Raurkela Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sundargarh, Odisha - Census 2011

Raurkela is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Raurkela block of Sundargarh district. The Raurkela city is divided into 41 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 72,336 families residing in the Raurkela city. The total population of Raurkela is 320,040 out of which 169,095 are males and 150,945 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raurkela is 893.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Raurkela city is 35489 which is 11% of the total population. There are 18747 male children and 16742 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raurkela is 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raurkela is 86.6%. Thus Raurkela has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Sundargarh district. The male literacy rate is 90.98% and the female literacy rate is 81.67% in Raurkela.

Population
320,040
Literacy
86.6%
Sex Ratio
893

Raurkela Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 72,336 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Raurkela Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raurkela Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 35,489 18,747 16,742
Literacy 86.6% 80.9% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 24,337 12,570 11,767
Scheduled Tribe 49,413 25,025 24,388
Illiterate 73,638 32,301 41,337

Caste-wise Population - Raurkela

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.4% of total population in Raurkela.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,337 12,570 11,767
Schedule Tribe 49,413 25,025 24,388

Religion-wise Population - Raurkela

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Raurkela is 262,440 which is 82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Raurkela is 25,978 which is 8.12% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Raurkela as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 262,440 (82%) 139,412 123,028
Muslim 25,978 (8.12%) 13,850 12,128
Christian 23,557 (7.36%) 11,696 11,861
Sikh 4,051 (1.27%) 2,132 1,919
Buddhist 140 (0.04%) 68 72
Jain 538 (0.17%) 283 255
Other Religion 3,087 (0.96%) 1,522 1,565
No Religion Specified 249 (0.08%) 132 117

Literacy Rate - Raurkela

The total literacy rate of Raurkela was 86.59% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 246,402 literates, males were 136,794 while females were 109,608. Also the male literacy rate was 90.98% and the female literacy rate was 81.67% in Raurkela.

  Raurkela Odisha
Female 81.67% 64.01%
Male 90.98% 81.59%
Total 86.59% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Raurkela

The Sex Ratio of Raurkela is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Raurkela. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 893 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Raurkela.


Child Population - Raurkela

According to Census 2011, there were 35,489 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Raurkela. Out of which 18,747 were male while 16,742 were female.


Working Population - Raurkela

In Raurkela Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 107,036 were engaged in work activities. 92.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 107,036 workers engaged in Main Work, 701 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 560 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 98,749 84,184 14,565
Cultivators 701 501 200
Agriculture Labourer 560 436 124
Household Industries 2,920 2,501 419
Other Workers 94,568 80,746 13,822
Marginal Workers 8,287 5,287 3,000
Non Working 213,004 79,624 133,380

Raurkela Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Raurkela is further divided into 41 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,877 73.8% 934
2 Ward No - 2 7,873 77.3% 881
3 Ward No - 3 12,910 67.3% 924
4 Ward No - 4 11,511 82.1% 894
5 Ward No - 5 9,204 77% 854
6 Ward No - 6 10,712 83.6% 714
7 Ward No - 7 7,670 80.5% 917
8 Ward No - 8 11,568 85.9% 941
9 Ward No - 9 10,422 73.6% 898
10 Ward No - 10 10,685 60.6% 959
11 Ward No - 11 5,922 68.1% 965
12 Ward No - 12 9,837 68.9% 913
13 Ward No - 13 13,657 65.1% 866
14 Ward No - 14 7,599 73% 791
15 Ward No - 15 5,203 77.5% 844
16 Ward No - 16 6,528 76.5% 869
17 Ward No - 17 4,523 81.9% 934
18 Ward No - 18 6,580 80.7% 882
19 Ward No - 19 6,122 83.4% 844
20 Ward No - 20 9,452 76.6% 847
21 Ward No - 21 5,243 77.6% 890
22 Ward No - 22 4,523 79.5% 884
23 Ward No - 23 4,804 82.9% 899
24 Ward No - 24 7,320 75.3% 941
25 Ward No - 25 5,060 73.2% 934
26 Ward No - 26 3,583 77% 936
27 Ward No - 27 6,161 82.8% 982
28 Ward No - 28 7,617 87.2% 964
29 Ward No - 29 7,187 88.1% 1,004
30 Ward No - 30 8,464 86% 676
31 Ward No - 31 10,445 76.1% 847
32 Ward No - 32 11,748 84.4% 942
33 Ward No - 33 14,711 84.2% 904
34 Ward No - 34 11,320 82.3% 964
35 Ward No - 35 10,236 75% 1,005
36 Ward No - 36 11,460 72.3% 867
37 Ward No - 37 2,496 77.2% 792
38 Ward No - 38 1,491 63.6% 924
39 Ward No - 39 3,784 72.6% 899
40 Ward No - 40 2,889 77.3% 794
41 Ward No - 41 3,643 57% 970

Map of Raurkela, Sundargarh, Odisha


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