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Jakhapura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jajapur district, Odisha

Jakhapura Block of Jajapur district has total population of 17,424 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 8,799 are males while 8,625 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,745 families residing in Jakhapura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jakhapura Block is 980.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jakhapura Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.5% and the sex ratio of Jakhapura Block is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jakhapura Block is 2308 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1155 male children and 1153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jakhapura Block is 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Jakhapura Block.

The total literacy rate of Jakhapura Block is 78.54%. The male literacy rate is 75.05% and the female literacy rate is 61.08% in Jakhapura Block.

Population
17,424
Families
3,745
Literacy
78.54%
Sex Ratio
980

To facilitate the administration, Jakhapura Block is further divided into 13 villages.

Jakhapura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,308 1,155 1,153
Literacy 78.54% 75.05% 61.08%
Scheduled Caste 3,992 1,991 2,001
Scheduled Tribe 2,675 1,330 1,345
Illiterate 5,552 2,195 3,357

Caste-wise Population - Jakhapura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.4% of total population in Jakhapura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,992 1,991 2,001
Schedule Tribe 2,675 1,330 1,345

Religion-wise Population - Jakhapura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,407 (99.9%) 8,793 8,614
Muslim 0 (0%) 0 0
Christian 14 (0.08%) 5 9
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.02%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Jakhapura Block

Average literacy rate of Jakhapura Block in 2011 were 78.54% in which, male and female literacy were 86.39% and 70.5% respectively. Total literate in Jakhapura Block were 11,872 of which male and female were 6,604 and 5,268 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jakhapura Block

The Sex Ratio of Jakhapura Block is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Jakhapura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Jakhapura Block.

Child Population - Jakhapura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 2,308 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jakhapura Block. Out of which 2,308 were male while 2,308 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jakhapura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Jakhapura Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jakhapura 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 2,308.

Total Urban Rural
Population 17,424 0 17,424
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,308 0 2,308
Schedule Caste 3,992 0 3,992
Schedule Tribe 2,675 0 2,675
Literacy 78.54% - 78.54%
Sex Ratio 980 - 980

Working Population - Jakhapura Block

In Jakhapura Block out of total population, 4,935 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,935 workers engaged in Main Work, 641 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 380 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,872 3,601 271
Cultivators 641 634 7
Agriculture Labourer 380 336 44
Household Industries 113 109 4
Other Workers 2,738 2,522 216
Marginal Workers 1,063 883 180
Non Working 12,489 4,315 8,174

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