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Purunakot Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Anugul district, Odisha

Purunakot Block of Anugul district has total population of 29,526 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 14,826 are males while 14,700 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,746 families residing in Purunakot Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Purunakot Block is 992.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Purunakot Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.2% and the sex ratio of Purunakot Block is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purunakot Block is 4164 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2135 male children and 2029 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purunakot Block is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Purunakot Block.

The total literacy rate of Purunakot Block is 66.2%. The male literacy rate is 65.43% and the female literacy rate is 48.22% in Purunakot Block.

Population
29,526
Families
6,746
Literacy
66.2%
Sex Ratio
992

To facilitate the administration, Purunakot Block is further divided into 87 villages.

Purunakot Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,164 2,135 2,029
Literacy 66.2% 65.43% 48.22%
Scheduled Caste 4,982 2,528 2,454
Scheduled Tribe 9,659 4,765 4,894
Illiterate 12,736 5,125 7,611

Caste-wise Population - Purunakot Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.7% of total population in Purunakot Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,982 2,528 2,454
Schedule Tribe 9,659 4,765 4,894

Religion-wise Population - Purunakot Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,407 (99.6%) 14,762 14,645
Muslim 19 (0.06%) 9 10
Christian 18 (0.06%) 11 7
Sikh 5 (0.02%) 2 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 77 (0.26%) 42 35

Literacy Rate - Purunakot Block

Average literacy rate of Purunakot Block in 2011 were 66.2% in which, male and female literacy were 76.44% and 55.95% respectively. Total literate in Purunakot Block were 16,790 of which male and female were 9,701 and 7,089 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Purunakot Block

The Sex Ratio of Purunakot Block is 992 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 992 females in Purunakot Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Purunakot Block.

Child Population - Purunakot Block

According to Census 2011, there were 4,164 children between age 0 to 6 years in Purunakot Block. Out of which 4,164 were male while 4,164 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Purunakot Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Purunakot Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Purunakot 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 4,164.

Total Urban Rural
Population 29,526 0 29,526
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,164 0 4,164
Schedule Caste 4,982 0 4,982
Schedule Tribe 9,659 0 9,659
Literacy 66.2% - 66.2%
Sex Ratio 992 - 992

Working Population - Purunakot Block

In Purunakot Block out of total population, 14,952 were engaged in work activities. 53.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,952 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,438 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,608 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,053 5,799 2,254
Cultivators 2,438 1,893 545
Agriculture Labourer 3,608 2,428 1,180
Household Industries 367 228 139
Other Workers 1,640 1,250 390
Marginal Workers 6,899 2,709 4,190
Non Working 14,574 6,318 8,256

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