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Kantamal Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baudh district, Odisha

Kantamal Block of Baudh district has total population of 77,483 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 38,719 are males while 38,764 are females. In 2011 there were total 19,222 families residing in Kantamal Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kantamal Block is 1,001.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kantamal Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.8% and the sex ratio of Kantamal Block is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantamal Block is 12179 which is 16% of the total population. There are 6203 male children and 5976 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantamal Block is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Kantamal Block.

The total literacy rate of Kantamal Block is 63.83%. The male literacy rate is 64.02% and the female literacy rate is 43.59% in Kantamal Block.

Population
77,483
Families
19,222
Literacy
63.83%
Sex Ratio
1,001

To facilitate the administration, Kantamal Block is further divided into 226 villages.

Kantamal Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,179 6,203 5,976
Literacy 63.83% 64.02% 43.59%
Scheduled Caste 13,393 6,666 6,727
Scheduled Tribe 16,870 8,444 8,426
Illiterate 35,798 13,933 21,865

Caste-wise Population - Kantamal Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.8% of total population in Kantamal Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,393 6,666 6,727
Schedule Tribe 16,870 8,444 8,426

Religion-wise Population - Kantamal Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 77,314 (99.78%) 38,626 38,688
Muslim 34 (0.04%) 21 13
Christian 47 (0.06%) 25 22
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 86 (0.11%) 47 39

Literacy Rate - Kantamal Block

Average literacy rate of Kantamal Block in 2011 were 63.83% in which, male and female literacy were 76.23% and 51.54% respectively. Total literate in Kantamal Block were 41,685 of which male and female were 24,786 and 16,899 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kantamal Block

The Sex Ratio of Kantamal Block is 1,001 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Kantamal Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Kantamal Block.

Child Population - Kantamal Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,179 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kantamal Block. Out of which 12,179 were male while 12,179 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kantamal Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kantamal Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kantamal 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 12,179.

Total Urban Rural
Population 77,483 0 77,483
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,179 0 12,179
Schedule Caste 13,393 0 13,393
Schedule Tribe 16,870 0 16,870
Literacy 63.83% - 63.83%
Sex Ratio 1,001 - 1,001

Working Population - Kantamal Block

In Kantamal Block out of total population, 37,980 were engaged in work activities. 48.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,980 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,876 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,923 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,511 15,485 3,026
Cultivators 9,876 9,154 722
Agriculture Labourer 4,923 3,434 1,489
Household Industries 570 386 184
Other Workers 3,142 2,511 631
Marginal Workers 19,469 6,248 13,221
Non Working 39,503 16,986 22,517

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