Kokasara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kalahandi district, Odisha

Kokasara Block of Kalahandi district has total population of 158,742 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,488 are males while 80,254 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,585 families residing in Kokasara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kokasara Block is 1,023.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kokasara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 55.6% and the sex ratio of Kokasara Block is 1,023.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kokasara Block is 21853 which is 14% of the total population. There are 11092 male children and 10761 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kokasara Block is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,023 ) of Kokasara Block.

The total literacy rate of Kokasara Block is 55.65%. The male literacy rate is 60.53% and the female literacy rate is 35.72% in Kokasara Block.

Population
158,742
Families
41,585
Literacy
55.65%
Sex Ratio
1,023

To facilitate the administration, Kokasara Block is further divided into 90 villages.

Kokasara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,853 11,092 10,761
Literacy 55.65% 60.53% 35.72%
Scheduled Caste 25,901 12,723 13,178
Scheduled Tribe 51,162 25,166 25,996
Illiterate 82,569 30,978 51,591

Caste-wise Population - Kokasara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.2% of total population in Kokasara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,901 12,723 13,178
Schedule Tribe 51,162 25,166 25,996

Religion-wise Population - Kokasara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 157,768 (99.39%) 78,026 79,742
Muslim 195 (0.12%) 86 109
Christian 280 (0.18%) 157 123
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 9 9
Buddhist 4 (0%) 0 4
Jain 6 (0%) 3 3
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 469 (0.3%) 206 263

Literacy Rate - Kokasara Block

Average literacy rate of Kokasara Block in 2011 were 55.65% in which, male and female literacy were 70.49% and 41.25% respectively. Total literate in Kokasara Block were 76,173 of which male and female were 47,510 and 28,663 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kokasara Block

The Sex Ratio of Kokasara Block is 1,023 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,023 females in Kokasara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,023 ) of Kokasara Block.

Child Population - Kokasara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,853 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kokasara Block. Out of which 21,853 were male while 21,853 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kokasara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kokasara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kokasara Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 21,853.

Total Urban Rural
Population 158,742 0 158,742
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,853 0 21,853
Schedule Caste 25,901 0 25,901
Schedule Tribe 51,162 0 51,162
Literacy 55.65% - 55.65%
Sex Ratio 1,023 - 1,023

Working Population - Kokasara Block

In Kokasara Block out of total population, 82,821 were engaged in work activities. 45.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,821 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,653 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,673 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,652 30,076 7,576
Cultivators 13,653 12,436 1,217
Agriculture Labourer 15,673 11,153 4,520
Household Industries 1,266 808 458
Other Workers 7,060 5,679 1,381
Marginal Workers 45,169 16,122 29,047
Non Working 75,921 32,290 43,631

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