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

Tushura Block of Balangir district has total population of 185,028 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,953 are males while 92,075 are females. In 2011 there were total 47,278 families residing in Tushura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Tushura Block is 991.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.6% people lives in Urban areas while 97.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.5% while that in the rural areas is 66.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Tushura Block is 949% while that of Rural areas is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tushura Block is 24097 which is 13% of the total population. There are 12315 male children and 11782 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tushura Block is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Tushura Block.

The total literacy rate of Tushura Block is 67.09%. The male literacy rate is 67.09% and the female literacy rate is 49.54% in Tushura Block.

Population
185,028
Families
47,278
Literacy
67.09%
Sex Ratio
991

To facilitate the administration, Tushura Block is further divided into 1 town and 251 villages.

Tushura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,097 12,315 11,782
Literacy 67.09% 67.09% 49.54%
Scheduled Caste 35,223 17,709 17,514
Scheduled Tribe 44,047 21,650 22,397
Illiterate 77,052 30,590 46,462

Caste-wise Population - Tushura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.8% of total population in Tushura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 35,223 17,709 17,514
Schedule Tribe 44,047 21,650 22,397

Religion-wise Population - Tushura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 182,206 (98.47%) 91,580 90,626
Muslim 501 (0.27%) 213 288
Christian 1,618 (0.87%) 807 811
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 8 6
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 3 7
Jain 131 (0.07%) 69 62
Other Religion 90 (0.05%) 49 41
No Religion Specified 458 (0.25%) 224 234

Literacy Rate - Tushura Block

Average literacy rate of Tushura Block in 2011 were 67.09% in which, male and female literacy were 77.34% and 56.81% respectively. Total literate in Tushura Block were 107,976 of which male and female were 62,363 and 45,613 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Tushura Block

The Sex Ratio of Tushura Block is 991 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 991 females in Tushura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Tushura Block.

Child Population - Tushura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,097 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tushura Block. Out of which 24,097 were male while 24,097 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Tushura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,200 families under Tushura Block living in urban areas while 1,200 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.6% of total population of Tushura Block lives in Urban areas while 97.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 550 while that in rural region is 23,547.

Total Urban Rural
Population 185,028 4,823 180,205
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,097 550 23,547
Schedule Caste 35,223 1,238 33,985
Schedule Tribe 44,047 456 43,591
Literacy 67.09% 85.54% 66.59%
Sex Ratio 991 949 992

Working Population - Tushura Block

In Tushura Block out of total population, 74,477 were engaged in work activities. 48.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74,477 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,233 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,168 29,642 6,526
Cultivators 11,459 10,699 760
Agriculture Labourer 12,233 9,044 3,189
Household Industries 1,555 1,079 476
Other Workers 10,921 8,820 2,101
Marginal Workers 38,309 19,364 18,945
Non Working 110,551 43,947 66,604

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