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Lanjigarh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kalahandi district, Odisha

Lanjigarh Block of Kalahandi district has total population of 47,451 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,555 are males while 23,896 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,269 families residing in Lanjigarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Lanjigarh Block is 1,014.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Lanjigarh Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 44.9% and the sex ratio of Lanjigarh Block is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lanjigarh Block is 8518 which is 18% of the total population. There are 4311 male children and 4207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanjigarh Block is 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Lanjigarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Lanjigarh Block is 44.91%. The male literacy rate is 48.43% and the female literacy rate is 25.43% in Lanjigarh Block.

Population
47,451
Families
11,269
Literacy
44.91%
Sex Ratio
1,014

To facilitate the administration, Lanjigarh Block is further divided into 227 villages.

Lanjigarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,518 4,311 4,207
Literacy 44.91% 48.43% 25.43%
Scheduled Caste 10,952 5,442 5,510
Scheduled Tribe 22,548 10,912 11,636
Illiterate 29,966 12,147 17,819

Caste-wise Population - Lanjigarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 47.5% of total population in Lanjigarh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,952 5,442 5,510
Schedule Tribe 22,548 10,912 11,636

Religion-wise Population - Lanjigarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 47,096 (99.25%) 23,362 23,734
Muslim 103 (0.22%) 48 55
Christian 60 (0.13%) 34 26
Sikh 10 (0.02%) 3 7
Buddhist 24 (0.05%) 18 6
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 17 (0.04%) 7 10
No Religion Specified 139 (0.29%) 82 57

Literacy Rate - Lanjigarh Block

Average literacy rate of Lanjigarh Block in 2011 were 44.91% in which, male and female literacy were 59.28% and 30.86% respectively. Total literate in Lanjigarh Block were 17,485 of which male and female were 11,408 and 6,077 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Lanjigarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Lanjigarh Block is 1,014 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,014 females in Lanjigarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,014 ) of Lanjigarh Block.

Child Population - Lanjigarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,518 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lanjigarh Block. Out of which 8,518 were male while 8,518 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Lanjigarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Lanjigarh Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Lanjigarh 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 8,518.

Total Urban Rural
Population 47,451 0 47,451
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,518 0 8,518
Schedule Caste 10,952 0 10,952
Schedule Tribe 22,548 0 22,548
Literacy 44.91% - 44.91%
Sex Ratio 1,014 - 1,014

Working Population - Lanjigarh Block

In Lanjigarh Block out of total population, 22,333 were engaged in work activities. 37.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,333 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,065 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,376 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,297 6,488 1,809
Cultivators 3,065 2,747 318
Agriculture Labourer 2,376 1,512 864
Household Industries 93 57 36
Other Workers 2,763 2,172 591
Marginal Workers 14,036 5,898 8,138
Non Working 25,118 11,169 13,949

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