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

Loisinga Block of Balangir district has total population of 152,865 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 77,027 are males while 75,838 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,751 families residing in Loisinga Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Loisinga Block is 985.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.1% people lives in Urban areas while 95.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.8% while that in the rural areas is 69.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Loisinga Block is 1,008% while that of Rural areas is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Loisinga Block is 17536 which is 11% of the total population. There are 8949 male children and 8587 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Loisinga Block is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 985 ) of Loisinga Block.

The total literacy rate of Loisinga Block is 70.09%. The male literacy rate is 70.85% and the female literacy rate is 53.12% in Loisinga Block.

Population
152,865
Families
39,751
Literacy
70.09%
Sex Ratio
985

To facilitate the administration, Loisinga Block is further divided into 1 town and 161 villages.

Loisinga Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,536 8,949 8,587
Literacy 70.09% 70.85% 53.12%
Scheduled Caste 29,100 14,685 14,415
Scheduled Tribe 21,838 10,949 10,889
Illiterate 58,007 22,455 35,552

Caste-wise Population - Loisinga Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.3% of total population in Loisinga Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,100 14,685 14,415
Schedule Tribe 21,838 10,949 10,889

Religion-wise Population - Loisinga Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 150,385 (98.38%) 75,789 74,596
Muslim 227 (0.15%) 120 107
Christian 1,982 (1.3%) 977 1,005
Sikh 23 (0.02%) 11 12
Buddhist 31 (0.02%) 22 9
Jain 7 (0%) 4 3
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 208 (0.14%) 103 105

Literacy Rate - Loisinga Block

Average literacy rate of Loisinga Block in 2011 were 70.09% in which, male and female literacy were 80.16% and 59.9% respectively. Total literate in Loisinga Block were 94,858 of which male and female were 54,572 and 40,286 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Loisinga Block

The Sex Ratio of Loisinga Block is 985 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 985 females in Loisinga Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 985 ) of Loisinga Block.

Child Population - Loisinga Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,536 children between age 0 to 6 years in Loisinga Block. Out of which 17,536 were male while 17,536 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Loisinga Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,555 families under Loisinga Block living in urban areas while 1,555 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.1% of total population of Loisinga Block lives in Urban areas while 95.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 649 while that in rural region is 16,887.

Total Urban Rural
Population 152,865 6,220 146,645
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,536 649 16,887
Schedule Caste 29,100 1,136 27,964
Schedule Tribe 21,838 1,258 20,580
Literacy 70.09% 80.79% 69.64%
Sex Ratio 985 1,008 984

Working Population - Loisinga Block

In Loisinga Block out of total population, 67,833 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,833 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,458 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,712 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38,069 32,171 5,898
Cultivators 12,458 11,729 729
Agriculture Labourer 12,712 9,906 2,806
Household Industries 1,935 1,582 353
Other Workers 10,964 8,954 2,010
Marginal Workers 29,764 12,232 17,532
Non Working 85,032 32,624 52,408

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