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Astaranga Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puri district, Odisha

Astaranga Block of Puri district has total population of 67,748 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 34,363 are males while 33,385 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,714 families residing in Astaranga Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Astaranga Block is 972.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Astaranga Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 82.8% and the sex ratio of Astaranga Block is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Astaranga Block is 6541 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3464 male children and 3077 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Astaranga Block is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Astaranga Block.

The total literacy rate of Astaranga Block is 82.75%. The male literacy rate is 81.51% and the female literacy rate is 67.81% in Astaranga Block.

Population
67,748
Families
15,714
Literacy
82.75%
Sex Ratio
972

To facilitate the administration, Astaranga Block is further divided into 89 villages.

Astaranga Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,541 3,464 3,077
Literacy 82.75% 81.51% 67.81%
Scheduled Caste 19,600 9,955 9,645
Scheduled Tribe 37 23 14
Illiterate 17,098 6,353 10,745

Caste-wise Population - Astaranga Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Astaranga Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,600 9,955 9,645
Schedule Tribe 37 23 14

Religion-wise Population - Astaranga Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,316 (99.36%) 34,140 33,176
Muslim 187 (0.28%) 98 89
Christian 55 (0.08%) 31 24
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 26 (0.04%) 11 15
No Religion Specified 161 (0.24%) 81 80

Literacy Rate - Astaranga Block

Average literacy rate of Astaranga Block in 2011 were 82.75% in which, male and female literacy were 90.65% and 74.7% respectively. Total literate in Astaranga Block were 50,650 of which male and female were 28,010 and 22,640 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Astaranga Block

The Sex Ratio of Astaranga Block is 972 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 972 females in Astaranga Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Astaranga Block.

Child Population - Astaranga Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,541 children between age 0 to 6 years in Astaranga Block. Out of which 6,541 were male while 6,541 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Astaranga Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Astaranga Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Astaranga Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 6,541.

Total Urban Rural
Population 67,748 0 67,748
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,541 0 6,541
Schedule Caste 19,600 0 19,600
Schedule Tribe 37 0 37
Literacy 82.75% - 82.75%
Sex Ratio 972 - 972

Working Population - Astaranga Block

In Astaranga Block out of total population, 28,029 were engaged in work activities. 60.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,029 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,266 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,991 14,298 2,693
Cultivators 7,110 6,319 791
Agriculture Labourer 3,266 2,382 884
Household Industries 478 421 57
Other Workers 6,137 5,176 961
Marginal Workers 11,038 5,190 5,848
Non Working 39,719 14,875 24,844

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