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

Sambalpur is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Sambalpur block of Sambalpur district. The Sambalpur city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 42,791 families residing in the Sambalpur city. The total population of Sambalpur is 189,366 out of which 97,460 are males and 91,906 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sambalpur is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sambalpur city is 20390 which is 11% of the total population. There are 10788 male children and 9602 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sambalpur is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sambalpur is 85.4%. Thus Sambalpur has higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Sambalpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.45% and the female literacy rate is 80.09% in Sambalpur.

Sambalpur Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 42,791 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sambalpur Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 20,390 10,788 9,602
Literacy 85.4% 80.4% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 29,651 14,866 14,785
Scheduled Tribe 18,119 9,205 8,914
Illiterate 45,050 19,061 25,989

Caste-wise Population - Sambalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.6% of total population in Sambalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,651 14,866 14,785
Schedule Tribe 18,119 9,205 8,914

Religion-wise Population - Sambalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sambalpur is 167,963 which is 88.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sambalpur is 15,397 which is 8.13% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sambalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 167,963 (88.7%) 86,446 81,517
Muslim 15,397 (8.13%) 8,005 7,392
Christian 3,475 (1.84%) 1,731 1,744
Sikh 1,631 (0.86%) 832 799
Buddhist 105 (0.06%) 53 52
Jain 25 (0.01%) 14 11
Other Religion 248 (0.13%) 119 129
No Religion Specified 522 (0.28%) 260 262

Literacy Rate - Sambalpur

The total literacy rate of Sambalpur was 85.41% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 144,316 literates, males were 78,399 while females were 65,917. Also the male literacy rate was 90.45% and the female literacy rate was 80.09% in Sambalpur.

  Sambalpur Odisha
Female 80.09% 64.01%
Male 90.45% 81.59%
Total 85.41% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Sambalpur

The Sex Ratio of Sambalpur is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Sambalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Sambalpur.

Child Population - Sambalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 20,390 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sambalpur. Out of which 10,788 were male while 9,602 were female.

Working Population - Sambalpur

In Sambalpur Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 71,467 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,467 workers engaged in Main Work, 643 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 909 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 60,801 49,156 11,645
Cultivators 643 568 75
Agriculture Labourer 909 689 220
Household Industries 3,448 2,429 1,019
Other Workers 55,801 45,470 10,331
Marginal Workers 10,666 5,997 4,669
Non Working 117,899 42,307 75,592

Sambalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sambalpur is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,416 78.1% 978
2 Ward No - 2 7,792 79.6% 843
3 Ward No - 3 13,755 70.6% 937
4 Ward No - 4 4,322 81.3% 902
5 Ward No - 5 6,528 81.8% 895
6 Ward No - 6 6,418 74% 980
7 Ward No - 7 7,080 74.4% 956
8 Ward No - 8 6,796 81% 975
9 Ward No - 9 5,364 69% 930
10 Ward No - 10 3,275 86.6% 966
11 Ward No - 11 3,908 85.1% 952
12 Ward No - 12 2,141 84.3% 917
13 Ward No - 13 2,098 88.7% 1,006
14 Ward No - 14 6,841 81.3% 1,006
15 Ward No - 15 5,790 73.2% 959
16 Ward No - 16 7,347 83.4% 931
17 Ward No - 17 5,889 78.2% 949
18 Ward No - 18 5,122 74.7% 953
19 Ward No - 19 5,222 78.5% 957
20 Ward No - 20 5,451 78.6% 957
21 Ward No - 21 6,943 69.1% 927
22 Ward No - 22 3,888 70.3% 966
23 Ward No - 23 4,917 75.9% 946
24 Ward No - 24 6,025 62.7% 921
25 Ward No - 25 6,242 69.8% 952
26 Ward No - 26 8,677 64.4% 965
27 Ward No - 27 10,091 78% 929
28 Ward No - 28 8,042 79.1% 912
29 Ward No - 29 11,620 83.3% 950
30 Ward No - 30 4,202 73% 967
31 Ward No - 31 1,164 66.7% 934

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