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Damanjodi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Koraput, Odisha - Census 2011

Damanjodi is a Census Town city situated in Damonjodi block of Koraput district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,519 families residing in the Damanjodi city. The total population of Damanjodi is 8,862 out of which 4,633 are males and 4,229 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damanjodi is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Damanjodi city is 965 which is 11% of the total population. There are 512 male children and 453 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damanjodi is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damanjodi is 93.2%. Thus Damanjodi has higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 96.38% and the female literacy rate is 89.78% in Damanjodi.

Damanjodi Census Town has total administration over 2,519 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Damanjodi Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Damanjodi Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 965 512 453
Literacy 93.2% 85.7% 80.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,309 676 633
Scheduled Tribe 1,194 627 567
Illiterate 1,500 661 839

Caste-wise Population - Damanjodi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.5% of total population in Damanjodi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,309 676 633
Schedule Tribe 1,194 627 567

Religion-wise Population - Damanjodi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Damanjodi is 8,300 which is 93.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Damanjodi is 120 which is 1.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Damanjodi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,300 (93.66%) 4,360 3,940
Muslim 120 (1.35%) 61 59
Christian 371 (4.19%) 180 191
Sikh 7 (0.08%) 3 4
Buddhist 7 (0.08%) 3 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 14 (0.16%) 8 6
No Religion Specified 43 (0.49%) 18 25

Literacy Rate - Damanjodi

The total literacy rate of Damanjodi was 93.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 7,362 literates, males were 3,972 while females were 3,390. Also the male literacy rate was 96.38% and the female literacy rate was 89.78% in Damanjodi.

  Damanjodi Odisha
Female 89.78% 64.01%
Male 96.38% 81.59%
Total 93.23% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Damanjodi

The Sex Ratio of Damanjodi is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Damanjodi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Damanjodi.

Child Population - Damanjodi

According to Census 2011, there were 965 children between age 0 to 6 years in Damanjodi. Out of which 512 were male while 453 were female.

Working Population - Damanjodi

In Damanjodi Census Town out of total population, 2,974 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,974 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,851 2,509 342
Cultivators 7 5 2
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 24 15 9
Other Workers 2,819 2,489 330
Marginal Workers 123 61 62
Non Working 5,888 2,063 3,825

Damanjodi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Damanjodi is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,862 83.1% 913

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