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

Surala is a Census Town city situated in Golanthara block of Ganjam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,719 families residing in the Surala city. The total population of Surala is 8,258 out of which 4,182 are males and 4,076 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Surala is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Surala city is 1052 which is 13% of the total population. There are 520 male children and 532 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Surala is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Surala is 61.7%. Thus Surala has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 80.78% and the female literacy rate is 41.99% in Surala.

Surala Census Town has total administration over 1,719 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.

Surala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,052 520 532
Literacy 61.7% 70.7% 36.5%
Scheduled Caste 5,761 2,991 2,770
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 3,812 1,224 2,588

Caste-wise Population - Surala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 69.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Surala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,761 2,991 2,770
Schedule Tribe 3 2 1

Religion-wise Population - Surala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Surala is 8,237 which is 99.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Surala is 0 which is 0% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Surala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,237 (99.75%) 4,171 4,066
Muslim 0 (0%) 0 0
Christian 19 (0.23%) 10 9
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Surala

The total literacy rate of Surala was 61.7% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 4,446 literates, males were 2,958 while females were 1,488. Also the male literacy rate was 80.78% and the female literacy rate was 41.99% in Surala.

  Surala Odisha
Female 41.99% 64.01%
Male 80.78% 81.59%
Total 61.7% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Surala

The Sex Ratio of Surala is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Surala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Surala.

Child Population - Surala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,052 children between age 0 to 6 years in Surala. Out of which 520 were male while 532 were female.

Working Population - Surala

In Surala Census Town out of total population, 3,487 were engaged in work activities. 76.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,487 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,652 1,709 943
Cultivators 170 132 38
Agriculture Labourer 65 37 28
Household Industries 40 26 14
Other Workers 2,377 1,514 863
Marginal Workers 835 433 402
Non Working 4,771 2,040 2,731

Surala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,258 53.8% 975

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