Debagarh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Debagarh district, Odisha

Debagarh Block of Debagarh district has a total population of 107,906 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 54,607 are males while 53,299 are females. In 2011 there were a total 26,132 families residing in Debagarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Debagarh Block is 976.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.7% people live in Urban areas while 79.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.4% while that in rural areas is 71.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Debagarh Block is 936 while that of Rural areas is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Debagarh Block is 13564 which is 13% of the total population. There are 6985 male children and 6579 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Debagarh Block is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Debagarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Debagarh Block is 73.77%. The male literacy rate is 72.18% and the female literacy rate is 56.63% in Debagarh Block.

Population
107,906
Literacy
73.77%
Sex Ratio
976

To facilitate the administration, Debagarh Block is further divided into 1 town and 216 villages.

Debagarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,564 6,985 6,579
Literacy 73.77% 72.18% 56.63%
Scheduled Caste 14,857 7,488 7,369
Scheduled Tribe 45,317 22,591 22,726
Illiterate 38,307 15,189 23,118

Caste-wise Population - Debagarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42% of total population in Debagarh Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,857 7,488 7,369
Schedule Tribe 45,317 22,591 22,726

Religion-wise Population - Debagarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 98,586 (91.36%) 49,901 48,685
Muslim 479 (0.44%) 252 227
Christian 8,230 (7.63%) 4,141 4,089
Sikh 19 (0.02%) 13 6
Buddhist 66 (0.06%) 30 36
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 267 (0.25%) 135 132
No Religion Specified 254 (0.24%) 132 122

Literacy Rate - Debagarh Block

Average literacy rate of Debagarh Block in 2011 were 73.77% in which, male and female literacy were 82.77% and 64.6% respectively. Total literate in Debagarh Block were 69,599 of which male and female were 39,418 and 30,181 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Debagarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Debagarh Block is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Debagarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Debagarh Block.


Child Population - Debagarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,564 children between age 0 to 6 years in Debagarh Block. Out of which 6,985 were male while 6,579 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Debagarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 5,394 families under Debagarh Block living in urban areas while 5,394 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.7% of total population of Debagarh Block lives in Urban areas while 79.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,585 while that in rural regions is 10,979.

Total Urban Rural
Population 107,906 22,390 85,516
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,564 2,585 10,979
Schedule Caste 14,857 3,866 10,991
Schedule Tribe 45,317 5,444 39,873
Literacy 73.77% 83.41% 71.21%
Sex Ratio 976 936 987

Working Population - Debagarh Block

In Debagarh Block out of total population, 53,952 were engaged in work activities. 49.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,952 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,089 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,426 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,739 20,804 5,935
Cultivators 9,089 7,574 1,515
Agriculture Labourer 6,426 4,259 2,167
Household Industries 779 615 164
Other Workers 10,445 8,356 2,089
Marginal Workers 27,213 10,452 16,761
Non Working 53,954 23,351 30,603

Nearby Blocks from Debagarh Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Debagarh Block in Debagarh district.


Debagarh Block Map


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