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

Nayagarh Block of Nayagarh district has total population of 60,036 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 31,856 are males while 28,180 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,846 families residing in Nayagarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nayagarh Block is 885.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.4% people lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 93.3% while that in the rural areas is 85%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nayagarh Block is 892% while that of Rural areas is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nayagarh Block is 6141 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3372 male children and 2769 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nayagarh Block is 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 885 ) of Nayagarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Nayagarh Block is 87.37%. The male literacy rate is 83.31% and the female literacy rate is 72.92% in Nayagarh Block.

Population
60,036
Families
13,846
Literacy
87.37%
Sex Ratio
885

To facilitate the administration, Nayagarh Block is further divided into 1 town and 40 villages.

Nayagarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,141 3,372 2,769
Literacy 87.37% 83.31% 72.92%
Scheduled Caste 7,482 3,816 3,666
Scheduled Tribe 326 224 102
Illiterate 12,950 5,318 7,632

Caste-wise Population - Nayagarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Nayagarh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,482 3,816 3,666
Schedule Tribe 326 224 102

Religion-wise Population - Nayagarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 57,740 (96.18%) 30,657 27,083
Muslim 2,003 (3.34%) 1,042 961
Christian 70 (0.12%) 39 31
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 1 6
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 212 (0.35%) 115 97

Literacy Rate - Nayagarh Block

Average literacy rate of Nayagarh Block in 2011 were 87.37% in which, male and female literacy were 93.17% and 80.86% respectively. Total literate in Nayagarh Block were 47,086 of which male and female were 26,538 and 20,548 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nayagarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Nayagarh Block is 885 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 885 females in Nayagarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 885 ) of Nayagarh Block.

Child Population - Nayagarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,141 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nayagarh Block. Out of which 6,141 were male while 6,141 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nayagarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,859 families under Nayagarh Block living in urban areas while 3,859 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 28.4% of total population of Nayagarh Block lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,513 while that in rural region is 4,628.

Total Urban Rural
Population 60,036 17,030 43,006
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,141 1,513 4,628
Schedule Caste 7,482 1,566 5,916
Schedule Tribe 326 208 118
Literacy 87.37% 93.33% 84.95%
Sex Ratio 885 892 882

Working Population - Nayagarh Block

In Nayagarh Block out of total population, 19,396 were engaged in work activities. 68% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,396 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,040 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,027 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,181 11,719 1,462
Cultivators 2,040 1,896 144
Agriculture Labourer 2,027 1,813 214
Household Industries 677 628 49
Other Workers 8,437 7,382 1,055
Marginal Workers 6,215 5,351 864
Non Working 40,640 14,786 25,854

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