Phulabani Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kandhamal, Odisha - Census 2011

Phulabani is a Municipality city situated in Phulabani Town block of Kandhamal district. The Phulabani city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,652 families residing in the Phulabani city. The total population of Phulabani is 37,371 out of which 19,337 are males and 18,034 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Phulabani is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Phulabani city is 3914 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2065 male children and 1849 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Phulabani is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Phulabani is 89%. Thus Phulabani has higher literacy rate compared to 64.1% of Kandhamal district. The male literacy rate is 94.56% and the female literacy rate is 83.14% in Phulabani.

Phulabani Municipality has total administration over 8,652 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.

Phulabani Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,914 2,065 1,849
Literacy 89% 84.5% 74.6%
Scheduled Caste 9,157 4,601 4,556
Scheduled Tribe 4,376 2,247 2,129
Illiterate 7,583 3,005 4,578

Caste-wise Population - Phulabani

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Phulabani.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,157 4,601 4,556
Schedule Tribe 4,376 2,247 2,129

Religion-wise Population - Phulabani

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Phulabani is 35,617 which is 95.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Phulabani is 763 which is 2.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Phulabani as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 35,617 (95.31%) 18,444 17,173
Muslim 763 (2.04%) 380 383
Christian 782 (2.09%) 412 370
Sikh 15 (0.04%) 6 9
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 188 (0.5%) 92 96

Literacy Rate - Phulabani

The total literacy rate of Phulabani was 89.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 29,788 literates, males were 16,332 while females were 13,456. Also the male literacy rate was 94.56% and the female literacy rate was 83.14% in Phulabani.

  Phulabani Odisha
Female 83.14% 64.01%
Male 94.56% 81.59%
Total 89.03% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Phulabani

The Sex Ratio of Phulabani is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Phulabani. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Phulabani.

Child Population - Phulabani

According to Census 2011, there were 3,914 children between age 0 to 6 years in Phulabani. Out of which 2,065 were male while 1,849 were female.

Working Population - Phulabani

In Phulabani Municipality out of total population, 13,350 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,350 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,054 8,835 2,219
Cultivators 111 82 29
Agriculture Labourer 247 153 94
Household Industries 334 241 93
Other Workers 10,362 8,359 2,003
Marginal Workers 2,296 1,325 971
Non Working 24,021 9,177 14,844

Phulabani Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,929 80.4% 950
2 Ward No - 2 1,362 70.5% 994
3 Ward No - 3 2,900 84% 912
4 Ward No - 4 3,485 78.1% 926
5 Ward No - 5 2,677 86.2% 919
6 Ward No - 6 2,573 84.1% 854
7 Ward No - 7 1,353 83.7% 999
8 Ward No - 8 2,910 75.6% 988
9 Ward No - 9 5,171 71.9% 970
10 Ward No - 10 998 68.8% 938
11 Ward No - 11 4,591 79.2% 906
12 Ward No - 12 3,421 86.5% 903
13 Ward No - 13 3,001 83.7% 930

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