Dharmasala Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jajapur district, Odisha

Dharmasala Block of Jajapur district has a total population of 164,969 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,069 are males while 80,900 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,054 families residing in Dharmasala Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dharmasala Block is 962.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.5% people live in Urban areas while 93.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.7% while that in rural areas is 80.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dharmasala Block is 973 while that of Rural areas is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharmasala Block is 19556 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10026 male children and 9530 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharmasala Block is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Dharmasala Block.

The total literacy rate of Dharmasala Block is 81.26%. The male literacy rate is 77.63% and the female literacy rate is 65.39% in Dharmasala Block.

Population
164,969
Literacy
81.26%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Dharmasala Block is further divided into 1 town and 231 villages.

Dharmasala Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,556 10,026 9,530
Literacy 81.26% 77.63% 65.39%
Scheduled Caste 32,524 16,532 15,992
Scheduled Tribe 10,755 5,466 5,289
Illiterate 46,812 18,810 28,002

Caste-wise Population - Dharmasala Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.5% of total population in Dharmasala Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 32,524 16,532 15,992
Schedule Tribe 10,755 5,466 5,289

Religion-wise Population - Dharmasala Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 145,597 (88.26%) 74,343 71,254
Muslim 19,118 (11.59%) 9,601 9,517
Christian 53 (0.03%) 28 25
Sikh 36 (0.02%) 21 15
Buddhist 4 (0%) 2 2
Jain 8 (0%) 4 4
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 152 (0.09%) 70 82

Literacy Rate - Dharmasala Block

Average literacy rate of Dharmasala Block in 2011 were 81.26% in which, male and female literacy were 88.14% and 74.12% respectively. Total literate in Dharmasala Block were 118,157 of which male and female were 65,259 and 52,898 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dharmasala Block

The Sex Ratio of Dharmasala Block is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Dharmasala Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Dharmasala Block.


Child Population - Dharmasala Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharmasala Block. Out of which 10,026 were male while 9,530 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dharmasala Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,260 families under Dharmasala Block living in urban areas while 2,260 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.5% of total population of Dharmasala Block lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,460 while that in rural regions is 18,096.

Total Urban Rural
Population 164,969 10,721 154,248
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,556 1,460 18,096
Schedule Caste 32,524 453 32,071
Schedule Tribe 10,755 1 10,754
Literacy 81.26% 86.74% 80.88%
Sex Ratio 962 973 962

Working Population - Dharmasala Block

In Dharmasala Block out of total population, 49,148 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,148 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,008 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,168 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,337 33,796 2,541
Cultivators 7,008 6,811 197
Agriculture Labourer 7,168 6,842 326
Household Industries 1,614 1,503 111
Other Workers 20,547 18,640 1,907
Marginal Workers 12,811 10,716 2,095
Non Working 115,821 39,557 76,264

Nearby Blocks from Dharmasala Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dharmasala Block in Jajapur district.


Dharmasala Block Map


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