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

Gop Block of Puri district has total population of 121,665 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 61,659 are males while 60,006 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,880 families residing in Gop Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gop Block is 973.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gop Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 84% and the sex ratio of Gop Block is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gop Block is 12015 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6298 male children and 5717 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gop Block is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Gop Block.

The total literacy rate of Gop Block is 83.98%. The male literacy rate is 80.92% and the female literacy rate is 70.3% in Gop Block.

Population
121,665
Families
27,880
Literacy
83.98%
Sex Ratio
973

To facilitate the administration, Gop Block is further divided into 151 villages.

Gop Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,015 6,298 5,717
Literacy 83.98% 80.92% 70.3%
Scheduled Caste 26,897 13,572 13,325
Scheduled Tribe 88 46 42
Illiterate 29,584 11,765 17,819

Caste-wise Population - Gop Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gop Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,897 13,572 13,325
Schedule Tribe 88 46 42

Religion-wise Population - Gop Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 116,424 (95.69%) 58,958 57,466
Muslim 5,100 (4.19%) 2,622 2,478
Christian 19 (0.02%) 10 9
Sikh 6 (0%) 4 2
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 14 (0.01%) 6 8
Other Religion 17 (0.01%) 9 8
No Religion Specified 83 (0.07%) 50 33

Literacy Rate - Gop Block

Average literacy rate of Gop Block in 2011 were 83.98% in which, male and female literacy were 90.12% and 77.71% respectively. Total literate in Gop Block were 92,081 of which male and female were 49,894 and 42,187 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gop Block

The Sex Ratio of Gop Block is 973 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 973 females in Gop Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Gop Block.

Child Population - Gop Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,015 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gop Block. Out of which 12,015 were male while 12,015 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gop Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gop Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gop 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 12,015.

Total Urban Rural
Population 121,665 0 121,665
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,015 0 12,015
Schedule Caste 26,897 0 26,897
Schedule Tribe 88 0 88
Literacy 83.98% - 83.98%
Sex Ratio 973 - 973

Working Population - Gop Block

In Gop Block out of total population, 43,901 were engaged in work activities. 70.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,813 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,477 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,146 27,928 3,218
Cultivators 12,813 12,486 327
Agriculture Labourer 7,477 6,102 1,375
Household Industries 644 576 68
Other Workers 10,212 8,764 1,448
Marginal Workers 12,755 8,148 4,607
Non Working 77,764 25,583 52,181

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