Rajagangapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sundargarh, Odisha - Census 2011

Rajagangapur is a Municipality city situated in Rajagangapur block of Sundargarh district. The Rajagangapur city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,866 families residing in the Rajagangapur city. The total population of Rajagangapur is 51,362 out of which 26,259 are males and 25,103 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajagangapur is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajagangapur city is 6373 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3340 male children and 3033 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajagangapur is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajagangapur is 84.3%. Thus Rajagangapur has higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Sundargarh district. The male literacy rate is 89.38% and the female literacy rate is 79.07% in Rajagangapur.

Rajagangapur Municipality has total administration over 10,866 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.

Rajagangapur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,373 3,340 3,033
Literacy 84.3% 78% 69.5%
Scheduled Caste 4,256 2,118 2,138
Scheduled Tribe 12,313 5,739 6,574
Illiterate 13,428 5,775 7,653

Caste-wise Population - Rajagangapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24% of total population in Rajagangapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,256 2,118 2,138
Schedule Tribe 12,313 5,739 6,574

Religion-wise Population - Rajagangapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajagangapur is 34,859 which is 67.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajagangapur is 6,988 which is 13.61% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rajagangapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 34,859 (67.87%) 18,162 16,697
Muslim 6,988 (13.61%) 3,700 3,288
Christian 8,921 (17.37%) 4,101 4,820
Sikh 279 (0.54%) 147 132
Buddhist 33 (0.06%) 18 15
Jain 36 (0.07%) 21 15
Other Religion 184 (0.36%) 82 102
No Religion Specified 62 (0.12%) 28 34

Literacy Rate - Rajagangapur

The total literacy rate of Rajagangapur was 84.32% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 37,934 literates, males were 20,484 while females were 17,450. Also the male literacy rate was 89.38% and the female literacy rate was 79.07% in Rajagangapur.

  Rajagangapur Odisha
Female 79.07% 64.01%
Male 89.38% 81.59%
Total 84.32% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Rajagangapur

The Sex Ratio of Rajagangapur is 956. Thus per every 1000 men there were 956 females in Rajagangapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Rajagangapur.

Child Population - Rajagangapur

According to Census 2011, there were 6,373 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajagangapur. Out of which 3,340 were male while 3,033 were female.

Working Population - Rajagangapur

In Rajagangapur Municipality out of total population, 16,322 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,322 workers engaged in Main Work, 142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,835 12,965 1,870
Cultivators 142 130 12
Agriculture Labourer 72 46 26
Household Industries 536 495 41
Other Workers 14,085 12,294 1,791
Marginal Workers 1,487 990 497
Non Working 35,040 12,304 22,736

Rajagangapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rajagangapur is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,581 76.7% 1,331
2 Ward No - 2 2,632 75.6% 892
3 Ward No - 3 2,420 81.8% 901
4 Ward No - 4 2,446 81.6% 869
5 Ward No - 5 3,123 79.2% 849
6 Ward No - 6 2,704 74.8% 873
7 Ward No - 7 2,601 63.9% 1,035
8 Ward No - 8 3,007 75.8% 907
9 Ward No - 9 1,744 86.1% 912
10 Ward No - 10 2,280 61.3% 1,075
11 Ward No - 11 1,806 66.6% 996
12 Ward No - 12 1,887 78.9% 960
13 Ward No - 13 2,433 67.4% 996
14 Ward No - 14 2,663 71.8% 944
15 Ward No - 15 1,902 62.6% 1,008
16 Ward No - 16 3,417 79.3% 853
17 Ward No - 17 2,450 73.8% 935
18 Ward No - 18 3,202 72.2% 1,047
19 Ward No - 19 3,206 68.8% 883
20 Ward No - 20 1,858 76.3% 915

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