Chitrakonda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Malkangiri district, Odisha

Chitrakonda Block of Malkangiri district has a total population of 33,579 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 16,246 are males while 17,333 are females. In 2011 there were a total 8,110 families residing in Chitrakonda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chitrakonda Block is 1,067.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20% people live in Urban areas while 80% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 70.4% while that in rural areas is 34.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chitrakonda Block is 1,012 while that of Rural areas is 1,081.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitrakonda Block is 6580 which is 20% of the total population. There are 3263 male children and 3317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitrakonda Block is 1,017 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,067 ) of Chitrakonda Block.

The total literacy rate of Chitrakonda Block is 42.14%. The male literacy rate is 44.58% and the female literacy rate is 23.85% in Chitrakonda Block.

Population
33,579
Literacy
42.14%
Sex Ratio
1,067

To facilitate the administration, Chitrakonda Block is further divided into 1 town and 93 villages.

Chitrakonda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,580 3,263 3,317
Literacy 42.14% 44.58% 23.85%
Scheduled Caste 5,159 2,529 2,630
Scheduled Tribe 22,839 10,871 11,968
Illiterate 22,202 9,003 13,199

Caste-wise Population - Chitrakonda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68% of total population in Chitrakonda Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,159 2,529 2,630
Schedule Tribe 22,839 10,871 11,968

Religion-wise Population - Chitrakonda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,203 (95.9%) 15,608 16,595
Muslim 201 (0.6%) 95 106
Christian 1,070 (3.19%) 484 586
Sikh 22 (0.07%) 14 8
Buddhist 15 (0.04%) 5 10
Jain 6 (0.02%) 2 4
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 60 (0.18%) 36 24

Literacy Rate - Chitrakonda Block

Average literacy rate of Chitrakonda Block in 2011 were 42.14% in which, male and female literacy were 55.79% and 29.49% respectively. Total literate in Chitrakonda Block were 11,377 of which male and female were 7,243 and 4,134 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Chitrakonda Block

The Sex Ratio of Chitrakonda Block is 1,067 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,067 females in Chitrakonda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,017 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,067 ) of Chitrakonda Block.


Child Population - Chitrakonda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,580 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chitrakonda Block. Out of which 3,263 were male while 3,317 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chitrakonda Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,466 families under Chitrakonda Block living in urban areas while 1,466 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20% of total population of Chitrakonda Block lives in Urban areas while 80% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 946 while that in rural regions is 5,634.

Total Urban Rural
Population 33,579 6,725 26,854
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,580 946 5,634
Schedule Caste 5,159 2,812 2,347
Schedule Tribe 22,839 1,084 21,755
Literacy 42.14% 70.44% 34.43%
Sex Ratio 1,067 1,012 1,081

Working Population - Chitrakonda Block

In Chitrakonda Block out of total population, 17,103 were engaged in work activities. 60% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,103 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,053 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 889 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,270 7,649 2,621
Cultivators 7,053 5,433 1,620
Agriculture Labourer 889 438 451
Household Industries 31 27 4
Other Workers 2,297 1,751 546
Marginal Workers 6,833 1,580 5,253
Non Working 16,476 7,017 9,459

Nearby Blocks from Chitrakonda Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Chitrakonda Block in Malkangiri district.


Chitrakonda Block Map


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