Rayagada Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gajapati district, Odisha

Rayagada Block of Gajapati district has total population of 46,196 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 22,170 are males while 24,026 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,631 families residing in Rayagada Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Rayagada Block is 1,084.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.1% people lives in Urban areas while 89.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.9% while that in the rural areas is 48.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rayagada Block is 996% while that of Rural areas is 1,094.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rayagada Block is 6736 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3343 male children and 3393 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rayagada Block is 1,015 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,084 ) of Rayagada Block.

The total literacy rate of Rayagada Block is 51.92%. The male literacy rate is 53.27% and the female literacy rate is 36.11% in Rayagada Block.

Population
46,196
Families
10,631
Literacy
51.92%
Sex Ratio
1,084

To facilitate the administration, Rayagada Block is further divided into 1 town and 119 villages.

Rayagada Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,736 3,343 3,393
Literacy 51.92% 53.27% 36.11%
Scheduled Caste 1,322 651 671
Scheduled Tribe 35,470 16,863 18,607
Illiterate 25,710 10,359 15,351

Caste-wise Population - Rayagada Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 76.8% of total population in Rayagada Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,322 651 671
Schedule Tribe 35,470 16,863 18,607

Religion-wise Population - Rayagada Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 35,418 (76.67%) 17,057 18,361
Muslim 73 (0.16%) 28 45
Christian 10,482 (22.69%) 4,993 5,489
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 2 4
Buddhist 50 (0.11%) 23 27
Jain 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 163 (0.35%) 66 97

Literacy Rate - Rayagada Block

Average literacy rate of Rayagada Block in 2011 were 51.92% in which, male and female literacy were 62.73% and 42.04% respectively. Total literate in Rayagada Block were 20,486 of which male and female were 11,811 and 8,675 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Rayagada Block

The Sex Ratio of Rayagada Block is 1,084 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,084 females in Rayagada Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,015 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,084 ) of Rayagada Block.

Child Population - Rayagada Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,736 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rayagada Block. Out of which 6,736 were male while 6,736 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Rayagada Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 885 families under Rayagada Block living in urban areas while 885 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.1% of total population of Rayagada Block lives in Urban areas while 89.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 465 while that in rural region is 6,271.

Total Urban Rural
Population 46,196 4,662 41,534
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,736 465 6,271
Schedule Caste 1,322 82 1,240
Schedule Tribe 35,470 1,596 33,874
Literacy 51.92% 77.87% 48.83%
Sex Ratio 1,084 996 1,094

Working Population - Rayagada Block

In Rayagada Block out of total population, 25,557 were engaged in work activities. 52.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,557 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,089 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,352 8,436 4,916
Cultivators 4,298 3,069 1,229
Agriculture Labourer 6,089 3,208 2,881
Household Industries 178 144 34
Other Workers 2,787 2,015 772
Marginal Workers 12,205 4,327 7,878
Non Working 20,639 9,407 11,232

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