Delanga Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puri district, Odisha
Delanga Block of Puri district has total population of 109,291 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 55,310 are males while 53,981 are females. In 2011 there were total 23,537 families residing in Delanga Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Delanga Block is 976.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.5% people lives in Urban areas while 94.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.6% while that in the rural areas is 86%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Delanga Block is 954% while that of Rural areas is 977.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Delanga Block is 11201 which is 10% of the total population. There are 5797 male children and 5404 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Delanga Block is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Delanga Block.
The total literacy rate of Delanga Block is 86.2%. The male literacy rate is 82.43% and the female literacy rate is 72.18% in Delanga Block.
To facilitate the administration, Delanga Block is further divided into 1 town and 130 villages.
Delanga Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Delanga Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 11,201 | 5,797 | 5,404 |
| Literacy | 86.2% | 82.43% | 72.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 23,254 | 11,713 | 11,541 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 535 | 277 | 258 |
| Illiterate | 24,735 | 9,718 | 15,017 |
Caste-wise Population - Delanga Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Delanga Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 23,254 | 11,713 | 11,541 |
| Schedule Tribe | 535 | 277 | 258 |
Religion-wise Population - Delanga Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 107,048 | (97.95%) | 54,195 | 52,853 |
| Muslim | 2,057 | (1.88%) | 1,035 | 1,022 |
| Christian | 55 | (0.05%) | 29 | 26 |
| Sikh | 9 | (0.01%) | 5 | 4 |
| Buddhist | 5 | (0%) | 3 | 2 |
| Jain | 3 | (0%) | 1 | 2 |
| Other Religion | 2 | (0%) | 0 | 2 |
| No Religion Specified | 112 | (0.1%) | 42 | 70 |
Literacy Rate - Delanga Block
Average literacy rate of Delanga Block in 2011 were 86.2% in which, male and female literacy were 92.08% and 80.21% respectively. Total literate in Delanga Block were 84,556 of which male and female were 45,592 and 38,964 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Delanga Block
The Sex Ratio of Delanga Block is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Delanga Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Delanga Block.
Child Population - Delanga Block
According to Census 2011, there were 11,201 children between age 0 to 6 years in Delanga Block. Out of which 11,201 were male while 11,201 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Delanga Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,165 families under Delanga Block living in urban areas while 1,165 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.5% of total population of Delanga Block lives in Urban areas while 94.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 617 while that in rural region is 10,584.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 109,291 | 5,967 | 103,324 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 11,201 | 617 | 10,584 |
| Schedule Caste | 23,254 | 1,306 | 21,948 |
| Schedule Tribe | 535 | 6 | 529 |
| Literacy | 86.2% | 89.61% | 86.01% |
| Sex Ratio | 976 | 954 | 977 |
Working Population - Delanga Block
In Delanga Block out of total population, 39,332 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,332 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,614 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 28,765 | 25,785 | 2,980 |
| Cultivators | 10,287 | 9,925 | 362 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6,614 | 5,532 | 1,082 |
| Household Industries | 1,151 | 948 | 203 |
| Other Workers | 10,713 | 9,380 | 1,333 |
| Marginal Workers | 10,567 | 5,812 | 4,755 |
| Non Working | 69,959 | 23,713 | 46,246 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Delanga, Odisha - Wikipedia