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Jamda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Mayurbhanj district, Odisha

Jamda Block of Mayurbhanj district has total population of 48,811 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,500 are males while 25,311 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,085 families residing in Jamda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jamda Block is 1,077.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jamda Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.2% and the sex ratio of Jamda Block is 1,077.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamda Block is 7458 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3778 male children and 3680 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamda Block is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,077 ) of Jamda Block.

The total literacy rate of Jamda Block is 59.19%. The male literacy rate is 61.72% and the female literacy rate is 39.39% in Jamda Block.

Population
48,811
Families
11,085
Literacy
59.19%
Sex Ratio
1,077

To facilitate the administration, Jamda Block is further divided into 67 villages.

Jamda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,458 3,778 3,680
Literacy 59.19% 61.72% 39.39%
Scheduled Caste 2,717 1,316 1,401
Scheduled Tribe 38,557 18,457 20,100
Illiterate 24,336 8,995 15,341

Caste-wise Population - Jamda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79% of total population in Jamda Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,717 1,316 1,401
Schedule Tribe 38,557 18,457 20,100

Religion-wise Population - Jamda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,101 (39.13%) 9,257 9,844
Muslim 642 (1.32%) 315 327
Christian 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 28,858 (59.12%) 13,836 15,022
No Religion Specified 198 (0.41%) 86 112

Literacy Rate - Jamda Block

Average literacy rate of Jamda Block in 2011 were 59.19% in which, male and female literacy were 73.55% and 46.09% respectively. Total literate in Jamda Block were 24,475 of which male and female were 14,505 and 9,970 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jamda Block

The Sex Ratio of Jamda Block is 1,077 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,077 females in Jamda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,077 ) of Jamda Block.

Child Population - Jamda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,458 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamda Block. Out of which 7,458 were male while 7,458 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jamda Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Jamda Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jamda 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 7,458.

Total Urban Rural
Population 48,811 0 48,811
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,458 0 7,458
Schedule Caste 2,717 0 2,717
Schedule Tribe 38,557 0 38,557
Literacy 59.19% - 59.19%
Sex Ratio 1,077 - 1,077

Working Population - Jamda Block

In Jamda Block out of total population, 25,241 were engaged in work activities. 39.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,241 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,818 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,989 7,182 2,807
Cultivators 5,405 4,297 1,108
Agriculture Labourer 2,818 1,565 1,253
Household Industries 202 165 37
Other Workers 1,564 1,155 409
Marginal Workers 15,252 5,692 9,560
Non Working 23,570 10,626 12,944

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