Polasara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ganjam district, Odisha
Polasara Block of Ganjam district has total population of 136,703 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,952 are males while 67,751 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,297 families residing in Polasara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Polasara Block is 983.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.9% people lives in Urban areas while 83.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in the rural areas is 68.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Polasara Block is 947% while that of Rural areas is 990.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Polasara Block is 16871 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8839 male children and 8032 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Polasara Block is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Polasara Block.
The total literacy rate of Polasara Block is 69.87%. The male literacy rate is 69.46% and the female literacy rate is 52.89% in Polasara Block.
To facilitate the administration, Polasara Block is further divided into 1 town and 127 villages.
Polasara Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Polasara Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 16,871 | 8,839 | 8,032 |
| Literacy | 69.87% | 69.46% | 52.89% |
| Scheduled Caste | 24,347 | 12,019 | 12,328 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5,858 | 2,913 | 2,945 |
| Illiterate | 52,981 | 21,061 | 31,920 |
Caste-wise Population - Polasara Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Polasara Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 24,347 | 12,019 | 12,328 |
| Schedule Tribe | 5,858 | 2,913 | 2,945 |
Religion-wise Population - Polasara Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 135,798 | (99.34%) | 68,510 | 67,288 |
| Muslim | 123 | (0.09%) | 65 | 58 |
| Christian | 590 | (0.43%) | 283 | 307 |
| Sikh | 15 | (0.01%) | 5 | 10 |
| Buddhist | 8 | (0.01%) | 6 | 2 |
| Jain | 7 | (0.01%) | 5 | 2 |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 162 | (0.12%) | 78 | 84 |
Literacy Rate - Polasara Block
Average literacy rate of Polasara Block in 2011 were 69.87% in which, male and female literacy were 79.67% and 60% respectively. Total literate in Polasara Block were 83,722 of which male and female were 47,891 and 35,831 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Polasara Block
The Sex Ratio of Polasara Block is 983 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 983 females in Polasara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Polasara Block.
Child Population - Polasara Block
According to Census 2011, there were 16,871 children between age 0 to 6 years in Polasara Block. Out of which 16,871 were male while 16,871 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Polasara Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 4,806 families under Polasara Block living in urban areas while 4,806 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.9% of total population of Polasara Block lives in Urban areas while 83.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,593 while that in rural region is 14,278.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 136,703 | 23,119 | 113,584 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 16,871 | 2,593 | 14,278 |
| Schedule Caste | 24,347 | 3,236 | 21,111 |
| Schedule Tribe | 5,858 | 176 | 5,682 |
| Literacy | 69.87% | 78.63% | 68.05% |
| Sex Ratio | 983 | 947 | 990 |
Working Population - Polasara Block
In Polasara Block out of total population, 57,948 were engaged in work activities. 58.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,948 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,804 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,313 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 34,040 | 26,342 | 7,698 |
| Cultivators | 10,804 | 9,232 | 1,572 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9,313 | 5,595 | 3,718 |
| Household Industries | 1,654 | 1,328 | 326 |
| Other Workers | 12,269 | 10,187 | 2,082 |
| Marginal Workers | 23,908 | 12,345 | 11,563 |
| Non Working | 78,755 | 30,265 | 48,490 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Polasara, Odisha - Wikipedia