Jeypur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Koraput, Odisha - Census 2011

Jeypur is a Municipality city situated in Jeypore block of Koraput district. The Jeypur city is divided into 28 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,973 families residing in the Jeypur city. The total population of Jeypur is 84,830 out of which 42,602 are males and 42,228 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jeypur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jeypur city is 9378 which is 11% of the total population. There are 4802 male children and 4576 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jeypur is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jeypur is 82.4%. Thus Jeypur has higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 88.32% and the female literacy rate is 76.41% in Jeypur.

Jeypur Municipality has total administration over 19,973 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.

Jeypur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,378 4,802 4,576
Literacy 82.4% 78.4% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 9,898 4,819 5,079
Scheduled Tribe 9,069 4,326 4,743
Illiterate 22,675 9,216 13,459

Caste-wise Population - Jeypur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.7% of total population in Jeypur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,898 4,819 5,079
Schedule Tribe 9,069 4,326 4,743

Religion-wise Population - Jeypur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jeypur is 75,667 which is 89.2% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jeypur is 2,313 which is 2.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jeypur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 75,667 (89.2%) 37,991 37,676
Muslim 2,313 (2.73%) 1,217 1,096
Christian 6,121 (7.22%) 3,001 3,120
Sikh 228 (0.27%) 129 99
Buddhist 27 (0.03%) 10 17
Jain 316 (0.37%) 171 145
Other Religion 10 (0.01%) 4 6
No Religion Specified 148 (0.17%) 79 69

Literacy Rate - Jeypur

The total literacy rate of Jeypur was 82.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 62,155 literates, males were 33,386 while females were 28,769. Also the male literacy rate was 88.32% and the female literacy rate was 76.41% in Jeypur.

  Jeypur Odisha
Female 76.41% 64.01%
Male 88.32% 81.59%
Total 82.38% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Jeypur

The Sex Ratio of Jeypur is 991. Thus per every 1000 men there were 991 females in Jeypur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Jeypur.

Child Population - Jeypur

According to Census 2011, there were 9,378 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jeypur. Out of which 4,802 were male while 4,576 were female.

Working Population - Jeypur

In Jeypur Municipality out of total population, 31,170 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,170 workers engaged in Main Work, 238 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 315 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,636 21,639 5,997
Cultivators 238 182 56
Agriculture Labourer 315 153 162
Household Industries 1,236 985 251
Other Workers 25,847 20,319 5,528
Marginal Workers 3,534 2,012 1,522
Non Working 53,660 18,951 34,709

Jeypur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jeypur is further divided into 28 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,695 68.5% 966
2 Ward No - 2 4,264 66.6% 949
3 Ward No - 3 3,374 78.7% 967
4 Ward No - 4 4,633 74.2% 1,014
5 Ward No - 5 2,016 63.2% 973
6 Ward No - 6 4,715 76% 976
7 Ward No - 7 4,033 51.1% 1,074
8 Ward No - 8 3,885 67.3% 932
9 Ward No - 9 2,836 53.4% 1,000
10 Ward No - 10 2,189 72.5% 972
11 Ward No - 11 2,972 79.9% 1,054
12 Ward No - 12 1,714 85.6% 966
13 Ward No - 13 1,821 76.8% 967
14 Ward No - 14 3,200 80.7% 1,034
15 Ward No - 15 3,494 77.2% 989
16 Ward No - 16 3,860 69.8% 949
17 Ward No - 17 2,601 47.7% 1,019
18 Ward No - 18 2,927 82.6% 933
19 Ward No - 19 2,173 81.5% 920
20 Ward No - 20 2,884 79.5% 982
21 Ward No - 21 3,405 83.8% 987
22 Ward No - 22 2,771 72.6% 1,074
23 Ward No - 23 2,604 83.5% 980
24 Ward No - 24 3,768 80.9% 1,053
25 Ward No - 25 2,440 78.4% 1,013
26 Ward No - 26 2,855 80.6% 987
27 Ward No - 27 1,505 82.3% 975
28 Ward No - 28 3,196 71% 1,022

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