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Gadisagada Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puri district, Odisha

Gadisagada Block of Puri district has total population of 71,870 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,258 are males while 35,612 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,623 families residing in Gadisagada Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gadisagada Block is 982.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gadisagada Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 84.6% and the sex ratio of Gadisagada Block is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gadisagada Block is 8206 which is 11% of the total population. There are 4228 male children and 3978 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadisagada Block is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Gadisagada Block.

The total literacy rate of Gadisagada Block is 84.6%. The male literacy rate is 81.65% and the female literacy rate is 68.11% in Gadisagada Block.

Population
71,870
Families
14,623
Literacy
84.6%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Gadisagada Block is further divided into 70 villages.

Gadisagada Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,206 4,228 3,978
Literacy 84.6% 81.65% 68.11%
Scheduled Caste 8,840 4,494 4,346
Scheduled Tribe 53 30 23
Illiterate 18,011 6,655 11,356

Caste-wise Population - Gadisagada Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gadisagada Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,840 4,494 4,346
Schedule Tribe 53 30 23

Religion-wise Population - Gadisagada Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 71,785 (99.88%) 36,216 35,569
Muslim 22 (0.03%) 8 14
Christian 11 (0.02%) 6 5
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 38 (0.05%) 20 18

Literacy Rate - Gadisagada Block

Average literacy rate of Gadisagada Block in 2011 were 84.6% in which, male and female literacy were 92.42% and 76.68% respectively. Total literate in Gadisagada Block were 53,859 of which male and female were 29,603 and 24,256 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gadisagada Block

The Sex Ratio of Gadisagada Block is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Gadisagada Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Gadisagada Block.

Child Population - Gadisagada Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,206 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gadisagada Block. Out of which 8,206 were male while 8,206 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gadisagada Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gadisagada Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gadisagada 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 8,206.

Total Urban Rural
Population 71,870 0 71,870
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,206 0 8,206
Schedule Caste 8,840 0 8,840
Schedule Tribe 53 0 53
Literacy 84.6% - 84.6%
Sex Ratio 982 - 982

Working Population - Gadisagada Block

In Gadisagada Block out of total population, 20,853 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,853 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,534 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,474 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,667 14,821 846
Cultivators 7,534 7,391 143
Agriculture Labourer 2,474 2,362 112
Household Industries 411 367 44
Other Workers 5,248 4,701 547
Marginal Workers 5,186 4,660 526
Non Working 51,017 16,777 34,240

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