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Sheragada Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Sheragada is a Census Town city situated in Seragad block of Ganjam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,362 families residing in the Sheragada city. The total population of Sheragada is 6,653 out of which 3,426 are males and 3,227 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sheragada is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheragada city is 789 which is 12% of the total population. There are 440 male children and 349 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheragada is 793 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sheragada is 79.8%. Thus Sheragada has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 87.21% and the female literacy rate is 72.17% in Sheragada.

Sheragada Census Town has total administration over 1,362 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.

Sheragada Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 789 440 349
Literacy 79.8% 76% 64.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,524 735 789
Scheduled Tribe 16 11 5
Illiterate 1,972 822 1,150

Caste-wise Population - Sheragada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sheragada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,524 735 789
Schedule Tribe 16 11 5

Religion-wise Population - Sheragada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sheragada is 6,619 which is 99.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sheragada is 5 which is 0.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sheragada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,619 (99.49%) 3,410 3,209
Muslim 5 (0.08%) 2 3
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 28 (0.42%) 14 14

Literacy Rate - Sheragada

The total literacy rate of Sheragada was 79.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 4,681 literates, males were 2,604 while females were 2,077. Also the male literacy rate was 87.21% and the female literacy rate was 72.17% in Sheragada.

  Sheragada Odisha
Female 72.17% 64.01%
Male 87.21% 81.59%
Total 79.83% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Sheragada

The Sex Ratio of Sheragada is 942. Thus per every 1000 men there were 942 females in Sheragada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 793 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Sheragada.

Child Population - Sheragada

According to Census 2011, there were 789 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheragada. Out of which 440 were male while 349 were female.

Working Population - Sheragada

In Sheragada Census Town out of total population, 2,639 were engaged in work activities. 68.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,639 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,807 1,503 304
Cultivators 153 150 3
Agriculture Labourer 90 73 17
Household Industries 125 122 3
Other Workers 1,439 1,158 281
Marginal Workers 832 366 466
Non Working 4,014 1,557 2,457

Sheragada Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,653 70.4% 942

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