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Motu Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Malkangiri district, Odisha

Motu Block of Malkangiri district has total population of 34,876 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,403 are males while 17,473 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,909 families residing in Motu Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Motu Block is 1,004.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Motu Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 45.3% and the sex ratio of Motu Block is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Motu Block is 5844 which is 17% of the total population. There are 2906 male children and 2938 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Motu Block is 1,011 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Motu Block.

The total literacy rate of Motu Block is 45.26%. The male literacy rate is 44.87% and the female literacy rate is 30.5% in Motu Block.

Population
34,876
Families
7,909
Literacy
45.26%
Sex Ratio
1,004

To facilitate the administration, Motu Block is further divided into 57 villages.

Motu Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,844 2,906 2,938
Literacy 45.26% 44.87% 30.5%
Scheduled Caste 11,253 5,715 5,538
Scheduled Tribe 16,883 8,164 8,719
Illiterate 21,737 9,594 12,143

Caste-wise Population - Motu Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 48.4% of total population in Motu Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,253 5,715 5,538
Schedule Tribe 16,883 8,164 8,719

Religion-wise Population - Motu Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,523 (96.12%) 16,722 16,801
Muslim 107 (0.31%) 59 48
Christian 1,203 (3.45%) 597 606
Sikh 10 (0.03%) 6 4
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 32 (0.09%) 18 14

Literacy Rate - Motu Block

Average literacy rate of Motu Block in 2011 were 45.26% in which, male and female literacy were 53.87% and 36.67% respectively. Total literate in Motu Block were 13,139 of which male and female were 7,809 and 5,330 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Motu Block

The Sex Ratio of Motu Block is 1,004 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Motu Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,011 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Motu Block.

Child Population - Motu Block

According to Census 2011, there were 5,844 children between age 0 to 6 years in Motu Block. Out of which 5,844 were male while 5,844 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Motu Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Motu Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Motu 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 5,844.

Total Urban Rural
Population 34,876 0 34,876
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,844 0 5,844
Schedule Caste 11,253 0 11,253
Schedule Tribe 16,883 0 16,883
Literacy 45.26% - 45.26%
Sex Ratio 1,004 - 1,004

Working Population - Motu Block

In Motu Block out of total population, 18,377 were engaged in work activities. 61% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,377 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,185 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 894 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,215 8,478 2,737
Cultivators 9,185 7,156 2,029
Agriculture Labourer 894 405 489
Household Industries 52 33 19
Other Workers 1,084 884 200
Marginal Workers 7,162 1,832 5,330
Non Working 16,499 7,093 9,406

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