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Sharata Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Mayurbhanj district, Odisha

Sharata Block of Mayurbhanj district has total population of 77,369 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 38,620 are males while 38,749 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,034 families residing in Sharata Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sharata Block is 1,003.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sharata Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 42% and the sex ratio of Sharata Block is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sharata Block is 16742 which is 22% of the total population. There are 8632 male children and 8110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sharata Block is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Sharata Block.

The total literacy rate of Sharata Block is 41.99%. The male literacy rate is 41.75% and the female literacy rate is 24.08% in Sharata Block.

Population
77,369
Families
16,034
Literacy
41.99%
Sex Ratio
1,003

To facilitate the administration, Sharata Block is further divided into 59 villages.

Sharata Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,742 8,632 8,110
Literacy 41.99% 41.75% 24.08%
Scheduled Caste 1,408 725 683
Scheduled Tribe 62,176 30,951 31,225
Illiterate 51,914 22,496 29,418

Caste-wise Population - Sharata Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80.4% of total population in Sharata Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,408 725 683
Schedule Tribe 62,176 30,951 31,225

Religion-wise Population - Sharata Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,732 (87.54%) 33,866 33,866
Muslim 162 (0.21%) 66 96
Christian 1,487 (1.92%) 707 780
Sikh 3 (0%) 3 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 7,789 (10.07%) 3,875 3,914
No Religion Specified 192 (0.25%) 102 90

Literacy Rate - Sharata Block

Average literacy rate of Sharata Block in 2011 were 41.99% in which, male and female literacy were 53.77% and 30.45% respectively. Total literate in Sharata Block were 25,455 of which male and female were 16,124 and 9,331 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sharata Block

The Sex Ratio of Sharata Block is 1,003 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Sharata Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Sharata Block.

Child Population - Sharata Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,742 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sharata Block. Out of which 16,742 were male while 16,742 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sharata Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sharata Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sharata 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 16,742.

Total Urban Rural
Population 77,369 0 77,369
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,742 0 16,742
Schedule Caste 1,408 0 1,408
Schedule Tribe 62,176 0 62,176
Literacy 41.99% - 41.99%
Sex Ratio 1,003 - 1,003

Working Population - Sharata Block

In Sharata Block out of total population, 37,376 were engaged in work activities. 38.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,376 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,648 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,229 10,650 3,579
Cultivators 7,287 6,452 835
Agriculture Labourer 4,648 2,652 1,996
Household Industries 629 297 332
Other Workers 1,665 1,249 416
Marginal Workers 23,147 8,925 14,222
Non Working 39,993 19,045 20,948

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