Pottangi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koraput district, Odisha
Pottangi Block of Koraput district has total population of 88,128 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 43,375 are males while 44,753 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,547 families residing in Pottangi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Pottangi Block is 1,032.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Pottangi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 34.7% and the sex ratio of Pottangi Block is 1,032.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pottangi Block is 14862 which is 17% of the total population. There are 7663 male children and 7199 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pottangi Block is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Pottangi Block.
The total literacy rate of Pottangi Block is 34.68%. The male literacy rate is 36.68% and the female literacy rate is 21.23% in Pottangi Block.
To facilitate the administration, Pottangi Block is further divided into 106 villages.
Pottangi Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pottangi Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 14,862 | 7,663 | 7,199 |
Literacy | 34.68% | 36.68% | 21.23% |
Scheduled Caste | 5,561 | 2,773 | 2,788 |
Scheduled Tribe | 54,917 | 26,899 | 28,018 |
Illiterate | 62,717 | 27,467 | 35,250 |
Caste-wise Population - Pottangi Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 62.3% of total population in Pottangi Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 5,561 | 2,773 | 2,788 |
Schedule Tribe | 54,917 | 26,899 | 28,018 |
Religion-wise Population - Pottangi Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 82,906 | (94.07%) | 40,839 | 42,067 |
Muslim | 144 | (0.16%) | 78 | 66 |
Christian | 4,704 | (5.34%) | 2,273 | 2,431 |
Sikh | 6 | (0.01%) | 1 | 5 |
Buddhist | 11 | (0.01%) | 8 | 3 |
Jain | 4 | (0%) | 4 | 0 |
Other Religion | 94 | (0.11%) | 45 | 49 |
No Religion Specified | 259 | (0.29%) | 127 | 132 |
Literacy Rate - Pottangi Block
Average literacy rate of Pottangi Block in 2011 were 34.68% in which, male and female literacy were 44.55% and 25.3% respectively. Total literate in Pottangi Block were 25,411 of which male and female were 15,908 and 9,503 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Pottangi Block
The Sex Ratio of Pottangi Block is 1,032 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Pottangi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Pottangi Block.
Child Population - Pottangi Block
According to Census 2011, there were 14,862 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pottangi Block. Out of which 14,862 were male while 14,862 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Pottangi Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Pottangi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Pottangi 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 14,862.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 88,128 | 0 | 88,128 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 14,862 | 0 | 14,862 |
Schedule Caste | 5,561 | 0 | 5,561 |
Schedule Tribe | 54,917 | 0 | 54,917 |
Literacy | 34.68% | - | 34.68% |
Sex Ratio | 1,032 | - | 1,032 |
Working Population - Pottangi Block
In Pottangi Block out of total population, 48,456 were engaged in work activities. 62% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,456 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,761 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,552 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 30,042 | 20,038 | 10,004 |
Cultivators | 21,761 | 15,445 | 6,316 |
Agriculture Labourer | 5,552 | 2,636 | 2,916 |
Household Industries | 187 | 136 | 51 |
Other Workers | 2,542 | 1,821 | 721 |
Marginal Workers | 18,414 | 4,364 | 14,050 |
Non Working | 39,672 | 18,973 | 20,699 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pottangi, Odisha - Wikipedia