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

Khalikote Block of Ganjam district has total population of 146,713 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 75,544 are males while 71,169 are females. In 2011 there were total 30,757 families residing in Khalikote Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khalikote Block is 942.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13% people lives in Urban areas while 87% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.1% while that in the rural areas is 66.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Khalikote Block is 949% while that of Rural areas is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khalikote Block is 18968 which is 13% of the total population. There are 10010 male children and 8958 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khalikote Block is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Khalikote Block.

The total literacy rate of Khalikote Block is 68.47%. The male literacy rate is 68.74% and the female literacy rate is 49.94% in Khalikote Block.

Population
146,713
Families
30,757
Literacy
68.47%
Sex Ratio
942

To facilitate the administration, Khalikote Block is further divided into 2 towns and 177 villages.

Khalikote Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,968 10,010 8,958
Literacy 68.47% 68.74% 49.94%
Scheduled Caste 27,776 14,082 13,694
Scheduled Tribe 6,369 3,044 3,325
Illiterate 59,243 23,613 35,630

Caste-wise Population - Khalikote Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Khalikote Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,776 14,082 13,694
Schedule Tribe 6,369 3,044 3,325

Religion-wise Population - Khalikote Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 145,843 (99.41%) 75,092 70,751
Muslim 199 (0.14%) 112 87
Christian 447 (0.3%) 225 222
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 8 6
Buddhist 7 (0%) 4 3
Jain 4 (0%) 1 3
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 197 (0.13%) 101 96

Literacy Rate - Khalikote Block

Average literacy rate of Khalikote Block in 2011 were 68.47% in which, male and female literacy were 79.24% and 57.13% respectively. Total literate in Khalikote Block were 87,470 of which male and female were 51,931 and 35,539 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khalikote Block

The Sex Ratio of Khalikote Block is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Khalikote Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Khalikote Block.

Child Population - Khalikote Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,968 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khalikote Block. Out of which 18,968 were male while 18,968 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khalikote Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,998 families under Khalikote Block living in urban areas while 3,998 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13% of total population of Khalikote Block lives in Urban areas while 87% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,314 while that in rural region is 16,654.

Total Urban Rural
Population 146,713 19,094 127,619
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,968 2,314 16,654
Schedule Caste 27,776 7,112 20,664
Schedule Tribe 6,369 609 5,760
Literacy 68.47% 80.14% 66.71%
Sex Ratio 942 949 941

Working Population - Khalikote Block

In Khalikote Block out of total population, 58,738 were engaged in work activities. 46.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 58,738 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,547 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,289 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,229 23,085 4,144
Cultivators 8,547 7,573 974
Agriculture Labourer 6,289 4,599 1,690
Household Industries 1,037 973 64
Other Workers 11,356 9,940 1,416
Marginal Workers 31,509 17,907 13,602
Non Working 87,975 34,552 53,423

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