Brajarajnagar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jharsuguda district, Odisha
Brajarajnagar Block of Jharsuguda district has a total population of 26,484 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 13,489 are males while 12,995 are females. In 2011 there were a total 6,333 families residing in Brajarajnagar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Brajarajnagar Block is 963.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.3% people live in Urban areas while 83.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.7% while that in rural areas is 72.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Brajarajnagar Block is 897 while that of Rural areas is 977.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Brajarajnagar Block is 2892 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1458 male children and 1434 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Brajarajnagar Block is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Brajarajnagar Block.
The total literacy rate of Brajarajnagar Block is 74.63%. The male literacy rate is 73% and the female literacy rate is 59.71% in Brajarajnagar Block.
To facilitate the administration, Brajarajnagar Block is further divided into 1 town and 32 villages.
Brajarajnagar Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Brajarajnagar Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 2,892 | 1,458 | 1,434 |
Literacy | 74.63% | 73% | 59.71% |
Scheduled Caste | 5,525 | 2,783 | 2,742 |
Scheduled Tribe | 8,378 | 4,193 | 4,185 |
Illiterate | 8,878 | 3,642 | 5,236 |
Caste-wise Population - Brajarajnagar Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.6% of total population in Brajarajnagar Block of Odisha.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 5,525 | 2,783 | 2,742 |
Schedule Tribe | 8,378 | 4,193 | 4,185 |
Religion-wise Population - Brajarajnagar Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 26,146 | (98.72%) | 13,301 | 12,845 |
Muslim | 173 | (0.65%) | 100 | 73 |
Christian | 121 | (0.46%) | 67 | 54 |
Sikh | 18 | (0.07%) | 8 | 10 |
Buddhist | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
Jain | 2 | (0.01%) | 2 | 0 |
Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
No Religion Specified | 24 | (0.09%) | 11 | 13 |
Literacy Rate - Brajarajnagar Block
Average literacy rate of Brajarajnagar Block in 2011 were 74.63% in which, male and female literacy were 81.85% and 67.11% respectively. Total literate in Brajarajnagar Block were 17,606 of which male and female were 9,847 and 7,759 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Brajarajnagar Block
The Sex Ratio of Brajarajnagar Block is 963 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 963 females in Brajarajnagar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Brajarajnagar Block.
Child Population - Brajarajnagar Block
According to Census 2011, there were 2,892 children between age 0 to 6 years in Brajarajnagar Block. Out of which 1,458 were male while 1,434 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Brajarajnagar Block
As per Census 2011, there are a total 973 families under Brajarajnagar Block living in urban areas while 973 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.3% of total population of Brajarajnagar Block lives in Urban areas while 83.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 431 while that in rural regions is 2,461.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 26,484 | 4,304 | 22,180 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 2,892 | 431 | 2,461 |
Schedule Caste | 5,525 | 1,083 | 4,442 |
Schedule Tribe | 8,378 | 601 | 7,777 |
Literacy | 74.63% | 83.71% | 72.84% |
Sex Ratio | 963 | 897 | 977 |
Working Population - Brajarajnagar Block
In Brajarajnagar Block out of total population, 10,703 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,703 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,337 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 798 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 7,260 | 5,977 | 1,283 |
Cultivators | 1,337 | 1,247 | 90 |
Agriculture Labourer | 798 | 649 | 149 |
Household Industries | 418 | 223 | 195 |
Other Workers | 4,707 | 3,858 | 849 |
Marginal Workers | 3,443 | 1,851 | 1,592 |
Non Working | 15,781 | 5,661 | 10,120 |
Nearby Blocks from Brajarajnagar Block
Below is the list of Blocks near Brajarajnagar Block in Jharsuguda district.
Block | Population |
---|---|
Jharsuguda Block population | 122,817 |
Orient Block population | 80,706 |
Banaharapali Block population | 44,039 |
Badmal Block population | 27,566 |
Laikera Block population | 99,157 |
Belpahar Block population | 42,637 |
Kolabira Block population | 41,735 |
Lakhanpur Block population | 34,228 |
Rengali Block population | 60,136 |
Brajarajnagar Block Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Brajarajnagar, Odisha - Wikipedia