Paradip Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Paradip is a Municipality city situated in Paradip block of Jagatsinghapur district. The Paradip city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,485 families residing in the Paradip city. The total population of Paradip is 68,585 out of which 37,300 are males and 31,285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paradip is 839.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paradip city is 7403 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3984 male children and 3419 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paradip is 858 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (839).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paradip is 85.9%. Thus Paradip has lower literacy rate compared to 86.6% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 90.25% and the female literacy rate is 80.77% in Paradip.

Paradip Municipality has total administration over 17,485 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.

Paradip Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,403 3,984 3,419
Literacy 85.9% 80.6% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 7,167 3,884 3,283
Scheduled Tribe 2,924 1,553 1,371
Illiterate 16,010 7,231 8,779

Caste-wise Population - Paradip

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Paradip.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,167 3,884 3,283
Schedule Tribe 2,924 1,553 1,371

Religion-wise Population - Paradip

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Paradip is 65,858 which is 96.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Paradip is 993 which is 1.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Paradip as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 65,858 (96.02%) 35,686 30,172
Muslim 993 (1.45%) 540 453
Christian 1,126 (1.64%) 549 577
Sikh 40 (0.06%) 25 15
Buddhist 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Jain 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Other Religion 49 (0.07%) 25 24
No Religion Specified 506 (0.74%) 468 38

Literacy Rate - Paradip

The total literacy rate of Paradip was 85.93% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 52,575 literates, males were 30,069 while females were 22,506. Also the male literacy rate was 90.25% and the female literacy rate was 80.77% in Paradip.

  Paradip Odisha
Female 80.77% 64.01%
Male 90.25% 81.59%
Total 85.93% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Paradip

The Sex Ratio of Paradip is 839. Thus per every 1000 men there were 839 females in Paradip. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 858 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 839 ) of Paradip.

Child Population - Paradip

According to Census 2011, there were 7,403 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paradip. Out of which 3,984 were male while 3,419 were female.

Working Population - Paradip

In Paradip Municipality out of total population, 24,124 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 24,124 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,176 20,121 2,055
Cultivators 56 45 11
Agriculture Labourer 88 81 7
Household Industries 426 402 24
Other Workers 21,606 19,593 2,013
Marginal Workers 1,948 1,259 689
Non Working 44,461 15,920 28,541

Paradip Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Paradip is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,812 79% 855
2 Ward No - 2 3,712 72.7% 792
3 Ward No - 3 2,801 67.9% 889
4 Ward No - 4 3,161 68.7% 929
5 Ward No - 5 6,111 75.1% 817
6 Ward No - 6 3,994 74.3% 808
7 Ward No - 7 4,735 90.3% 853
8 Ward No - 8 3,787 71.6% 832
9 Ward No - 9 3,711 88.1% 762
10 Ward No - 10 4,953 86.8% 798
11 Ward No - 11 5,175 88.3% 846
12 Ward No - 12 1,207 91.6% 904
13 Ward No - 13 4,849 82.7% 843
14 Ward No - 14 4,469 86.2% 885
15 Ward No - 15 2,098 89.6% 592
16 Ward No - 16 3,273 67.9% 868
17 Ward No - 17 6,065 46.8% 922
18 Ward No - 18 2,672 66.6% 896

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