Patnagarh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Balangir district, Odisha

Patnagarh Block of Balangir district has total population of 168,325 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,647 are males while 83,678 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,725 families residing in Patnagarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Patnagarh Block is 989.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.5% people lives in Urban areas while 87.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.7% while that in the rural areas is 64.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Patnagarh Block is 966% while that of Rural areas is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patnagarh Block is 21480 which is 13% of the total population. There are 11058 male children and 10422 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patnagarh Block is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Patnagarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Patnagarh Block is 66.47%. The male literacy rate is 66.96% and the female literacy rate is 48.91% in Patnagarh Block.

Population
168,325
Families
42,725
Literacy
66.47%
Sex Ratio
989

To facilitate the administration, Patnagarh Block is further divided into 1 town and 190 villages.

Patnagarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,480 11,058 10,422
Literacy 66.47% 66.96% 48.91%
Scheduled Caste 25,322 12,624 12,698
Scheduled Tribe 48,217 24,074 24,143
Illiterate 70,716 27,965 42,751

Caste-wise Population - Patnagarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.6% of total population in Patnagarh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,322 12,624 12,698
Schedule Tribe 48,217 24,074 24,143

Religion-wise Population - Patnagarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 166,677 (99.02%) 83,796 82,881
Muslim 587 (0.35%) 316 271
Christian 499 (0.3%) 236 263
Sikh 35 (0.02%) 21 14
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 182 (0.11%) 96 86
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 338 (0.2%) 179 159

Literacy Rate - Patnagarh Block

Average literacy rate of Patnagarh Block in 2011 were 66.47% in which, male and female literacy were 77.03% and 55.87% respectively. Total literate in Patnagarh Block were 97,609 of which male and female were 56,682 and 40,927 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Patnagarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Patnagarh Block is 989 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 989 females in Patnagarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Patnagarh Block.

Child Population - Patnagarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,480 children between age 0 to 6 years in Patnagarh Block. Out of which 21,480 were male while 21,480 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Patnagarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,035 families under Patnagarh Block living in urban areas while 5,035 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.5% of total population of Patnagarh Block lives in Urban areas while 87.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,256 while that in rural region is 19,224.

Total Urban Rural
Population 168,325 21,024 147,301
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,480 2,256 19,224
Schedule Caste 25,322 2,857 22,465
Schedule Tribe 48,217 2,354 45,863
Literacy 66.47% 79.7% 64.53%
Sex Ratio 989 966 992

Working Population - Patnagarh Block

In Patnagarh Block out of total population, 77,988 were engaged in work activities. 60.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,988 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,064 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,407 38,525 8,882
Cultivators 15,217 13,917 1,300
Agriculture Labourer 15,064 10,618 4,446
Household Industries 2,664 2,066 598
Other Workers 14,462 11,924 2,538
Marginal Workers 30,581 11,368 19,213
Non Working 90,337 34,754 55,583

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