Jharigan Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nabarangapur district, Odisha

Jharigan Block of Nabarangapur district has a total population of 83,006 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,925 are males while 42,081 are females. In 2011 there were a total 19,162 families residing in Jharigan Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jharigan Block is 1,028.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jharigan Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 36.9% and the sex ratio of Jharigan Block is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jharigan Block is 15477 which is 19% of the total population. There are 7735 male children and 7742 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jharigan Block is 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Jharigan Block.

The total literacy rate of Jharigan Block is 36.91%. The male literacy rate is 39.16% and the female literacy rate is 21.14% in Jharigan Block.

Population
83,006
Literacy
36.91%
Sex Ratio
1,028

To facilitate the administration, Jharigan Block is further divided into 61 villages.

Jharigan Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,477 7,735 7,742
Literacy 36.91% 39.16% 21.14%
Scheduled Caste 7,903 3,864 4,039
Scheduled Tribe 51,487 25,208 26,279
Illiterate 58,084 24,897 33,187

Caste-wise Population - Jharigan Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 62% of total population in Jharigan Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,903 3,864 4,039
Schedule Tribe 51,487 25,208 26,279

Religion-wise Population - Jharigan Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 82,014 (98.8%) 40,443 41,571
Muslim 240 (0.29%) 104 136
Christian 623 (0.75%) 307 316
Sikh 16 (0.02%) 8 8
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 20 (0.02%) 10 10
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 91 (0.11%) 51 40

Literacy Rate - Jharigan Block

Average literacy rate of Jharigan Block in 2011 were 36.91% in which, male and female literacy were 48.29% and 25.9% respectively. Total literate in Jharigan Block were 24,922 of which male and female were 16,028 and 8,894 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jharigan Block

The Sex Ratio of Jharigan Block is 1,028 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,028 females in Jharigan Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,028 ) of Jharigan Block.


Child Population - Jharigan Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,477 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jharigan Block. Out of which 7,735 were male while 7,742 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jharigan Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Jharigan Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jharigan Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 15,477.

Total Urban Rural
Population 83,006 0 83,006
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,477 0 15,477
Schedule Caste 7,903 0 7,903
Schedule Tribe 51,487 0 51,487
Literacy 36.91% - 36.91%
Sex Ratio 1,028 - 1,028

Working Population - Jharigan Block

In Jharigan Block out of total population, 46,348 were engaged in work activities. 39.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 46,348 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,339 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,971 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,180 14,455 3,725
Cultivators 10,339 9,060 1,279
Agriculture Labourer 4,971 3,183 1,788
Household Industries 355 272 83
Other Workers 2,515 1,940 575
Marginal Workers 28,168 9,771 18,397
Non Working 36,658 16,699 19,959

Nearby Blocks from Jharigan Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Jharigan Block in Nabarangapur district.


Jharigan Block Map


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