Dhenkanal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhenkanal, Odisha - Census 2011

Dhenkanal is a Municipality city situated in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district. The Dhenkanal city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,908 families residing in the Dhenkanal city. The total population of Dhenkanal is 67,414 out of which 34,864 are males and 32,550 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhenkanal is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhenkanal city is 6700 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3559 male children and 3141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhenkanal is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhenkanal is 90.8%. Thus Dhenkanal has higher literacy rate compared to 78.8% of Dhenkanal district. The male literacy rate is 94.03% and the female literacy rate is 87.43% in Dhenkanal.

Dhenkanal Municipality has total administration over 14,908 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dhenkanal Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhenkanal Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 6,700 3,559 3,141
Literacy 90.8% 84.4% 79%
Scheduled Caste 11,105 5,633 5,472
Scheduled Tribe 4,095 1,987 2,108
Illiterate 12,265 5,428 6,837

Caste-wise Population - Dhenkanal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Dhenkanal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,105 5,633 5,472
Schedule Tribe 4,095 1,987 2,108

Religion-wise Population - Dhenkanal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhenkanal is 65,043 which is 96.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhenkanal is 2,036 which is 3.02% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhenkanal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 65,043 (96.48%) 33,618 31,425
Muslim 2,036 (3.02%) 1,069 967
Christian 208 (0.31%) 107 101
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 14 (0.02%) 7 7
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 105 (0.16%) 57 48

Literacy Rate - Dhenkanal

The total literacy rate of Dhenkanal was 90.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 55,149 literates, males were 29,436 while females were 25,713. Also the male literacy rate was 94.03% and the female literacy rate was 87.43% in Dhenkanal.

  Dhenkanal Odisha
Female 87.43% 64.01%
Male 94.03% 81.59%
Total 90.83% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Dhenkanal

The Sex Ratio of Dhenkanal is 934. Thus per every 1000 men there were 934 females in Dhenkanal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Dhenkanal.

Child Population - Dhenkanal

According to Census 2011, there were 6,700 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhenkanal. Out of which 3,559 were male while 3,141 were female.

Working Population - Dhenkanal

In Dhenkanal Municipality out of total population, 21,470 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 454 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,878 16,307 2,571
Cultivators 176 165 11
Agriculture Labourer 454 356 98
Household Industries 840 676 164
Other Workers 17,408 15,110 2,298
Marginal Workers 2,592 1,674 918
Non Working 45,944 16,883 29,061

Dhenkanal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dhenkanal is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,821 84.6% 935
2 Ward No - 2 2,634 89.9% 855
3 Ward No - 3 2,373 86.6% 943
4 Ward No - 4 3,564 89.1% 988
5 Ward No - 5 2,185 87.2% 942
6 Ward No - 6 3,259 80.9% 884
7 Ward No - 7 3,479 81.1% 969
8 Ward No - 8 2,782 75% 963
9 Ward No - 9 3,896 73.5% 908
10 Ward No - 10 6,290 74.4% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 2,637 86.2% 974
12 Ward No - 12 2,141 89.3% 915
13 Ward No - 13 3,696 88.6% 912
14 Ward No - 14 2,361 85.4% 943
15 Ward No - 15 2,368 87% 911
16 Ward No - 16 2,919 86.6% 900
17 Ward No - 17 2,537 83.2% 929
18 Ward No - 18 1,914 66.7% 994
19 Ward No - 19 1,977 79.8% 971
20 Ward No - 20 2,244 84.1% 913
21 Ward No - 21 2,544 73.7% 862
22 Ward No - 22 3,559 81% 896
23 Ward No - 23 2,234 74% 888

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