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

Podia Block of Malkangiri district has total population of 28,264 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 14,039 are males while 14,225 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,421 families residing in Podia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Podia Block is 1,013.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Podia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 39.9% and the sex ratio of Podia Block is 1,013.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Podia Block is 4882 which is 17% of the total population. There are 2381 male children and 2501 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Podia Block is 1,050 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Podia Block.

The total literacy rate of Podia Block is 39.92%. The male literacy rate is 39.33% and the female literacy rate is 26.79% in Podia Block.

Population
28,264
Families
6,421
Literacy
39.92%
Sex Ratio
1,013

To facilitate the administration, Podia Block is further divided into 36 villages.

Podia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,882 2,381 2,501
Literacy 39.92% 39.33% 26.79%
Scheduled Caste 5,948 2,999 2,949
Scheduled Tribe 18,521 9,158 9,363
Illiterate 18,931 8,517 10,414

Caste-wise Population - Podia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.5% of total population in Podia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,948 2,999 2,949
Schedule Tribe 18,521 9,158 9,363

Religion-wise Population - Podia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,802 (98.37%) 13,813 13,989
Muslim 78 (0.28%) 38 40
Christian 354 (1.25%) 168 186
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.1%) 20 9

Literacy Rate - Podia Block

Average literacy rate of Podia Block in 2011 were 39.92% in which, male and female literacy were 47.37% and 32.51% respectively. Total literate in Podia Block were 9,333 of which male and female were 5,522 and 3,811 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Podia Block

The Sex Ratio of Podia Block is 1,013 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Podia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,050 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Podia Block.

Child Population - Podia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,882 children between age 0 to 6 years in Podia Block. Out of which 4,882 were male while 4,882 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Podia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Podia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Podia 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 4,882.

Total Urban Rural
Population 28,264 0 28,264
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,882 0 4,882
Schedule Caste 5,948 0 5,948
Schedule Tribe 18,521 0 18,521
Literacy 39.92% - 39.92%
Sex Ratio 1,013 - 1,013

Working Population - Podia Block

In Podia Block out of total population, 14,339 were engaged in work activities. 73.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,339 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,344 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,251 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,533 6,697 3,836
Cultivators 8,344 5,866 2,478
Agriculture Labourer 1,251 315 936
Household Industries 250 33 217
Other Workers 688 483 205
Marginal Workers 3,806 1,115 2,691
Non Working 13,925 6,227 7,698

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