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Kaniha Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Anugul district, Odisha

Kaniha Block of Anugul district has total population of 55,678 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 29,108 are males while 26,570 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,182 families residing in Kaniha Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kaniha Block is 913.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kaniha Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.2% and the sex ratio of Kaniha Block is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaniha Block is 6272 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3411 male children and 2861 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaniha Block is 839 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Kaniha Block.

The total literacy rate of Kaniha Block is 78.17%. The male literacy rate is 77.28% and the female literacy rate is 60.7% in Kaniha Block.

Population
55,678
Families
14,182
Literacy
78.17%
Sex Ratio
913

To facilitate the administration, Kaniha Block is further divided into 107 villages.

Kaniha Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,272 3,411 2,861
Literacy 78.17% 77.28% 60.7%
Scheduled Caste 13,364 6,877 6,487
Scheduled Tribe 4,068 2,044 2,024
Illiterate 17,057 6,614 10,443

Caste-wise Population - Kaniha Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Kaniha Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,364 6,877 6,487
Schedule Tribe 4,068 2,044 2,024

Religion-wise Population - Kaniha Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55,311 (99.34%) 28,938 26,373
Muslim 102 (0.18%) 38 64
Christian 96 (0.17%) 51 45
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 160 (0.29%) 75 85

Literacy Rate - Kaniha Block

Average literacy rate of Kaniha Block in 2011 were 78.17% in which, male and female literacy were 87.54% and 68.02% respectively. Total literate in Kaniha Block were 38,621 of which male and female were 22,494 and 16,127 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kaniha Block

The Sex Ratio of Kaniha Block is 913 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 913 females in Kaniha Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 839 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Kaniha Block.

Child Population - Kaniha Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,272 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kaniha Block. Out of which 6,272 were male while 6,272 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kaniha Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kaniha Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kaniha 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 6,272.

Total Urban Rural
Population 55,678 0 55,678
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,272 0 6,272
Schedule Caste 13,364 0 13,364
Schedule Tribe 4,068 0 4,068
Literacy 78.17% - 78.17%
Sex Ratio 913 - 913

Working Population - Kaniha Block

In Kaniha Block out of total population, 22,849 were engaged in work activities. 44% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,849 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,778 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,971 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,061 8,536 1,525
Cultivators 2,778 2,541 237
Agriculture Labourer 1,971 1,328 643
Household Industries 654 603 51
Other Workers 4,658 4,064 594
Marginal Workers 12,788 7,360 5,428
Non Working 32,829 13,212 19,617

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