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Bhasma Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sundargarh district, Odisha

Bhasma Block of Sundargarh district has total population of 42,101 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,184 are males while 20,917 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,292 families residing in Bhasma Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhasma Block is 987.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bhasma Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.7% and the sex ratio of Bhasma Block is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhasma Block is 4261 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2167 male children and 2094 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhasma Block is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Bhasma Block.

The total literacy rate of Bhasma Block is 74.67%. The male literacy rate is 74.37% and the female literacy rate is 59.76% in Bhasma Block.

Population
42,101
Families
11,292
Literacy
74.67%
Sex Ratio
987

To facilitate the administration, Bhasma Block is further divided into 52 villages.

Bhasma Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,261 2,167 2,094
Literacy 74.67% 74.37% 59.76%
Scheduled Caste 8,565 4,287 4,278
Scheduled Tribe 17,375 8,743 8,632
Illiterate 13,846 5,429 8,417

Caste-wise Population - Bhasma Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 41.3% of total population in Bhasma Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,565 4,287 4,278
Schedule Tribe 17,375 8,743 8,632

Religion-wise Population - Bhasma Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 41,583 (98.77%) 20,914 20,669
Muslim 63 (0.15%) 36 27
Christian 399 (0.95%) 201 198
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 48 (0.11%) 29 19

Literacy Rate - Bhasma Block

Average literacy rate of Bhasma Block in 2011 were 74.67% in which, male and female literacy were 82.85% and 66.41% respectively. Total literate in Bhasma Block were 28,255 of which male and female were 15,755 and 12,500 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhasma Block

The Sex Ratio of Bhasma Block is 987 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 987 females in Bhasma Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Bhasma Block.

Child Population - Bhasma Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,261 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhasma Block. Out of which 4,261 were male while 4,261 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhasma Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bhasma Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bhasma 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 4,261.

Total Urban Rural
Population 42,101 0 42,101
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,261 0 4,261
Schedule Caste 8,565 0 8,565
Schedule Tribe 17,375 0 17,375
Literacy 74.67% - 74.67%
Sex Ratio 987 - 987

Working Population - Bhasma Block

In Bhasma Block out of total population, 20,878 were engaged in work activities. 51.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,878 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,446 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,326 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,758 8,036 2,722
Cultivators 3,446 2,839 607
Agriculture Labourer 3,326 2,202 1,124
Household Industries 231 172 59
Other Workers 3,755 2,823 932
Marginal Workers 10,120 4,513 5,607
Non Working 21,223 8,635 12,588

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