NALCO Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Anugul district, Odisha

NALCO Block of Anugul district has total population of 50,375 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 26,335 are males while 24,040 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,790 families residing in NALCO Block. The Average Sex Ratio of NALCO Block is 913.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 60.7% people lives in Urban areas while 39.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.3% while that in the rural areas is 78.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in NALCO Block is 923% while that of Rural areas is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in NALCO Block is 5502 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2966 male children and 2536 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of NALCO Block is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of NALCO Block.

The total literacy rate of NALCO Block is 84.63%. The male literacy rate is 80.96% and the female literacy rate is 69.28% in NALCO Block.

Population
50,375
Families
11,790
Literacy
84.63%
Sex Ratio
913

To facilitate the administration, NALCO Block is further divided into 3 towns and 11 villages.

NALCO Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,502 2,966 2,536
Literacy 84.63% 80.96% 69.28%
Scheduled Caste 7,867 4,067 3,800
Scheduled Tribe 8,720 4,396 4,324
Illiterate 12,398 5,013 7,385

Caste-wise Population - NALCO Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.3% of total population in NALCO Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,867 4,067 3,800
Schedule Tribe 8,720 4,396 4,324

Religion-wise Population - NALCO Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,572 (96.42%) 25,433 23,139
Muslim 371 (0.74%) 191 180
Christian 425 (0.84%) 218 207
Sikh 35 (0.07%) 20 15
Buddhist 9 (0.02%) 5 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 945 (1.88%) 458 487
No Religion Specified 18 (0.04%) 10 8

Literacy Rate - NALCO Block

Average literacy rate of NALCO Block in 2011 were 84.63% in which, male and female literacy were 91.24% and 77.45% respectively. Total literate in NALCO Block were 37,977 of which male and female were 21,322 and 16,655 respectively.

Sex Ratio - NALCO Block

The Sex Ratio of NALCO Block is 913 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 913 females in NALCO Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of NALCO Block.

Child Population - NALCO Block

According to Census 2011, there were 5,502 children between age 0 to 6 years in NALCO Block. Out of which 5,502 were male while 5,502 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - NALCO Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,468 families under NALCO Block living in urban areas while 7,468 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 60.7% of total population of NALCO Block lives in Urban areas while 39.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,214 while that in rural region is 2,288.

Total Urban Rural
Population 50,375 30,568 19,807
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,502 3,214 2,288
Schedule Caste 7,867 4,006 3,861
Schedule Tribe 8,720 8,099 621
Literacy 84.63% 88.29% 78.93%
Sex Ratio 913 923 897

Working Population - NALCO Block

In NALCO Block out of total population, 17,697 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,697 workers engaged in Main Work, 661 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 285 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,781 12,456 2,325
Cultivators 661 612 49
Agriculture Labourer 285 222 63
Household Industries 911 650 261
Other Workers 12,924 10,972 1,952
Marginal Workers 2,916 1,692 1,224
Non Working 32,678 12,187 20,491

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