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Gurandi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gajapati district, Odisha

Gurandi Block of Gajapati district has total population of 45,010 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,970 are males while 23,040 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,694 families residing in Gurandi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gurandi Block is 1,049.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gurandi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.5% and the sex ratio of Gurandi Block is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurandi Block is 4686 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2371 male children and 2315 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurandi Block is 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,049 ) of Gurandi Block.

The total literacy rate of Gurandi Block is 56.54%. The male literacy rate is 60.71% and the female literacy rate is 41.06% in Gurandi Block.

Population
45,010
Families
11,694
Literacy
56.54%
Sex Ratio
1,049

To facilitate the administration, Gurandi Block is further divided into 77 villages.

Gurandi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,686 2,371 2,315
Literacy 56.54% 60.71% 41.06%
Scheduled Caste 7,198 3,459 3,739
Scheduled Tribe 2,853 1,343 1,510
Illiterate 22,210 8,631 13,579

Caste-wise Population - Gurandi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.3% of total population in Gurandi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,198 3,459 3,739
Schedule Tribe 2,853 1,343 1,510

Religion-wise Population - Gurandi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 44,089 (97.95%) 21,516 22,573
Muslim 43 (0.1%) 24 19
Christian 851 (1.89%) 416 435
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.05%) 10 11

Literacy Rate - Gurandi Block

Average literacy rate of Gurandi Block in 2011 were 56.54% in which, male and female literacy were 68.06% and 45.65% respectively. Total literate in Gurandi Block were 22,800 of which male and female were 13,339 and 9,461 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gurandi Block

The Sex Ratio of Gurandi Block is 1,049 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,049 females in Gurandi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,049 ) of Gurandi Block.

Child Population - Gurandi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,686 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gurandi Block. Out of which 4,686 were male while 4,686 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gurandi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gurandi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gurandi 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 4,686.

Total Urban Rural
Population 45,010 0 45,010
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,686 0 4,686
Schedule Caste 7,198 0 7,198
Schedule Tribe 2,853 0 2,853
Literacy 56.54% - 56.54%
Sex Ratio 1,049 - 1,049

Working Population - Gurandi Block

In Gurandi Block out of total population, 24,217 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 24,217 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,745 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,730 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,649 9,813 3,836
Cultivators 3,745 3,170 575
Agriculture Labourer 5,730 3,373 2,357
Household Industries 213 176 37
Other Workers 3,961 3,094 867
Marginal Workers 10,568 3,301 7,267
Non Working 20,793 8,856 11,937

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