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Kotagarh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kandhamal district, Odisha

Kotagarh Block of Kandhamal district has total population of 47,900 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,598 are males while 24,302 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,146 families residing in Kotagarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kotagarh Block is 1,030.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kotagarh Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 47.5% and the sex ratio of Kotagarh Block is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotagarh Block is 9688 which is 20% of the total population. There are 5043 male children and 4645 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotagarh Block is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Kotagarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Kotagarh Block is 47.52%. The male literacy rate is 47.58% and the female literacy rate is 28.52% in Kotagarh Block.

Population
47,900
Families
10,146
Literacy
47.52%
Sex Ratio
1,030

To facilitate the administration, Kotagarh Block is further divided into 133 villages.

Kotagarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,688 5,043 4,645
Literacy 47.52% 47.58% 28.52%
Scheduled Caste 6,789 3,352 3,437
Scheduled Tribe 28,485 13,894 14,591
Illiterate 29,741 12,369 17,372

Caste-wise Population - Kotagarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.5% of total population in Kotagarh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,789 3,352 3,437
Schedule Tribe 28,485 13,894 14,591

Religion-wise Population - Kotagarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,681 (41.09%) 9,824 9,857
Muslim 79 (0.16%) 31 48
Christian 27,999 (58.45%) 13,674 14,325
Sikh 2 (0%) 1 1
Buddhist 77 (0.16%) 33 44
Jain 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 58 (0.12%) 33 25

Literacy Rate - Kotagarh Block

Average literacy rate of Kotagarh Block in 2011 were 47.52% in which, male and female literacy were 60.52% and 35.25% respectively. Total literate in Kotagarh Block were 18,159 of which male and female were 11,229 and 6,930 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kotagarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Kotagarh Block is 1,030 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Kotagarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Kotagarh Block.

Child Population - Kotagarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,688 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotagarh Block. Out of which 9,688 were male while 9,688 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kotagarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kotagarh Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kotagarh 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 9,688.

Total Urban Rural
Population 47,900 0 47,900
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,688 0 9,688
Schedule Caste 6,789 0 6,789
Schedule Tribe 28,485 0 28,485
Literacy 47.52% - 47.52%
Sex Ratio 1,030 - 1,030

Working Population - Kotagarh Block

In Kotagarh Block out of total population, 23,088 were engaged in work activities. 36.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,088 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,844 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,327 6,642 1,685
Cultivators 3,844 3,327 517
Agriculture Labourer 2,231 1,577 654
Household Industries 54 43 11
Other Workers 2,198 1,695 503
Marginal Workers 14,761 4,987 9,774
Non Working 24,812 11,969 12,843

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