Soro Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baleshwar district, Odisha

Soro Block of Baleshwar district has total population of 311,507 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 160,321 are males while 151,186 are females. In 2011 there were total 73,114 families residing in Soro Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Soro Block is 943.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.4% people lives in Urban areas while 89.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.6% while that in the rural areas is 83.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Soro Block is 956% while that of Rural areas is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Soro Block is 37809 which is 12% of the total population. There are 19654 male children and 18155 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Soro Block is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Soro Block.

The total literacy rate of Soro Block is 83.68%. The male literacy rate is 79.1% and the female literacy rate is 67.62% in Soro Block.

Population
311,507
Families
73,114
Literacy
83.68%
Sex Ratio
943

To facilitate the administration, Soro Block is further divided into 1 town and 344 villages.

Soro Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,809 19,654 18,155
Literacy 83.68% 79.1% 67.62%
Scheduled Caste 75,944 38,935 37,009
Scheduled Tribe 13,423 6,748 6,675
Illiterate 82,465 33,510 48,955

Caste-wise Population - Soro Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Soro Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 75,944 38,935 37,009
Schedule Tribe 13,423 6,748 6,675

Religion-wise Population - Soro Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 301,534 (96.8%) 155,209 146,325
Muslim 9,607 (3.08%) 4,921 4,686
Christian 102 (0.03%) 56 46
Sikh 13 (0%) 8 5
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 9 (0%) 0 9
Other Religion 11 (0%) 6 5
No Religion Specified 229 (0.07%) 121 108

Literacy Rate - Soro Block

Average literacy rate of Soro Block in 2011 were 83.68% in which, male and female literacy were 90.15% and 76.85% respectively. Total literate in Soro Block were 229,042 of which male and female were 126,811 and 102,231 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Soro Block

The Sex Ratio of Soro Block is 943 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 943 females in Soro Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Soro Block.

Child Population - Soro Block

According to Census 2011, there were 37,809 children between age 0 to 6 years in Soro Block. Out of which 37,809 were male while 37,809 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Soro Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,811 families under Soro Block living in urban areas while 6,811 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.4% of total population of Soro Block lives in Urban areas while 89.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,838 while that in rural region is 33,971.

Total Urban Rural
Population 311,507 32,531 278,976
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,809 3,838 33,971
Schedule Caste 75,944 4,739 71,205
Schedule Tribe 13,423 902 12,521
Literacy 83.68% 84.57% 83.58%
Sex Ratio 943 956 941

Working Population - Soro Block

In Soro Block out of total population, 110,268 were engaged in work activities. 75% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 110,268 workers engaged in Main Work, 31,309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,572 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 82,745 75,623 7,122
Cultivators 31,309 30,473 836
Agriculture Labourer 22,572 19,926 2,646
Household Industries 1,498 1,249 249
Other Workers 27,366 23,975 3,391
Marginal Workers 27,523 16,014 11,509
Non Working 201,239 68,684 132,555

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