Boriguma Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koraput district, Odisha

Boriguma Block of Koraput district has a total population of 98,341 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 48,375 are males while 49,966 are females. In 2011 there were a total 23,428 families residing in Boriguma Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Boriguma Block is 1,033.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10% people live in Urban areas while 90% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.8% while that in rural areas is 44.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Boriguma Block is 990 while that of Rural areas is 1,038.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Boriguma Block is 17129 which is 17% of the total population. There are 8623 male children and 8506 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Boriguma Block is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,033 ) of Boriguma Block.

The total literacy rate of Boriguma Block is 47.61%. The male literacy rate is 49.29% and the female literacy rate is 29.67% in Boriguma Block.

Population
98,341
Literacy
47.61%
Sex Ratio
1,033

To facilitate the administration, Boriguma Block is further divided into 1 town and 79 villages.

Boriguma Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Boriguma Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,129 8,623 8,506
Literacy 47.61% 49.29% 29.67%
Scheduled Caste 14,747 7,279 7,468
Scheduled Tribe 51,924 25,336 26,588
Illiterate 59,672 24,530 35,142

Caste-wise Population - Boriguma Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52.8% of total population in Boriguma Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,747 7,279 7,468
Schedule Tribe 51,924 25,336 26,588

Religion-wise Population - Boriguma Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 91,522 (93.07%) 45,020 46,502
Muslim 783 (0.8%) 403 380
Christian 5,873 (5.97%) 2,871 3,002
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Buddhist 15 (0.02%) 7 8
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 137 (0.14%) 69 68

Literacy Rate - Boriguma Block

Average literacy rate of Boriguma Block in 2011 were 47.61% in which, male and female literacy were 59.98% and 35.75% respectively. Total literate in Boriguma Block were 38,669 of which male and female were 23,845 and 14,824 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Boriguma Block

The Sex Ratio of Boriguma Block is 1,033 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,033 females in Boriguma Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,033 ) of Boriguma Block.


Child Population - Boriguma Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,129 children between age 0 to 6 years in Boriguma Block. Out of which 8,623 were male while 8,506 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Boriguma Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,461 families under Boriguma Block living in urban areas while 2,461 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10% of total population of Boriguma Block lives in Urban areas while 90% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,266 while that in rural regions is 15,863.

Total Urban Rural
Population 98,341 9,785 88,556
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,129 1,266 15,863
Schedule Caste 14,747 921 13,826
Schedule Tribe 51,924 2,381 49,543
Literacy 47.61% 72.76% 44.67%
Sex Ratio 1,033 990 1,038

Working Population - Boriguma Block

In Boriguma Block out of total population, 49,031 were engaged in work activities. 59.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,031 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,810 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,844 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,347 21,333 8,014
Cultivators 8,810 7,414 1,396
Agriculture Labourer 10,844 6,806 4,038
Household Industries 802 501 301
Other Workers 8,891 6,612 2,279
Marginal Workers 19,684 5,680 14,004
Non Working 49,310 21,362 27,948

Nearby Blocks from Boriguma Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Boriguma Block in Koraput district.


Boriguma Block Map


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