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Patkura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kendrapara district, Odisha

Patkura Block of Kendrapara district has total population of 177,324 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 90,051 are males while 87,273 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,898 families residing in Patkura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Patkura Block is 969.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Patkura Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86.2% and the sex ratio of Patkura Block is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patkura Block is 17263 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8943 male children and 8320 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patkura Block is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Patkura Block.

The total literacy rate of Patkura Block is 86.15%. The male literacy rate is 83.12% and the female literacy rate is 72.24% in Patkura Block.

Population
177,324
Families
42,898
Literacy
86.15%
Sex Ratio
969

To facilitate the administration, Patkura Block is further divided into 193 villages.

Patkura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,263 8,943 8,320
Literacy 86.15% 83.12% 72.24%
Scheduled Caste 34,948 17,861 17,087
Scheduled Tribe 146 77 69
Illiterate 39,428 15,201 24,227

Caste-wise Population - Patkura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Patkura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,948 17,861 17,087
Schedule Tribe 146 77 69

Religion-wise Population - Patkura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 171,398 (96.66%) 87,187 84,211
Muslim 5,625 (3.17%) 2,701 2,924
Christian 103 (0.06%) 54 49
Sikh 23 (0.01%) 14 9
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 5 5
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 159 (0.09%) 87 72

Literacy Rate - Patkura Block

Average literacy rate of Patkura Block in 2011 were 86.15% in which, male and female literacy were 92.28% and 79.85% respectively. Total literate in Patkura Block were 137,896 of which male and female were 74,850 and 63,046 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Patkura Block

The Sex Ratio of Patkura Block is 969 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 969 females in Patkura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Patkura Block.

Child Population - Patkura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,263 children between age 0 to 6 years in Patkura Block. Out of which 17,263 were male while 17,263 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Patkura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Patkura Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Patkura 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 17,263.

Total Urban Rural
Population 177,324 0 177,324
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,263 0 17,263
Schedule Caste 34,948 0 34,948
Schedule Tribe 146 0 146
Literacy 86.15% - 86.15%
Sex Ratio 969 - 969

Working Population - Patkura Block

In Patkura Block out of total population, 58,571 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 58,571 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,034 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,765 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 41,399 37,849 3,550
Cultivators 16,034 15,605 429
Agriculture Labourer 9,765 9,113 652
Household Industries 1,703 1,462 241
Other Workers 13,897 11,669 2,228
Marginal Workers 17,172 11,247 5,925
Non Working 118,753 40,955 77,798

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