Dera Colliery Township Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anugul, Odisha - Census 2011

Dera Colliery Township is a Census Town city situated in Colliery block of Anugul district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,716 families residing in the Dera Colliery Township city. The total population of Dera Colliery Township is 15,787 out of which 8,352 are males and 7,435 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dera Colliery Township is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dera Colliery Township city is 1421 which is 9% of the total population. There are 795 male children and 626 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dera Colliery Township is 787 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dera Colliery Township is 89.7%. Thus Dera Colliery Township has higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of Anugul district. The male literacy rate is 93.66% and the female literacy rate is 85.21% in Dera Colliery Township.

Dera Colliery Township Census Town has total administration over 3,716 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dera Colliery Township Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dera Colliery Township Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,421 795 626
Literacy 89.7% 84.7% 78%
Scheduled Caste 2,636 1,375 1,261
Scheduled Tribe 787 419 368
Illiterate 2,907 1,274 1,633

Caste-wise Population - Dera Colliery Township

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5% of total population in Dera Colliery Township.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,636 1,375 1,261
Schedule Tribe 787 419 368

Religion-wise Population - Dera Colliery Township

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dera Colliery Township is 15,207 which is 96.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dera Colliery Township is 261 which is 1.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dera Colliery Township as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,207 (96.33%) 8,048 7,159
Muslim 261 (1.65%) 145 116
Christian 110 (0.7%) 51 59
Sikh 184 (1.17%) 94 90
Buddhist 5 (0.03%) 2 3
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 10 (0.06%) 6 4
No Religion Specified 9 (0.06%) 5 4

Literacy Rate - Dera Colliery Township

The total literacy rate of Dera Colliery Township was 89.66% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 12,880 literates, males were 7,078 while females were 5,802. Also the male literacy rate was 93.66% and the female literacy rate was 85.21% in Dera Colliery Township.

  Dera Colliery Township Odisha
Female 85.21% 64.01%
Male 93.66% 81.59%
Total 89.66% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Dera Colliery Township

The Sex Ratio of Dera Colliery Township is 890. Thus per every 1000 men there were 890 females in Dera Colliery Township. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 787 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Dera Colliery Township.

Child Population - Dera Colliery Township

According to Census 2011, there were 1,421 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dera Colliery Township. Out of which 795 were male while 626 were female.

Working Population - Dera Colliery Township

In Dera Colliery Township Census Town out of total population, 4,791 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,791 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,524 4,047 477
Cultivators 5 5 0
Agriculture Labourer 40 24 16
Household Industries 130 123 7
Other Workers 4,349 3,895 454
Marginal Workers 267 211 56
Non Working 10,996 4,094 6,902

Dera Colliery Township Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dera Colliery Township is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,787 81.6% 890

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