Bargarh District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Odisha) - Census 2011

Bargarh district of Odisha has a total population of 1,481,255 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 749,161 are males while 732,094 are females. In 2011 there were a total 370,308 families residing in Bargarh district. The Average Sex Ratio of Bargarh district is 977.

Bargarh district, Odisha

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.1% people live in Urban areas while 89.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.8% while that in rural areas is 73.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bargarh district is 961 while that of Rural areas is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bargarh district is 162922 which is 11% of the total population. There are 83267 male children and 79655 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bargarh is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Bargarh district.

The total literacy rate of Bargarh district is 74.62%. The male literacy rate is 74.38% and the female literacy rate is 58.27% in Bargarh district.

Population
1,481,255
Literacy
74.62%
Sex Ratio
977

To facilitate the administration, Bargarh district is further divided into 15 Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Bargarh Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bargarh district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 162,922 83,267 79,655
Literacy 74.62% 74.38% 58.27%
Scheduled Caste 298,780 150,420 148,360
Scheduled Tribe 281,135 140,542 140,593
Illiterate 497,472 191,944 305,528

Caste-wise Population - Bargarh district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19% of total population in Bargarh district of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 298,780 150,420 148,360
Schedule Tribe 281,135 140,542 140,593

Religion-wise Population - Bargarh district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,459,065 (98.5%) 737,917 721,148
Muslim 7,527 (0.51%) 3,943 3,584
Christian 11,744 (0.79%) 5,824 5,920
Sikh 652 (0.04%) 346 306
Buddhist 161 (0.01%) 78 83
Jain 125 (0.01%) 65 60
Other Religion 44 (0%) 24 20
No Religion Specified 1,937 (0.13%) 964 973

Literacy Rate - Bargarh district

The total literacy rate of Bargarh district was 74.62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 983,783 literates, males were 557,217 while females were 426,566. Also the male literacy rate was 83.68% and the female literacy rate was 65.38% in Bargarh district.

  Bargarh district Odisha
Female 65.38% 64.01%
Male 83.68% 81.59%
Total 74.62% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Bargarh district

The Sex Ratio of Bargarh district is 977 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 977 females in Bargarh district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Bargarh district.


Population Density - Bargarh district

The total area of Bargarh district is 5,837 km2. Thus the density of Bargarh district is 254 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 78 sq. km. area is under urban region while 5,759 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Bargarh district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bargarh, 10.13% people lived in urban regions while 89.87% in rural areas. The total urban population was 150,110 out of which 76,558 were males while the remaining 73,552 were females. In rural areas of Bargarh, male population was 672,603 while the female population was 658,542.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bargarh was 961 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bargarh was 938 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bargarh were 16,589 which is 11.05% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bargarh was 979 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bargarh was 959 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bargarh for urban regions was 85.84 percent in which males were 91.51% literate while female literacy stood at 79.95%. The total literate population of Bargarh was 983,783. Similarly in rural areas of Bargarh, the average literacy rate was 73.36 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 82.79% and 63.75% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Bargarh were 869,172.

Rural Urban
Population % 89.87% 10.13%
Total population 1,331,145 150,110
Male population 672,603 76,558
Female population 658,542 73,552
Sex ratio 979 961
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 959 938
Child population 146,333 16,589
Literates 869,172 114,611
Average literacy 73.36% 85.84%
Male literacy 82.79% 91.51%
Female literacy 63.75% 79.95%

Child Population - Bargarh district

According to Census 2011, there were 162,922 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bargarh district. Out of which 83,267 were male while 79,655 were female.


Working Population - Bargarh district

In Bargarh district out of total population, 762,092 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 762,092 workers engaged in Main Work, 173,496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152,438 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 474,390 372,806 101,584
Cultivators 173,496 153,167 20,329
Agriculture Labourer 152,438 103,347 49,091
Household Industries 34,886 23,513 11,373
Other Workers 113,570 92,779 20,791
Marginal Workers 287,702 100,499 187,203
Non Working 719,163 275,856 443,307

Nearby Districts from Bargarh

Below are the list of Districts near Bargarh district in Odisha.


Bargarh district Map


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