1. Home
  2. Odisha
  3. Baleshwar district
  4. Khaira block

Khaira Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baleshwar district, Odisha

Khaira Block of Baleshwar district has total population of 139,777 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 69,400 are males while 70,377 are females. In 2011 there were total 32,402 families residing in Khaira Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 1,014.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Khaira Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 82.1% and the sex ratio of Khaira Block is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khaira Block is 16773 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8543 male children and 8230 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Khaira Block.

The total literacy rate of Khaira Block is 82.06%. The male literacy rate is 77.95% and the female literacy rate is 66.56% in Khaira Block.

Population
139,777
Families
32,402
Literacy
82.06%
Sex Ratio
1,014

To facilitate the administration, Khaira Block is further divided into 279 villages.

Khaira Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,773 8,543 8,230
Literacy 82.06% 77.95% 66.56%
Scheduled Caste 30,761 15,329 15,432
Scheduled Tribe 9,860 4,804 5,056
Illiterate 38,838 15,302 23,536

Caste-wise Population - Khaira Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.1% of total population in Khaira Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 30,761 15,329 15,432
Schedule Tribe 9,860 4,804 5,056

Religion-wise Population - Khaira Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 137,436 (98.33%) 68,258 69,178
Muslim 1,910 (1.37%) 932 978
Christian 148 (0.11%) 66 82
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 10 8
Buddhist 6 (0%) 5 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 256 (0.18%) 128 128

Literacy Rate - Khaira Block

Average literacy rate of Khaira Block in 2011 were 82.06% in which, male and female literacy were 88.89% and 75.37% respectively. Total literate in Khaira Block were 100,939 of which male and female were 54,098 and 46,841 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khaira Block

The Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 1,014 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Khaira Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Khaira Block.

Child Population - Khaira Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,773 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khaira Block. Out of which 16,773 were male while 16,773 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khaira Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Khaira Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Khaira 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 16,773.

Total Urban Rural
Population 139,777 0 139,777
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,773 0 16,773
Schedule Caste 30,761 0 30,761
Schedule Tribe 9,860 0 9,860
Literacy 82.06% - 82.06%
Sex Ratio 1,014 - 1,014

Working Population - Khaira Block

In Khaira Block out of total population, 51,471 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 51,471 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,470 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,352 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,134 30,275 4,859
Cultivators 18,470 17,291 1,179
Agriculture Labourer 9,352 7,122 2,230
Household Industries 782 625 157
Other Workers 6,530 5,237 1,293
Marginal Workers 16,337 8,288 8,049
Non Working 88,306 30,837 57,469

Reference