Dhamanagar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhadrak district, Odisha

Dhamanagar Block of Bhadrak district has a total population of 119,385 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 60,108 are males while 59,277 are females. In 2011 there were a total 24,011 families residing in Dhamanagar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhamanagar Block is 986.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19.2% people live in Urban areas while 80.8% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74.1% while that in rural areas is 85.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhamanagar Block is 949 while that of Rural areas is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamanagar Block is 14367 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7446 male children and 6921 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamanagar Block is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Dhamanagar Block.

The total literacy rate of Dhamanagar Block is 83.23%. The male literacy rate is 78.05% and the female literacy rate is 68.32% in Dhamanagar Block.

Population
119,385
Literacy
83.23%
Sex Ratio
986

To facilitate the administration, Dhamanagar Block is further divided into 1 town and 116 villages.

Dhamanagar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,367 7,446 6,921
Literacy 83.23% 78.05% 68.32%
Scheduled Caste 22,165 11,169 10,996
Scheduled Tribe 1,429 733 696
Illiterate 31,974 13,194 18,780

Caste-wise Population - Dhamanagar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Dhamanagar Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,165 11,169 10,996
Schedule Tribe 1,429 733 696

Religion-wise Population - Dhamanagar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 104,773 (87.76%) 52,608 52,165
Muslim 14,225 (11.92%) 7,316 6,909
Christian 32 (0.03%) 13 19
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 3 6
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Jain 6 (0.01%) 2 4
Other Religion 9 (0.01%) 6 3
No Religion Specified 322 (0.27%) 155 167

Literacy Rate - Dhamanagar Block

Average literacy rate of Dhamanagar Block in 2011 were 83.23% in which, male and female literacy were 89.09% and 77.35% respectively. Total literate in Dhamanagar Block were 87,411 of which male and female were 46,914 and 40,497 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dhamanagar Block

The Sex Ratio of Dhamanagar Block is 986 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 986 females in Dhamanagar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Dhamanagar Block.


Child Population - Dhamanagar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,367 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhamanagar Block. Out of which 7,446 were male while 6,921 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhamanagar Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,221 families under Dhamanagar Block living in urban areas while 4,221 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 19.2% of total population of Dhamanagar Block lives in Urban areas while 80.8% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 3,274 while that in rural regions is 11,093.

Total Urban Rural
Population 119,385 22,920 96,465
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,367 3,274 11,093
Schedule Caste 22,165 2,584 19,581
Schedule Tribe 1,429 197 1,232
Literacy 83.23% 74.08% 85.34%
Sex Ratio 986 949 995

Working Population - Dhamanagar Block

In Dhamanagar Block out of total population, 35,748 were engaged in work activities. 70.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,748 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,899 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,008 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,118 23,576 1,542
Cultivators 8,899 8,726 173
Agriculture Labourer 7,008 6,697 311
Household Industries 534 496 38
Other Workers 8,677 7,657 1,020
Marginal Workers 10,630 8,311 2,319
Non Working 83,637 28,221 55,416

Nearby Blocks from Dhamanagar Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dhamanagar Block in Bhadrak district.


Dhamanagar Block Map


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