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

Paparmetla Block of Malkangiri district has total population of 15,232 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 7,503 are males while 7,729 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,351 families residing in Paparmetla Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Paparmetla Block is 1,030.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Paparmetla Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 29.6% and the sex ratio of Paparmetla Block is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paparmetla Block is 3056 which is 20% of the total population. There are 1541 male children and 1515 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paparmetla Block is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Paparmetla Block.

The total literacy rate of Paparmetla Block is 29.58%. The male literacy rate is 30.81% and the female literacy rate is 16.69% in Paparmetla Block.

Population
15,232
Families
3,351
Literacy
29.58%
Sex Ratio
1,030

To facilitate the administration, Paparmetla Block is further divided into 88 villages.

Paparmetla Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,056 1,541 1,515
Literacy 29.58% 30.81% 16.69%
Scheduled Caste 1,126 541 585
Scheduled Tribe 13,518 6,617 6,901
Illiterate 11,630 5,191 6,439

Caste-wise Population - Paparmetla Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.7% of total population in Paparmetla Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,126 541 585
Schedule Tribe 13,518 6,617 6,901

Religion-wise Population - Paparmetla Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,960 (91.65%) 6,883 7,077
Muslim 44 (0.29%) 27 17
Christian 1,196 (7.85%) 572 624
Sikh 6 (0.04%) 6 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 5 (0.03%) 4 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.12%) 11 8

Literacy Rate - Paparmetla Block

Average literacy rate of Paparmetla Block in 2011 were 29.58% in which, male and female literacy were 38.78% and 20.76% respectively. Total literate in Paparmetla Block were 3,602 of which male and female were 2,312 and 1,290 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Paparmetla Block

The Sex Ratio of Paparmetla Block is 1,030 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Paparmetla Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Paparmetla Block.

Child Population - Paparmetla Block

According to Census 2011, there were 3,056 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paparmetla Block. Out of which 3,056 were male while 3,056 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Paparmetla Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Paparmetla Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Paparmetla 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 3,056.

Total Urban Rural
Population 15,232 0 15,232
Children (0 - 6 years) 3,056 0 3,056
Schedule Caste 1,126 0 1,126
Schedule Tribe 13,518 0 13,518
Literacy 29.58% - 29.58%
Sex Ratio 1,030 - 1,030

Working Population - Paparmetla Block

In Paparmetla Block out of total population, 8,835 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,835 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,852 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 912 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,993 3,596 2,397
Cultivators 4,852 3,134 1,718
Agriculture Labourer 912 280 632
Household Industries 21 13 8
Other Workers 208 169 39
Marginal Workers 2,842 842 2,000
Non Working 6,397 3,065 3,332

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