Lochapada Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Lochapada is a Census Town city situated in Brahmapur Sadar block of Ganjam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,644 families residing in the Lochapada city. The total population of Lochapada is 16,377 out of which 8,502 are males and 7,875 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lochapada is 926.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Lochapada city is 1604 which is 10% of the total population. There are 837 male children and 767 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lochapada is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (926).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lochapada is 89.5%. Thus Lochapada has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 93.41% and the female literacy rate is 85.28% in Lochapada.

Population
16,377
Literacy
89.5%
Sex Ratio
926

Lochapada Census Town has total administration over 3,644 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Lochapada Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lochapada Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,604 837 767
Literacy 89.5% 84.2% 77%
Scheduled Caste 1,200 597 603
Scheduled Tribe 462 232 230
Illiterate 3,155 1,342 1,813

Caste-wise Population - Lochapada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Lochapada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,200 597 603
Schedule Tribe 462 232 230

Religion-wise Population - Lochapada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lochapada is 16,237 which is 99.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lochapada is 55 which is 0.34% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Lochapada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,237 (99.15%) 8,438 7,799
Muslim 55 (0.34%) 26 29
Christian 62 (0.38%) 27 35
Sikh 6 (0.04%) 3 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 17 (0.1%) 8 9

Literacy Rate - Lochapada

The total literacy rate of Lochapada was 89.5% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 13,222 literates, males were 7,160 while females were 6,062. Also the male literacy rate was 93.41% and the female literacy rate was 85.28% in Lochapada.

  Lochapada Odisha
Female 85.28% 64.01%
Male 93.41% 81.59%
Total 89.5% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Lochapada

The Sex Ratio of Lochapada is 926. Thus per every 1000 men there were 926 females in Lochapada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 926 ) of Lochapada.


Child Population - Lochapada

According to Census 2011, there were 1,604 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Lochapada. Out of which 837 were male while 767 were female.


Working Population - Lochapada

In Lochapada Census Town out of total population, 5,548 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,548 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 207 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,702 4,061 641
Cultivators 61 57 4
Agriculture Labourer 207 191 16
Household Industries 404 359 45
Other Workers 4,030 3,454 576
Marginal Workers 846 565 281
Non Working 10,829 3,876 6,953

Lochapada Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lochapada is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,377 80.7% 926

Map of Lochapada, Ganjam, Odisha


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