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Basta Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baleshwar district, Odisha

Basta Block of Baleshwar district has total population of 151,915 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,160 are males while 73,755 are females. In 2011 there were total 35,550 families residing in Basta Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Basta Block is 944.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Basta Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.3% and the sex ratio of Basta Block is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basta Block is 19619 which is 13% of the total population. There are 9930 male children and 9689 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basta Block is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Basta Block.

The total literacy rate of Basta Block is 79.3%. The male literacy rate is 76.03% and the female literacy rate is 61.68% in Basta Block.

Population
151,915
Families
35,550
Literacy
79.3%
Sex Ratio
944

To facilitate the administration, Basta Block is further divided into 304 villages.

Basta Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,619 9,930 9,689
Literacy 79.3% 76.03% 61.68%
Scheduled Caste 32,883 16,875 16,008
Scheduled Tribe 20,143 10,286 9,857
Illiterate 46,999 18,735 28,264

Caste-wise Population - Basta Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.3% of total population in Basta Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 32,883 16,875 16,008
Schedule Tribe 20,143 10,286 9,857

Religion-wise Population - Basta Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 141,675 (93.26%) 72,914 68,761
Muslim 8,369 (5.51%) 4,317 4,052
Christian 419 (0.28%) 197 222
Sikh 15 (0.01%) 10 5
Buddhist 7 (0%) 3 4
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 1,191 (0.78%) 607 584
No Religion Specified 236 (0.16%) 110 126

Literacy Rate - Basta Block

Average literacy rate of Basta Block in 2011 were 79.3% in which, male and female literacy were 87.1% and 71.01% respectively. Total literate in Basta Block were 104,916 of which male and female were 59,425 and 45,491 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Basta Block

The Sex Ratio of Basta Block is 944 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 944 females in Basta Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Basta Block.

Child Population - Basta Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,619 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basta Block. Out of which 19,619 were male while 19,619 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Basta Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Basta Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Basta 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 19,619.

Total Urban Rural
Population 151,915 0 151,915
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,619 0 19,619
Schedule Caste 32,883 0 32,883
Schedule Tribe 20,143 0 20,143
Literacy 79.3% - 79.3%
Sex Ratio 944 - 944

Working Population - Basta Block

In Basta Block out of total population, 56,765 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 56,765 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,900 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,510 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,920 35,543 5,377
Cultivators 13,900 13,396 504
Agriculture Labourer 13,510 10,841 2,669
Household Industries 1,587 1,133 454
Other Workers 11,923 10,173 1,750
Marginal Workers 15,845 8,479 7,366
Non Working 95,150 34,138 61,012

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