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Ghasipura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kendujhar district, Odisha

Ghasipura Block of Kendujhar district has total population of 112,740 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 56,821 are males while 55,919 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,280 families residing in Ghasipura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ghasipura Block is 984.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ghasipura Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.7% and the sex ratio of Ghasipura Block is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghasipura Block is 14492 which is 13% of the total population. There are 7405 male children and 7087 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghasipura Block is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Ghasipura Block.

The total literacy rate of Ghasipura Block is 74.74%. The male literacy rate is 72.66% and the female literacy rate is 57.48% in Ghasipura Block.

Population
112,740
Families
25,280
Literacy
74.74%
Sex Ratio
984

To facilitate the administration, Ghasipura Block is further divided into 110 villages.

Ghasipura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,492 7,405 7,087
Literacy 74.74% 72.66% 57.48%
Scheduled Caste 20,559 10,278 10,281
Scheduled Tribe 32,929 16,147 16,782
Illiterate 39,314 15,535 23,779

Caste-wise Population - Ghasipura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.2% of total population in Ghasipura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,559 10,278 10,281
Schedule Tribe 32,929 16,147 16,782

Religion-wise Population - Ghasipura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 110,886 (98.36%) 55,917 54,969
Muslim 108 (0.1%) 61 47
Christian 298 (0.26%) 138 160
Sikh 15 (0.01%) 8 7
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Jain 9 (0.01%) 3 6
Other Religion 1,305 (1.16%) 637 668
No Religion Specified 113 (0.1%) 52 61

Literacy Rate - Ghasipura Block

Average literacy rate of Ghasipura Block in 2011 were 74.74% in which, male and female literacy were 83.55% and 65.82% respectively. Total literate in Ghasipura Block were 73,426 of which male and female were 41,286 and 32,140 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ghasipura Block

The Sex Ratio of Ghasipura Block is 984 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 984 females in Ghasipura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 984 ) of Ghasipura Block.

Child Population - Ghasipura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,492 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghasipura Block. Out of which 14,492 were male while 14,492 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ghasipura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ghasipura Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ghasipura 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 14,492.

Total Urban Rural
Population 112,740 0 112,740
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,492 0 14,492
Schedule Caste 20,559 0 20,559
Schedule Tribe 32,929 0 32,929
Literacy 74.74% - 74.74%
Sex Ratio 984 - 984

Working Population - Ghasipura Block

In Ghasipura Block out of total population, 38,382 were engaged in work activities. 64.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,382 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,080 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,669 22,473 2,196
Cultivators 11,051 10,713 338
Agriculture Labourer 6,080 5,203 877
Household Industries 777 675 102
Other Workers 6,761 5,882 879
Marginal Workers 13,713 8,230 5,483
Non Working 74,358 26,118 48,240

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