 30.3% of total population of Kantabanji Block lives in Urban areas while 69.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,601 while that in rural region is 7,416.

Total Urban Rural
Population 72,115 21,819 50,296
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,017 2,601 7,416
Schedule Caste 13,793 3,969 9,824
Schedule Tribe 14,749 707 14,042
Literacy 61.87% 78.53% 54.41%
Sex Ratio 987 938 1,010

Working Population - Kantabanji Block

In Kantabanji Block out of total population, 30,242 were engaged in work activities. 63.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,242 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,233 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,593 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,142 15,503 3,639
Cultivators 4,233 3,637 596
Agriculture Labourer 2,593 1,837 756
Household Industries 731 522 209
Other Workers 11,585 9,507 2,078
Marginal Workers 11,100 4,776 6,324
Non Working 41,873 16,007 25,866

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