Buguda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Buguda is a Notified Area Committee city situated in Buguda block of Ganjam district. The Buguda city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,179 families residing in the Buguda city. The total population of Buguda is 15,176 out of which 7,781 are males and 7,395 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Buguda is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Buguda city is 1600 which is 11% of the total population. There are 832 male children and 768 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Buguda is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Buguda is 83.3%. Thus Buguda has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 89.55% and the female literacy rate is 76.75% in Buguda.

Buguda Notified Area Committee has total administration over 3,179 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Buguda Notified Area Committee

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Buguda Notified Area Committee.

Total Male Female
Children 1,600 832 768
Literacy 83.3% 80% 68.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,884 930 954
Scheduled Tribe 238 121 117
Illiterate 3,867 1,558 2,309

Caste-wise Population - Buguda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Buguda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,884 930 954
Schedule Tribe 238 121 117

Religion-wise Population - Buguda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Buguda is 15,137 which is 99.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Buguda is 6 which is 0.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Buguda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,137 (99.74%) 7,754 7,383
Muslim 6 (0.04%) 4 2
Christian 4 (0.03%) 3 1
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 27 (0.18%) 20 7

Literacy Rate - Buguda

The total literacy rate of Buguda was 83.3% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 11,309 literates, males were 6,223 while females were 5,086. Also the male literacy rate was 89.55% and the female literacy rate was 76.75% in Buguda.

  Buguda Odisha
Female 76.75% 64.01%
Male 89.55% 81.59%
Total 83.3% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Buguda

The Sex Ratio of Buguda is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Buguda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Buguda.

Child Population - Buguda

According to Census 2011, there were 1,600 children between age 0 to 6 years in Buguda. Out of which 832 were male while 768 were female.

Working Population - Buguda

In Buguda Notified Area Committee out of total population, 5,171 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,171 workers engaged in Main Work, 302 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 213 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,969 3,452 517
Cultivators 302 277 25
Agriculture Labourer 213 136 77
Household Industries 161 134 27
Other Workers 3,293 2,905 388
Marginal Workers 1,202 768 434
Non Working 10,005 3,561 6,444

Buguda Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Buguda is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,240 76.2% 1,003
2 Ward No - 2 1,547 73.3% 908
3 Ward No - 3 1,064 83.7% 900
4 Ward No - 4 1,038 61.2% 955
5 Ward No - 5 1,793 82.7% 901
6 Ward No - 6 1,921 82.9% 910
7 Ward No - 7 1,027 83.6% 971
8 Ward No - 8 1,010 61.4% 1,095
9 Ward No - 9 820 80.7% 916
10 Ward No - 10 1,059 52.9% 947
11 Ward No - 11 954 72.2% 951
12 Ward No - 12 1,189 74.9% 992
13 Ward No - 13 514 67.5% 1,056

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