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Ghantapada Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anugul, Odisha - Census 2011

Ghantapada is a Census Town city situated in Colliery block of Anugul district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,564 families residing in the Ghantapada city. The total population of Ghantapada is 15,169 out of which 8,079 are males and 7,090 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghantapada is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghantapada city is 1651 which is 11% of the total population. There are 901 male children and 750 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghantapada is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (878).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghantapada is 83.8%. Thus Ghantapada has higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of Anugul district. The male literacy rate is 89.04% and the female literacy rate is 77.87% in Ghantapada.

Ghantapada Census Town has total administration over 3,564 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.

Ghantapada Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,651 901 750
Literacy 83.8% 79.1% 69.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,044 1,076 968
Scheduled Tribe 1,723 900 823
Illiterate 3,841 1,688 2,153

Caste-wise Population - Ghantapada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.4% of total population in Ghantapada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,044 1,076 968
Schedule Tribe 1,723 900 823

Religion-wise Population - Ghantapada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghantapada is 14,669 which is 96.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghantapada is 324 which is 2.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ghantapada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,669 (96.7%) 7,818 6,851
Muslim 324 (2.14%) 175 149
Christian 60 (0.4%) 29 31
Sikh 24 (0.16%) 13 11
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.03%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 87 (0.57%) 42 45

Literacy Rate - Ghantapada

The total literacy rate of Ghantapada was 83.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 11,328 literates, males were 6,391 while females were 4,937. Also the male literacy rate was 89.04% and the female literacy rate was 77.87% in Ghantapada.

  Ghantapada Odisha
Female 77.87% 64.01%
Male 89.04% 81.59%
Total 83.8% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Ghantapada

The Sex Ratio of Ghantapada is 878. Thus per every 1000 men there were 878 females in Ghantapada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 878 ) of Ghantapada.

Child Population - Ghantapada

According to Census 2011, there were 1,651 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghantapada. Out of which 901 were male while 750 were female.

Working Population - Ghantapada

In Ghantapada Census Town out of total population, 5,132 were engaged in work activities. 66.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,132 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 110 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,413 3,046 367
Cultivators 72 69 3
Agriculture Labourer 110 97 13
Household Industries 146 135 11
Other Workers 3,085 2,745 340
Marginal Workers 1,719 1,177 542
Non Working 10,037 3,856 6,181

Ghantapada Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,169 74.7% 878

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