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

Malkangiri Block of Malkangiri district has total population of 177,657 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 88,590 are males while 89,067 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,997 families residing in Malkangiri Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Malkangiri Block is 1,005.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17.5% people lives in Urban areas while 82.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.5% while that in the rural areas is 46.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Malkangiri Block is 896% while that of Rural areas is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malkangiri Block is 31282 which is 18% of the total population. There are 15763 male children and 15519 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malkangiri Block is 985 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Malkangiri Block.

The total literacy rate of Malkangiri Block is 52.19%. The male literacy rate is 51.13% and the female literacy rate is 34.92% in Malkangiri Block.

Population
177,657
Families
38,997
Literacy
52.19%
Sex Ratio
1,005

To facilitate the administration, Malkangiri Block is further divided into 1 town and 202 villages.

Malkangiri Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,282 15,763 15,519
Literacy 52.19% 51.13% 34.92%
Scheduled Caste 41,994 21,476 20,518
Scheduled Tribe 102,857 49,982 52,875
Illiterate 101,263 43,294 57,969

Caste-wise Population - Malkangiri Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57.9% of total population in Malkangiri Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,994 21,476 20,518
Schedule Tribe 102,857 49,982 52,875

Religion-wise Population - Malkangiri Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 174,284 (98.1%) 86,847 87,437
Muslim 563 (0.32%) 308 255
Christian 2,353 (1.32%) 1,191 1,162
Sikh 69 (0.04%) 48 21
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 3 6
Jain 169 (0.1%) 89 80
Other Religion 28 (0.02%) 16 12
No Religion Specified 182 (0.1%) 88 94

Literacy Rate - Malkangiri Block

Average literacy rate of Malkangiri Block in 2011 were 52.19% in which, male and female literacy were 62.2% and 42.28% respectively. Total literate in Malkangiri Block were 76,394 of which male and female were 45,296 and 31,098 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Malkangiri Block

The Sex Ratio of Malkangiri Block is 1,005 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,005 females in Malkangiri Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 985 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Malkangiri Block.

Child Population - Malkangiri Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,282 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malkangiri Block. Out of which 31,282 were male while 31,282 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Malkangiri Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,150 families under Malkangiri Block living in urban areas while 7,150 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17.5% of total population of Malkangiri Block lives in Urban areas while 82.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,190 while that in rural region is 27,092.

Total Urban Rural
Population 177,657 31,007 146,650
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,282 4,190 27,092
Schedule Caste 41,994 8,747 33,247
Schedule Tribe 102,857 6,013 96,844
Literacy 52.19% 76.47% 46.75%
Sex Ratio 1,005 896 1,030

Working Population - Malkangiri Block

In Malkangiri Block out of total population, 90,664 were engaged in work activities. 63.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 90,664 workers engaged in Main Work, 34,463 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,412 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,437 40,547 16,890
Cultivators 34,463 25,733 8,730
Agriculture Labourer 8,412 3,869 4,543
Household Industries 804 378 426
Other Workers 13,758 10,567 3,191
Marginal Workers 33,227 9,480 23,747
Non Working 86,993 38,563 48,430

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