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Erei Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhadrak, Odisha - Census 2011

Erei is a Census Town city situated in Bhadrak Rural block of Bhadrak district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,539 families residing in the Erei city. The total population of Erei is 7,890 out of which 3,985 are males and 3,905 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Erei is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Erei city is 974 which is 12% of the total population. There are 487 male children and 487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Erei is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (980).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Erei is 79.8%. Thus Erei has lower literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Bhadrak district. The male literacy rate is 86.19% and the female literacy rate is 73.23% in Erei.

Erei Census Town has total administration over 1,539 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.

Erei Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 974 487 487
Literacy 79.8% 75.7% 64.1%
Scheduled Caste 419 212 207
Scheduled Tribe 1,221 591 630
Illiterate 2,372 970 1,402

Caste-wise Population - Erei

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.5% of total population in Erei.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 419 212 207
Schedule Tribe 1,221 591 630

Religion-wise Population - Erei

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Erei is 7,304 which is 92.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Erei is 560 which is 7.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Erei as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,304 (92.57%) 3,690 3,614
Muslim 560 (7.1%) 286 274
Christian 10 (0.13%) 4 6
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.18%) 5 9

Literacy Rate - Erei

The total literacy rate of Erei was 79.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 5,518 literates, males were 3,015 while females were 2,503. Also the male literacy rate was 86.19% and the female literacy rate was 73.23% in Erei.

  Erei Odisha
Female 73.23% 64.01%
Male 86.19% 81.59%
Total 79.79% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Erei

The Sex Ratio of Erei is 980. Thus per every 1000 men there were 980 females in Erei. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Erei.

Child Population - Erei

According to Census 2011, there were 974 children between age 0 to 6 years in Erei. Out of which 487 were male while 487 were female.

Working Population - Erei

In Erei Census Town out of total population, 2,657 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,657 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 218 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,239 1,948 291
Cultivators 161 155 6
Agriculture Labourer 218 179 39
Household Industries 189 146 43
Other Workers 1,671 1,468 203
Marginal Workers 418 215 203
Non Working 5,233 1,822 3,411

Erei Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,890 69.9% 980

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