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Similia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baleshwar district, Odisha

Similia Block of Baleshwar district has total population of 161,623 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 81,816 are males while 79,807 are females. In 2011 there were total 35,679 families residing in Similia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Similia Block is 975.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Similia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 81.6% and the sex ratio of Similia Block is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Similia Block is 20323 which is 13% of the total population. There are 10556 male children and 9767 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Similia Block is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Similia Block.

The total literacy rate of Similia Block is 81.6%. The male literacy rate is 77.66% and the female literacy rate is 64.85% in Similia Block.

Population
161,623
Families
35,679
Literacy
81.6%
Sex Ratio
975

To facilitate the administration, Similia Block is further divided into 243 villages.

Similia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,323 10,556 9,767
Literacy 81.6% 77.66% 64.85%
Scheduled Caste 36,741 18,600 18,141
Scheduled Tribe 7,996 3,988 4,008
Illiterate 46,328 18,276 28,052

Caste-wise Population - Similia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.9% of total population in Similia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 36,741 18,600 18,141
Schedule Tribe 7,996 3,988 4,008

Religion-wise Population - Similia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 157,645 (97.54%) 79,788 77,857
Muslim 3,830 (2.37%) 1,951 1,879
Christian 42 (0.03%) 23 19
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Buddhist 5 (0%) 3 2
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 85 (0.05%) 42 43

Literacy Rate - Similia Block

Average literacy rate of Similia Block in 2011 were 81.6% in which, male and female literacy were 89.17% and 73.89% respectively. Total literate in Similia Block were 115,295 of which male and female were 63,540 and 51,755 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Similia Block

The Sex Ratio of Similia Block is 975 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 975 females in Similia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Similia Block.

Child Population - Similia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,323 children between age 0 to 6 years in Similia Block. Out of which 20,323 were male while 20,323 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Similia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Similia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Similia 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 20,323.

Total Urban Rural
Population 161,623 0 161,623
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,323 0 20,323
Schedule Caste 36,741 0 36,741
Schedule Tribe 7,996 0 7,996
Literacy 81.6% - 81.6%
Sex Ratio 975 - 975

Working Population - Similia Block

In Similia Block out of total population, 63,980 were engaged in work activities. 63.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63,980 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,022 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,648 36,455 4,193
Cultivators 20,198 19,327 871
Agriculture Labourer 11,022 9,127 1,895
Household Industries 563 496 67
Other Workers 8,865 7,505 1,360
Marginal Workers 23,332 11,151 12,181
Non Working 97,643 34,210 63,433

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