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

Korai Block of Jajapur district has total population of 96,874 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 49,208 are males while 47,666 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,561 families residing in Korai Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Korai Block is 969.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Korai Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 82.4% and the sex ratio of Korai Block is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Korai Block is 11586 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6077 male children and 5509 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Korai Block is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Korai Block.

The total literacy rate of Korai Block is 82.37%. The male literacy rate is 77.65% and the female literacy rate is 67.23% in Korai Block.

Population
96,874
Families
20,561
Literacy
82.37%
Sex Ratio
969

To facilitate the administration, Korai Block is further divided into 149 villages.

Korai Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,586 6,077 5,509
Literacy 82.37% 77.65% 67.23%
Scheduled Caste 26,156 13,310 12,846
Scheduled Tribe 9,162 4,632 4,530
Illiterate 26,620 10,999 15,621

Caste-wise Population - Korai Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.5% of total population in Korai Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,156 13,310 12,846
Schedule Tribe 9,162 4,632 4,530

Religion-wise Population - Korai Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 89,065 (91.94%) 45,274 43,791
Muslim 6,969 (7.19%) 3,526 3,443
Christian 35 (0.04%) 19 16
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Buddhist 3 (0%) 3 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 414 (0.43%) 211 203
No Religion Specified 376 (0.39%) 170 206

Literacy Rate - Korai Block

Average literacy rate of Korai Block in 2011 were 82.37% in which, male and female literacy were 88.59% and 76.01% respectively. Total literate in Korai Block were 70,254 of which male and female were 38,209 and 32,045 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Korai Block

The Sex Ratio of Korai Block is 969 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 969 females in Korai Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Korai Block.

Child Population - Korai Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,586 children between age 0 to 6 years in Korai Block. Out of which 11,586 were male while 11,586 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Korai Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Korai Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Korai 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 11,586.

Total Urban Rural
Population 96,874 0 96,874
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,586 0 11,586
Schedule Caste 26,156 0 26,156
Schedule Tribe 9,162 0 9,162
Literacy 82.37% - 82.37%
Sex Ratio 969 - 969

Working Population - Korai Block

In Korai Block out of total population, 30,717 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,717 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,935 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,252 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,206 21,668 1,538
Cultivators 8,935 8,694 241
Agriculture Labourer 7,252 6,735 517
Household Industries 688 639 49
Other Workers 6,331 5,600 731
Marginal Workers 7,511 5,242 2,269
Non Working 66,157 22,298 43,859

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