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

Bhishmagiri is a village situated in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,479 families residing in the village Bhishmagiri. The total population of Bhishmagiri is 6,914 out of which 3,544 are males and 3,370 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhishmagiri is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhishmagiri village is 837 which is 12% of the total population. There are 445 male children and 392 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhishmagiri is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Bhishmagiri village.

Population
6,914
Families
1,479
Literacy
63.65%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhishmagiri is 63.6%. Thus Bhishmagiri village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 73.15% and the female literacy rate is 53.76% in Bhishmagiri village.

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

Bhishmagiri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 837 445 392
Literacy 63.65% 73.15% 53.76%
Scheduled Caste 1,076 546 530
Scheduled Tribe 25 14 11
Illiterate 3,046 1,277 1,769

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Bhishmagiri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhishmagiri village out of total population, 3,082 were engaged in work activities. 45% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 340 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,387 1,204 183
Cultivators 340 329 11
Agriculture Labourer 190 144 46
Household Industries 123 91 32
Other Workers 734 640 94
Marginal Workers 1,695 854 841
Non Working 3,832 1,486 2,346

Nearby Villages to Bhishmagiri,

Below are the list of villages near Bhishmagiri village in Digapahandi.

Village Population
Dutiakhandadoli 398
Phasiguda 3,172
Nuagaon 7
Chhanameri 4,350
Moulabhanaja 2,854
Chanchadapalli 735
Badua 23
Tileswara 1,396
Sundhipalli 1,499
Nabarangapur 591

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