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Gania Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nayagarh district, Odisha

Gania Block of Nayagarh district has total population of 38,506 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 20,068 are males while 18,438 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,247 families residing in Gania Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gania Block is 919.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gania Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.3% and the sex ratio of Gania Block is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gania Block is 4556 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2434 male children and 2122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gania Block is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Gania Block.

The total literacy rate of Gania Block is 79.27%. The male literacy rate is 77.41% and the female literacy rate is 61.7% in Gania Block.

Population
38,506
Families
9,247
Literacy
79.27%
Sex Ratio
919

To facilitate the administration, Gania Block is further divided into 114 villages.

Gania Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,556 2,434 2,122
Literacy 79.27% 77.41% 61.7%
Scheduled Caste 9,450 4,900 4,550
Scheduled Tribe 4,747 2,399 2,348
Illiterate 11,595 4,534 7,061

Caste-wise Population - Gania Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Gania Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,450 4,900 4,550
Schedule Tribe 4,747 2,399 2,348

Religion-wise Population - Gania Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 38,384 (99.68%) 20,007 18,377
Muslim 57 (0.15%) 28 29
Christian 18 (0.05%) 7 11
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 43 (0.11%) 23 20

Literacy Rate - Gania Block

Average literacy rate of Gania Block in 2011 were 79.27% in which, male and female literacy were 88.09% and 69.73% respectively. Total literate in Gania Block were 26,911 of which male and female were 15,534 and 11,377 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gania Block

The Sex Ratio of Gania Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Gania Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Gania Block.

Child Population - Gania Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gania Block. Out of which 4,556 were male while 4,556 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gania Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gania Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gania 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 4,556.

Total Urban Rural
Population 38,506 0 38,506
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,556 0 4,556
Schedule Caste 9,450 0 9,450
Schedule Tribe 4,747 0 4,747
Literacy 79.27% - 79.27%
Sex Ratio 919 - 919

Working Population - Gania Block

In Gania Block out of total population, 14,395 were engaged in work activities. 63.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,395 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,154 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,478 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,155 7,620 1,535
Cultivators 2,154 2,025 129
Agriculture Labourer 2,478 2,137 341
Household Industries 359 293 66
Other Workers 4,164 3,165 999
Marginal Workers 5,240 3,661 1,579
Non Working 24,111 8,787 15,324

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