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

Puri Block of Puri district has a total population of 200,564 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 104,086 are males while 96,478 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,140 families residing in Puri Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Puri Block is 927.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Puri Block lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 88% and the sex ratio of Puri Block is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puri Block is 18471 which is 9% of the total population. There are 9610 male children and 8861 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puri Block is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Puri Block.

The total literacy rate of Puri Block is 88.03%. The male literacy rate is 82.94% and the female literacy rate is 76.67% in Puri Block.

To facilitate the administration, Puri Block is further divided into 1 town and 0 villages.

Puri Block Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Puri Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Puri Block of Odisha.

Religion-wise Population - Puri Block

Literacy Rate - Puri Block

Average literacy rate of Puri Block in 2011 were 88.03% in which, male and female literacy were 91.38% and 84.43% respectively. Total literate in Puri Block were 160,301 of which male and female were 86,328 and 73,973 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Puri Block

The Sex Ratio of Puri Block is 927 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 927 females in Puri Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Puri Block.

Child Population - Puri Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,471 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puri Block. Out of which 9,610 were male while 8,861 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Puri Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 41,140 families under Puri Block living in urban areas while 41,140 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Puri Block lives in Urban areas while 0% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 18,471 while that in rural regions is 0.

Working Population - Puri Block

In Puri Block out of total population, 71,788 were engaged in work activities. 93% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,788 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 395 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Puri Block

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

Puri Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Puri, Odisha - Wikipedia