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Hemgir Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sundargarh district, Odisha

Hemgir Block of Sundargarh district has total population of 84,559 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,670 are males while 41,889 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,953 families residing in Hemgir Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Hemgir Block is 982.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Hemgir Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.5% and the sex ratio of Hemgir Block is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hemgir Block is 9852 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5061 male children and 4791 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hemgir Block is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Hemgir Block.

The total literacy rate of Hemgir Block is 74.55%. The male literacy rate is 73.16% and the female literacy rate is 58.42% in Hemgir Block.

Population
84,559
Families
20,953
Literacy
74.55%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Hemgir Block is further divided into 153 villages.

Hemgir Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,852 5,061 4,791
Literacy 74.55% 73.16% 58.42%
Scheduled Caste 12,258 6,191 6,067
Scheduled Tribe 38,312 19,115 19,197
Illiterate 28,868 11,452 17,416

Caste-wise Population - Hemgir Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.3% of total population in Hemgir Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,258 6,191 6,067
Schedule Tribe 38,312 19,115 19,197

Religion-wise Population - Hemgir Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 81,433 (96.3%) 41,039 40,394
Muslim 991 (1.17%) 556 435
Christian 2,006 (2.37%) 1,012 994
Sikh 23 (0.03%) 13 10
Buddhist 4 (0%) 3 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 100 (0.12%) 45 55

Literacy Rate - Hemgir Block

Average literacy rate of Hemgir Block in 2011 were 74.55% in which, male and female literacy were 83.01% and 65.97% respectively. Total literate in Hemgir Block were 55,691 of which male and female were 31,218 and 24,473 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Hemgir Block

The Sex Ratio of Hemgir Block is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Hemgir Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Hemgir Block.

Child Population - Hemgir Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,852 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hemgir Block. Out of which 9,852 were male while 9,852 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Hemgir Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Hemgir Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Hemgir 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 9,852.

Total Urban Rural
Population 84,559 0 84,559
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,852 0 9,852
Schedule Caste 12,258 0 12,258
Schedule Tribe 38,312 0 38,312
Literacy 74.55% - 74.55%
Sex Ratio 982 - 982

Working Population - Hemgir Block

In Hemgir Block out of total population, 42,832 were engaged in work activities. 56.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42,832 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,509 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,408 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,349 18,694 5,655
Cultivators 9,509 8,171 1,338
Agriculture Labourer 6,408 3,812 2,596
Household Industries 554 367 187
Other Workers 7,878 6,344 1,534
Marginal Workers 18,483 7,472 11,011
Non Working 41,727 16,504 25,223

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