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Gandia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhenkanal district, Odisha

Gandia Block of Dhenkanal district has total population of 104,442 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 53,238 are males while 51,204 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,204 families residing in Gandia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gandia Block is 962.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gandia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 76.7% and the sex ratio of Gandia Block is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandia Block is 12725 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6738 male children and 5987 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandia Block is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Gandia Block.

The total literacy rate of Gandia Block is 76.71%. The male literacy rate is 72.96% and the female literacy rate is 61.56% in Gandia Block.

Population
104,442
Families
25,204
Literacy
76.71%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Gandia Block is further divided into 140 villages.

Gandia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,725 6,738 5,987
Literacy 76.71% 72.96% 61.56%
Scheduled Caste 16,824 8,419 8,405
Scheduled Tribe 18,437 9,203 9,234
Illiterate 34,082 14,397 19,685

Caste-wise Population - Gandia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.7% of total population in Gandia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,824 8,419 8,405
Schedule Tribe 18,437 9,203 9,234

Religion-wise Population - Gandia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 104,240 (99.81%) 53,142 51,098
Muslim 64 (0.06%) 35 29
Christian 4 (0%) 1 3
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 1 9
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 37 (0.04%) 16 21
No Religion Specified 83 (0.08%) 42 41

Literacy Rate - Gandia Block

Average literacy rate of Gandia Block in 2011 were 76.71% in which, male and female literacy were 83.53% and 69.71% respectively. Total literate in Gandia Block were 70,360 of which male and female were 38,841 and 31,519 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gandia Block

The Sex Ratio of Gandia Block is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Gandia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Gandia Block.

Child Population - Gandia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,725 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gandia Block. Out of which 12,725 were male while 12,725 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gandia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gandia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gandia 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 12,725.

Total Urban Rural
Population 104,442 0 104,442
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,725 0 12,725
Schedule Caste 16,824 0 16,824
Schedule Tribe 18,437 0 18,437
Literacy 76.71% - 76.71%
Sex Ratio 962 - 962

Working Population - Gandia Block

In Gandia Block out of total population, 38,328 were engaged in work activities. 63.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,328 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,427 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,576 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,200 21,891 2,309
Cultivators 5,427 5,316 111
Agriculture Labourer 8,576 7,483 1,093
Household Industries 612 546 66
Other Workers 9,585 8,546 1,039
Marginal Workers 14,128 7,944 6,184
Non Working 66,114 23,403 42,711

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