Palasa Mandal Population, Caste, Religion Data - Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh

Palasa Mandal of Srikakulam district has total population of 97,551 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 47,915 are males while 49,636 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,307 families residing in Palasa Mandal. The Average Sex Ratio of Palasa Mandal is 1,036.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 59% people lives in Urban areas while 41% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.7% while that in the rural areas is 62.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Palasa Mandal is 1,044% while that of Rural areas is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palasa Mandal is 9457 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4806 male children and 4651 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palasa Mandal is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,036 ) of Palasa Mandal.

The total literacy rate of Palasa Mandal is 70.28%. The male literacy rate is 72.11% and the female literacy rate is 55.12% in Palasa Mandal.

Population
97,551
Families
24,307
Literacy
70.28%
Sex Ratio
1,036

To facilitate the administration, Palasa Mandal is further divided into 1 town and 54 villages.

Palasa Mandal Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palasa Mandal.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,457 4,806 4,651
Literacy 70.28% 72.11% 55.12%
Scheduled Caste 8,205 3,945 4,260
Scheduled Tribe 3,831 1,948 1,883
Illiterate 35,638 13,363 22,275

Caste-wise Population - Palasa Mandal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Palasa Mandal of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,205 3,945 4,260
Schedule Tribe 3,831 1,948 1,883

Religion-wise Population - Palasa Mandal

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 95,388 (97.78%) 46,872 48,516
Muslim 803 (0.82%) 395 408
Christian 1,201 (1.23%) 567 634
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 4 6
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 4 1
Jain 12 (0.01%) 7 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 132 (0.14%) 66 66

Literacy Rate - Palasa Mandal

Average literacy rate of Palasa Mandal in 2011 were 70.28% in which, male and female literacy were 80.15% and 60.82% respectively. Total literate in Palasa Mandal were 61,913 of which male and female were 34,552 and 27,361 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Palasa Mandal

The Sex Ratio of Palasa Mandal is 1,036 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,036 females in Palasa Mandal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,036 ) of Palasa Mandal.

Child Population - Palasa Mandal

According to Census 2011, there were 9,457 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palasa Mandal. Out of which 9,457 were male while 9,457 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Palasa Mandal

As per Census 2011, there are total 14,195 families under Palasa Mandal living in urban areas while 14,195 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 59% of total population of Palasa Mandal lives in Urban areas while 41% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,609 while that in rural region is 3,848.

Total Urban Rural
Population 97,551 57,507 40,044
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,457 5,609 3,848
Schedule Caste 8,205 5,910 2,295
Schedule Tribe 3,831 875 2,956
Literacy 70.28% 75.68% 62.54%
Sex Ratio 1,036 1,044 1,024

Working Population - Palasa Mandal

In Palasa Mandal out of total population, 45,182 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,182 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,947 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,567 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,310 23,396 12,914
Cultivators 4,947 3,109 1,838
Agriculture Labourer 8,567 4,850 3,717
Household Industries 1,524 786 738
Other Workers 21,272 14,651 6,621
Marginal Workers 8,872 3,738 5,134
Non Working 52,369 20,781 31,588

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