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

Rayagada is a Municipality city situated in Rayagada block of Rayagada district. The Rayagada city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,362 families residing in the Rayagada city. The total population of Rayagada is 71,208 out of which 36,036 are males and 35,172 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rayagada is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rayagada city is 7705 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3945 male children and 3760 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rayagada is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rayagada is 78.6%. Thus Rayagada has higher literacy rate compared to 49.8% of Rayagada district. The male literacy rate is 85.87% and the female literacy rate is 71.21% in Rayagada.

Rayagada Municipality has total administration over 16,362 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.

Rayagada Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,705 3,945 3,760
Literacy 78.6% 76.5% 63.6%
Scheduled Caste 9,106 4,444 4,662
Scheduled Tribe 10,845 5,302 5,543
Illiterate 21,282 8,478 12,804

Caste-wise Population - Rayagada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.2% of total population in Rayagada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,106 4,444 4,662
Schedule Tribe 10,845 5,302 5,543

Religion-wise Population - Rayagada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rayagada is 66,979 which is 94.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rayagada is 1,571 which is 2.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rayagada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 66,979 (94.06%) 33,945 33,034
Muslim 1,571 (2.21%) 813 758
Christian 2,085 (2.93%) 992 1,093
Sikh 78 (0.11%) 44 34
Buddhist 27 (0.04%) 13 14
Jain 18 (0.03%) 11 7
Other Religion 14 (0.02%) 8 6
No Religion Specified 436 (0.61%) 210 226

Literacy Rate - Rayagada

The total literacy rate of Rayagada was 78.62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 49,926 literates, males were 27,558 while females were 22,368. Also the male literacy rate was 85.87% and the female literacy rate was 71.21% in Rayagada.

  Rayagada Odisha
Female 71.21% 64.01%
Male 85.87% 81.59%
Total 78.62% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Rayagada

The Sex Ratio of Rayagada is 976. Thus per every 1000 men there were 976 females in Rayagada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Rayagada.

Child Population - Rayagada

According to Census 2011, there were 7,705 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rayagada. Out of which 3,945 were male while 3,760 were female.

Working Population - Rayagada

In Rayagada Municipality out of total population, 25,436 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,436 workers engaged in Main Work, 311 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 606 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,380 17,252 4,128
Cultivators 311 242 69
Agriculture Labourer 606 310 296
Household Industries 804 620 184
Other Workers 19,659 16,080 3,579
Marginal Workers 4,056 2,275 1,781
Non Working 45,772 16,509 29,263

Rayagada Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rayagada is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,304 59.9% 1,019
2 Ward No - 2 2,065 49.2% 1,086
3 Ward No - 3 2,955 77.4% 963
4 Ward No - 4 1,259 81.7% 992
5 Ward No - 5 2,793 63.8% 1,111
6 Ward No - 6 1,812 61.5% 909
7 Ward No - 7 2,968 72.5% 929
8 Ward No - 8 4,631 62.9% 1,041
9 Ward No - 9 2,803 77.5% 928
10 Ward No - 10 3,799 77.6% 945
11 Ward No - 11 4,337 70.9% 1,007
12 Ward No - 12 2,772 85.6% 933
13 Ward No - 13 1,376 83.1% 935
14 Ward No - 14 3,252 76.8% 939
15 Ward No - 15 2,897 79.4% 882
16 Ward No - 16 3,844 79.6% 880
17 Ward No - 17 3,175 72.9% 983
18 Ward No - 18 2,540 76.5% 940
19 Ward No - 19 4,993 62% 982
20 Ward No - 20 2,661 68.7% 974
21 Ward No - 21 2,113 64.6% 1,053
22 Ward No - 22 2,285 79% 946
23 Ward No - 23 1,889 57.3% 1,067
24 Ward No - 24 3,685 55.7% 1,015

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