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Similiguda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koraput district, Odisha

Similiguda Block of Koraput district has total population of 22,247 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 10,778 are males while 11,469 are females. In 2011 there were total 5,816 families residing in Similiguda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Similiguda Block is 1,064.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Similiguda Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 46.7% and the sex ratio of Similiguda Block is 1,064.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Similiguda Block is 3843 which is 17% of the total population. There are 1928 male children and 1915 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Similiguda Block is 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,064 ) of Similiguda Block.

The total literacy rate of Similiguda Block is 46.7%. The male literacy rate is 48.93% and the female literacy rate is 28.96% in Similiguda Block.

Population
22,247
Families
5,816
Literacy
46.7%
Sex Ratio
1,064

To facilitate the administration, Similiguda Block is further divided into 22 villages.

Similiguda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,843 1,928 1,915
Literacy 46.7% 48.93% 28.96%
Scheduled Caste 2,286 1,110 1,176
Scheduled Tribe 10,761 5,151 5,610
Illiterate 13,652 5,504 8,148

Caste-wise Population - Similiguda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 48.4% of total population in Similiguda Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,286 1,110 1,176
Schedule Tribe 10,761 5,151 5,610

Religion-wise Population - Similiguda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,629 (92.73%) 9,996 10,633
Muslim 104 (0.47%) 61 43
Christian 1,399 (6.29%) 661 738
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 110 (0.49%) 59 51

Literacy Rate - Similiguda Block

Average literacy rate of Similiguda Block in 2011 were 46.7% in which, male and female literacy were 59.59% and 34.76% respectively. Total literate in Similiguda Block were 8,595 of which male and female were 5,274 and 3,321 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Similiguda Block

The Sex Ratio of Similiguda Block is 1,064 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,064 females in Similiguda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,064 ) of Similiguda Block.

Child Population - Similiguda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 3,843 children between age 0 to 6 years in Similiguda Block. Out of which 3,843 were male while 3,843 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Similiguda Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Similiguda Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Similiguda 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 3,843.

Total Urban Rural
Population 22,247 0 22,247
Children (0 - 6 years) 3,843 0 3,843
Schedule Caste 2,286 0 2,286
Schedule Tribe 10,761 0 10,761
Literacy 46.7% - 46.7%
Sex Ratio 1,064 - 1,064

Working Population - Similiguda Block

In Similiguda Block out of total population, 12,011 were engaged in work activities. 59.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,011 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,671 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,654 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,131 5,061 2,070
Cultivators 3,671 2,776 895
Agriculture Labourer 1,654 954 700
Household Industries 102 88 14
Other Workers 1,704 1,243 461
Marginal Workers 4,880 1,109 3,771
Non Working 10,236 4,608 5,628

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