Balikuda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha

Balikuda Block of Jagatsinghapur district has a total population of 164,893 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 83,594 are males while 81,299 are females. In 2011 there were a total 37,773 families residing in Balikuda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Balikuda Block is 973.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Balikuda Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 85.1% and the sex ratio of Balikuda Block is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balikuda Block is 15366 which is 9% of the total population. There are 7951 male children and 7415 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balikuda Block is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Balikuda Block.

The total literacy rate of Balikuda Block is 85.08%. The male literacy rate is 82.92% and the female literacy rate is 71.21% in Balikuda Block.

Population
164,893
Literacy
85.08%
Sex Ratio
973

To facilitate the administration, Balikuda Block is further divided into 235 villages.

Balikuda Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balikuda Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,366 7,951 7,415
Literacy 85.08% 82.92% 71.21%
Scheduled Caste 32,876 16,516 16,360
Scheduled Tribe 260 127 133
Illiterate 37,678 14,274 23,404

Caste-wise Population - Balikuda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Balikuda Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 32,876 16,516 16,360
Schedule Tribe 260 127 133

Religion-wise Population - Balikuda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 161,189 (97.75%) 81,883 79,306
Muslim 3,526 (2.14%) 1,613 1,913
Christian 47 (0.03%) 29 18
Sikh 19 (0.01%) 10 9
Buddhist 3 (0%) 3 0
Jain 5 (0%) 2 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 103 (0.06%) 54 49

Literacy Rate - Balikuda Block

Average literacy rate of Balikuda Block in 2011 were 85.08% in which, male and female literacy were 91.64% and 78.36% respectively. Total literate in Balikuda Block were 127,215 of which male and female were 69,320 and 57,895 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Balikuda Block

The Sex Ratio of Balikuda Block is 973 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 973 females in Balikuda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Balikuda Block.


Child Population - Balikuda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,366 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balikuda Block. Out of which 7,951 were male while 7,415 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Balikuda Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Balikuda Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Balikuda Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 15,366.

Total Urban Rural
Population 164,893 0 164,893
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,366 0 15,366
Schedule Caste 32,876 0 32,876
Schedule Tribe 260 0 260
Literacy 85.08% - 85.08%
Sex Ratio 973 - 973

Working Population - Balikuda Block

In Balikuda Block out of total population, 59,660 were engaged in work activities. 67.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 59,660 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,471 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,495 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,305 36,206 4,099
Cultivators 17,471 16,886 585
Agriculture Labourer 7,495 6,304 1,191
Household Industries 1,147 1,002 145
Other Workers 14,192 12,014 2,178
Marginal Workers 19,355 11,593 7,762
Non Working 105,233 35,795 69,438

Nearby Blocks from Balikuda Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Balikuda Block in Jagatsinghapur district.


Balikuda Block Map


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