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Bant Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhadrak district, Odisha

Bant Block of Bhadrak district has total population of 63,463 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 32,087 are males while 31,376 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,741 families residing in Bant Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bant Block is 978.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bant Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86.3% and the sex ratio of Bant Block is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bant Block is 7295 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3804 male children and 3491 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bant Block is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Bant Block.

The total literacy rate of Bant Block is 86.27%. The male literacy rate is 81.09% and the female literacy rate is 71.51% in Bant Block.

Population
63,463
Families
13,741
Literacy
86.27%
Sex Ratio
978

To facilitate the administration, Bant Block is further divided into 103 villages.

Bant Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,295 3,804 3,491
Literacy 86.27% 81.09% 71.51%
Scheduled Caste 17,108 8,562 8,546
Scheduled Tribe 2,464 1,283 1,181
Illiterate 15,007 6,069 8,938

Caste-wise Population - Bant Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Bant Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,108 8,562 8,546
Schedule Tribe 2,464 1,283 1,181

Religion-wise Population - Bant Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 59,947 (94.46%) 30,269 29,678
Muslim 3,362 (5.3%) 1,739 1,623
Christian 14 (0.02%) 7 7
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 130 (0.2%) 68 62

Literacy Rate - Bant Block

Average literacy rate of Bant Block in 2011 were 86.27% in which, male and female literacy were 91.99% and 80.47% respectively. Total literate in Bant Block were 48,456 of which male and female were 26,018 and 22,438 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bant Block

The Sex Ratio of Bant Block is 978 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 978 females in Bant Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Bant Block.

Child Population - Bant Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,295 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bant Block. Out of which 7,295 were male while 7,295 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bant Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bant Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bant 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 7,295.

Total Urban Rural
Population 63,463 0 63,463
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,295 0 7,295
Schedule Caste 17,108 0 17,108
Schedule Tribe 2,464 0 2,464
Literacy 86.27% - 86.27%
Sex Ratio 978 - 978

Working Population - Bant Block

In Bant Block out of total population, 19,277 were engaged in work activities. 70.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,277 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,613 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,916 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,576 12,508 1,068
Cultivators 5,613 5,416 197
Agriculture Labourer 3,916 3,724 192
Household Industries 375 342 33
Other Workers 3,672 3,026 646
Marginal Workers 5,701 4,841 860
Non Working 44,186 14,738 29,448

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