Orient Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jharsuguda district, Odisha

Orient Block of Jharsuguda district has total population of 80,706 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,004 are males while 38,702 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,697 families residing in Orient Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Orient Block is 921.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 99.6% people lives in Urban areas while 0.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.5% while that in the rural areas is 74.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Orient Block is 922% while that of Rural areas is 804.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orient Block is 9387 which is 12% of the total population. There are 4916 male children and 4471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orient Block is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Orient Block.

The total literacy rate of Orient Block is 82.45%. The male literacy rate is 78.68% and the female literacy rate is 66.55% in Orient Block.

Population
80,706
Families
17,697
Literacy
82.45%
Sex Ratio
921

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

Orient Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,387 4,916 4,471
Literacy 82.45% 78.68% 66.55%
Scheduled Caste 15,088 7,636 7,452
Scheduled Tribe 9,017 4,537 4,480
Illiterate 21,903 8,957 12,946

Caste-wise Population - Orient Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Orient Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,088 7,636 7,452
Schedule Tribe 9,017 4,537 4,480

Religion-wise Population - Orient Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 74,926 (92.84%) 39,010 35,916
Muslim 2,500 (3.1%) 1,334 1,166
Christian 2,465 (3.05%) 1,230 1,235
Sikh 698 (0.86%) 374 324
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 2 4
Jain 15 (0.02%) 8 7
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 94 (0.12%) 45 49

Literacy Rate - Orient Block

Average literacy rate of Orient Block in 2011 were 82.45% in which, male and female literacy were 89.1% and 75.24% respectively. Total literate in Orient Block were 58,803 of which male and female were 33,047 and 25,756 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Orient Block

The Sex Ratio of Orient Block is 921 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 921 females in Orient Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Orient Block.

Child Population - Orient Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,387 children between age 0 to 6 years in Orient Block. Out of which 9,387 were male while 9,387 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Orient Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 17,631 families under Orient Block living in urban areas while 17,631 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 99.6% of total population of Orient Block lives in Urban areas while 0.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,344 while that in rural region is 43.

Total Urban Rural
Population 80,706 80,403 303
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,387 9,344 43
Schedule Caste 15,088 15,083 5
Schedule Tribe 9,017 8,731 286
Literacy 82.45% 82.48% 74.62%
Sex Ratio 921 922 804

Working Population - Orient Block

In Orient Block out of total population, 25,888 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,888 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 189 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,801 19,766 3,035
Cultivators 235 212 23
Agriculture Labourer 189 153 36
Household Industries 519 409 110
Other Workers 21,858 18,992 2,866
Marginal Workers 3,087 1,978 1,109
Non Working 54,818 20,260 34,558

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