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Ersama Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha

Ersama Block of Jagatsinghapur district has total population of 106,896 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 53,557 are males while 53,339 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,834 families residing in Ersama Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ersama Block is 996.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ersama Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 84.4% and the sex ratio of Ersama Block is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ersama Block is 11482 which is 11% of the total population. There are 5954 male children and 5528 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ersama Block is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Ersama Block.

The total literacy rate of Ersama Block is 84.43%. The male literacy rate is 81.26% and the female literacy rate is 69.44% in Ersama Block.

Population
106,896
Families
24,834
Literacy
84.43%
Sex Ratio
996

To facilitate the administration, Ersama Block is further divided into 157 villages.

Ersama Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,482 5,954 5,528
Literacy 84.43% 81.26% 69.44%
Scheduled Caste 21,236 10,598 10,638
Scheduled Tribe 590 339 251
Illiterate 26,335 10,036 16,299

Caste-wise Population - Ersama Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Ersama Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,236 10,598 10,638
Schedule Tribe 590 339 251

Religion-wise Population - Ersama Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 105,338 (98.54%) 52,796 52,542
Muslim 1,359 (1.27%) 663 696
Christian 58 (0.05%) 26 32
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 7 7
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 6 3
Jain 5 (0%) 4 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 113 (0.11%) 55 58

Literacy Rate - Ersama Block

Average literacy rate of Ersama Block in 2011 were 84.43% in which, male and female literacy were 91.42% and 77.47% respectively. Total literate in Ersama Block were 80,561 of which male and female were 43,521 and 37,040 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ersama Block

The Sex Ratio of Ersama Block is 996 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 996 females in Ersama Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 996 ) of Ersama Block.

Child Population - Ersama Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,482 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ersama Block. Out of which 11,482 were male while 11,482 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ersama Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ersama Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ersama 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 11,482.

Total Urban Rural
Population 106,896 0 106,896
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,482 0 11,482
Schedule Caste 21,236 0 21,236
Schedule Tribe 590 0 590
Literacy 84.43% - 84.43%
Sex Ratio 996 - 996

Working Population - Ersama Block

In Ersama Block out of total population, 44,011 were engaged in work activities. 66.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44,011 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,324 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,532 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,252 24,705 4,547
Cultivators 15,324 13,780 1,544
Agriculture Labourer 6,532 5,069 1,463
Household Industries 827 649 178
Other Workers 6,569 5,207 1,362
Marginal Workers 14,759 5,470 9,289
Non Working 62,885 23,382 39,503

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