Kegaon Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kalahandi district, Odisha

Kegaon Block of Kalahandi district has a total population of 102,668 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 51,395 are males while 51,273 are females. In 2011 there were a total 26,148 families residing in Kegaon Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kegaon Block is 998.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kegaon Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.3% and the sex ratio of Kegaon Block is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kegaon Block is 14638 which is 14% of the total population. There are 7535 male children and 7103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kegaon Block is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Kegaon Block.

The total literacy rate of Kegaon Block is 54.33%. The male literacy rate is 57.96% and the female literacy rate is 35.18% in Kegaon Block.

Population
102,668
Literacy
54.33%
Sex Ratio
998

To facilitate the administration, Kegaon Block is further divided into 108 villages.

Kegaon Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,638 7,535 7,103
Literacy 54.33% 57.96% 35.18%
Scheduled Caste 19,776 9,908 9,868
Scheduled Tribe 23,495 11,661 11,834
Illiterate 54,844 21,608 33,236

Caste-wise Population - Kegaon Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.9% of total population in Kegaon Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,776 9,908 9,868
Schedule Tribe 23,495 11,661 11,834

Religion-wise Population - Kegaon Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 101,779 (99.13%) 50,977 50,802
Muslim 119 (0.12%) 38 81
Christian 568 (0.55%) 278 290
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 65 (0.06%) 32 33
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 122 (0.12%) 64 58

Literacy Rate - Kegaon Block

Average literacy rate of Kegaon Block in 2011 were 54.33% in which, male and female literacy were 67.91% and 40.84% respectively. Total literate in Kegaon Block were 47,824 of which male and female were 29,787 and 18,037 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Kegaon Block

The Sex Ratio of Kegaon Block is 998 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 998 females in Kegaon Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Kegaon Block.


Child Population - Kegaon Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,638 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kegaon Block. Out of which 7,535 were male while 7,103 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kegaon Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Kegaon Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kegaon 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 14,638.

Total Urban Rural
Population 102,668 0 102,668
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,638 0 14,638
Schedule Caste 19,776 0 19,776
Schedule Tribe 23,495 0 23,495
Literacy 54.33% - 54.33%
Sex Ratio 998 - 998

Working Population - Kegaon Block

In Kegaon Block out of total population, 50,661 were engaged in work activities. 40.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,661 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,554 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,102 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,378 16,518 3,860
Cultivators 8,554 7,528 1,026
Agriculture Labourer 8,102 5,970 2,132
Household Industries 463 375 88
Other Workers 3,259 2,645 614
Marginal Workers 30,283 13,197 17,086
Non Working 52,007 21,680 30,327

Nearby Blocks from Kegaon Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Kegaon Block in Kalahandi district.


Kegaon Block Map


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