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Motunga Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhenkanal district, Odisha

Motunga Block of Dhenkanal district has total population of 62,014 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 32,296 are males while 29,718 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,709 families residing in Motunga Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Motunga Block is 920.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Motunga Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 81.4% and the sex ratio of Motunga Block is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Motunga Block is 7149 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3839 male children and 3310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Motunga Block is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Motunga Block.

The total literacy rate of Motunga Block is 81.43%. The male literacy rate is 78.55% and the female literacy rate is 64.96% in Motunga Block.

Population
62,014
Families
14,709
Literacy
81.43%
Sex Ratio
920

To facilitate the administration, Motunga Block is further divided into 66 villages.

Motunga Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,149 3,839 3,310
Literacy 81.43% 78.55% 64.96%
Scheduled Caste 15,234 7,705 7,529
Scheduled Tribe 4,108 2,098 2,010
Illiterate 17,339 6,927 10,412

Caste-wise Population - Motunga Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.6% of total population in Motunga Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,234 7,705 7,529
Schedule Tribe 4,108 2,098 2,010

Religion-wise Population - Motunga Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 61,795 (99.65%) 32,159 29,636
Muslim 120 (0.19%) 80 40
Christian 18 (0.03%) 10 8
Sikh 25 (0.04%) 19 6
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 55 (0.09%) 27 28

Literacy Rate - Motunga Block

Average literacy rate of Motunga Block in 2011 were 81.43% in which, male and female literacy were 89.15% and 73.11% respectively. Total literate in Motunga Block were 44,675 of which male and female were 25,369 and 19,306 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Motunga Block

The Sex Ratio of Motunga Block is 920 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 920 females in Motunga Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Motunga Block.

Child Population - Motunga Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,149 children between age 0 to 6 years in Motunga Block. Out of which 7,149 were male while 7,149 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Motunga Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Motunga Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Motunga 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 7,149.

Total Urban Rural
Population 62,014 0 62,014
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,149 0 7,149
Schedule Caste 15,234 0 15,234
Schedule Tribe 4,108 0 4,108
Literacy 81.43% - 81.43%
Sex Ratio 920 - 920

Working Population - Motunga Block

In Motunga Block out of total population, 21,364 were engaged in work activities. 79.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,364 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,461 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,100 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,940 15,097 1,843
Cultivators 2,461 2,275 186
Agriculture Labourer 2,100 1,774 326
Household Industries 616 550 66
Other Workers 11,763 10,498 1,265
Marginal Workers 4,424 2,805 1,619
Non Working 40,650 14,394 26,256

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