Gurundia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sundargarh district, Odisha

Gurundia Block of Sundargarh district has a total population of 35,256 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,419 are males while 17,837 are females. In 2011 there were a total 7,601 families residing in Gurundia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gurundia Block is 1,024.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gurundia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 62.2% and the sex ratio of Gurundia Block is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurundia Block is 5556 which is 16% of the total population. There are 2833 male children and 2723 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurundia Block is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,024 ) of Gurundia Block.

The total literacy rate of Gurundia Block is 62.16%. The male literacy rate is 60.51% and the female literacy rate is 44.41% in Gurundia Block.

Population
35,256
Literacy
62.16%
Sex Ratio
1,024

To facilitate the administration, Gurundia Block is further divided into 75 villages.

Gurundia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,556 2,833 2,723
Literacy 62.16% 60.51% 44.41%
Scheduled Caste 1,081 522 559
Scheduled Tribe 29,754 14,705 15,049
Illiterate 16,794 6,879 9,915

Caste-wise Population - Gurundia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 84.4% of total population in Gurundia Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,081 522 559
Schedule Tribe 29,754 14,705 15,049

Religion-wise Population - Gurundia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,170 (54.37%) 9,565 9,605
Muslim 84 (0.24%) 44 40
Christian 11,831 (33.56%) 5,758 6,073
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 2 5
Jain 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Other Religion 3,730 (10.58%) 1,870 1,860
No Religion Specified 430 (1.22%) 179 251

Literacy Rate - Gurundia Block

Average literacy rate of Gurundia Block in 2011 were 62.16% in which, male and female literacy were 72.26% and 52.41% respectively. Total literate in Gurundia Block were 18,462 of which male and female were 10,540 and 7,922 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gurundia Block

The Sex Ratio of Gurundia Block is 1,024 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,024 females in Gurundia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,024 ) of Gurundia Block.


Child Population - Gurundia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 5,556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gurundia Block. Out of which 2,833 were male while 2,723 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gurundia Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Gurundia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gurundia Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 5,556.

Total Urban Rural
Population 35,256 0 35,256
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,556 0 5,556
Schedule Caste 1,081 0 1,081
Schedule Tribe 29,754 0 29,754
Literacy 62.16% - 62.16%
Sex Ratio 1,024 - 1,024

Working Population - Gurundia Block

In Gurundia Block out of total population, 18,350 were engaged in work activities. 43.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,350 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,620 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,648 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,911 5,788 2,123
Cultivators 4,620 3,631 989
Agriculture Labourer 1,648 1,036 612
Household Industries 221 139 82
Other Workers 1,422 982 440
Marginal Workers 10,439 4,257 6,182
Non Working 16,906 7,374 9,532

Nearby Blocks from Gurundia Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Gurundia Block in Sundargarh district.


Gurundia Block Map


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