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

Nuagaon Block of Kandhamal district has total population of 19,364 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 9,372 are males while 9,992 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,711 families residing in Nuagaon Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nuagaon Block is 1,066.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nuagaon Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.7% and the sex ratio of Nuagaon Block is 1,066.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nuagaon Block is 2992 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1521 male children and 1471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nuagaon Block is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,066 ) of Nuagaon Block.

The total literacy rate of Nuagaon Block is 64.7%. The male literacy rate is 66.09% and the female literacy rate is 44.02% in Nuagaon Block.

Population
19,364
Families
4,711
Literacy
64.7%
Sex Ratio
1,066

To facilitate the administration, Nuagaon Block is further divided into 75 villages.

Nuagaon Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,992 1,521 1,471
Literacy 64.7% 66.09% 44.02%
Scheduled Caste 1,687 826 861
Scheduled Tribe 9,660 4,542 5,118
Illiterate 8,772 3,178 5,594

Caste-wise Population - Nuagaon Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 49.9% of total population in Nuagaon Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,687 826 861
Schedule Tribe 9,660 4,542 5,118

Religion-wise Population - Nuagaon Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,447 (84.94%) 7,952 8,495
Muslim 44 (0.23%) 23 21
Christian 2,730 (14.1%) 1,343 1,387
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 138 (0.71%) 53 85

Literacy Rate - Nuagaon Block

Average literacy rate of Nuagaon Block in 2011 were 64.7% in which, male and female literacy were 78.89% and 51.61% respectively. Total literate in Nuagaon Block were 10,592 of which male and female were 6,194 and 4,398 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nuagaon Block

The Sex Ratio of Nuagaon Block is 1,066 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,066 females in Nuagaon Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,066 ) of Nuagaon Block.

Child Population - Nuagaon Block

According to Census 2011, there were 2,992 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nuagaon Block. Out of which 2,992 were male while 2,992 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nuagaon Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nuagaon Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nuagaon 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 2,992.

Total Urban Rural
Population 19,364 0 19,364
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,992 0 2,992
Schedule Caste 1,687 0 1,687
Schedule Tribe 9,660 0 9,660
Literacy 64.7% - 64.7%
Sex Ratio 1,066 - 1,066

Working Population - Nuagaon Block

In Nuagaon Block out of total population, 9,612 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,612 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,300 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,365 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,508 3,479 1,029
Cultivators 1,300 1,066 234
Agriculture Labourer 1,365 999 366
Household Industries 194 121 73
Other Workers 1,649 1,293 356
Marginal Workers 5,104 1,670 3,434
Non Working 9,752 4,223 5,529

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