Ashokanagar Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Ashokanagar is a village situated in Purusottampur block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,020 families residing in the village Ashokanagar. The total population of Ashokanagar is 4,675 out of which 2,276 are males and 2,399 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashokanagar is 1,054.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashokanagar village is 550 which is 12% of the total population. There are 275 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashokanagar is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,054) of Ashokanagar village.

Population
4,675
Families
1,020
Literacy
70.28%
Sex Ratio
1,054

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashokanagar is 70.3%. Thus Ashokanagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 80.31% and the female literacy rate is 60.83% in Ashokanagar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ashokanagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ashokanagar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ashokanagar village.

Total Male Female
Children 550 275 275
Literacy 70.28% 80.31% 60.83%
Scheduled Caste 1,444 690 754
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 1,776 669 1,107

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ashokanagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ashokanagar village out of total population, 1,831 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,831 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 411 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,145 882 263
Cultivators 277 257 20
Agriculture Labourer 411 282 129
Household Industries 40 36 4
Other Workers 417 307 110
Marginal Workers 686 365 321
Non Working 2,844 1,029 1,815

Nearby Villages to Ashokanagar,

Below are the list of villages near Ashokanagar village in Purusottampur.

Village Population
Chhatamundali 1,918
Burutulu 1,507
Kolasingi 1,286
Jamuni 3,463
Bhimpur 1,792
Dayanidhipur 303
Hundata 1,809
Digapada 264
Hattapur 1,127
Nandika 3,812

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