Turekela Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Balangir district, Odisha

Turekela Block of Balangir district has a total population of 52,422 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 25,994 are males while 26,428 are females. In 2011 there were a total 13,925 families residing in Turekela Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Turekela Block is 1,017.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Turekela Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 48.3% and the sex ratio of Turekela Block is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turekela Block is 8353 which is 16% of the total population. There are 4252 male children and 4101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turekela Block is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Turekela Block.

The total literacy rate of Turekela Block is 48.25%. The male literacy rate is 51.53% and the female literacy rate is 29.78% in Turekela Block.

Population
52,422
Literacy
48.25%
Sex Ratio
1,017

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

Turekela Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,353 4,252 4,101
Literacy 48.25% 51.53% 29.78%
Scheduled Caste 6,898 3,478 3,420
Scheduled Tribe 18,341 9,059 9,282
Illiterate 31,157 12,598 18,559

Caste-wise Population - Turekela Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35% of total population in Turekela Block of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,898 3,478 3,420
Schedule Tribe 18,341 9,059 9,282

Religion-wise Population - Turekela Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 51,967 (99.13%) 25,777 26,190
Muslim 311 (0.59%) 141 170
Christian 33 (0.06%) 19 14
Sikh 25 (0.05%) 10 15
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 77 (0.15%) 44 33

Literacy Rate - Turekela Block

Average literacy rate of Turekela Block in 2011 were 48.25% in which, male and female literacy were 61.61% and 35.24% respectively. Total literate in Turekela Block were 21,265 of which male and female were 13,396 and 7,869 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Turekela Block

The Sex Ratio of Turekela Block is 1,017 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,017 females in Turekela Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Turekela Block.


Child Population - Turekela Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,353 children between age 0 to 6 years in Turekela Block. Out of which 4,252 were male while 4,101 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Turekela Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Turekela Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Turekela 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 8,353.

Total Urban Rural
Population 52,422 0 52,422
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,353 0 8,353
Schedule Caste 6,898 0 6,898
Schedule Tribe 18,341 0 18,341
Literacy 48.25% - 48.25%
Sex Ratio 1,017 - 1,017

Working Population - Turekela Block

In Turekela Block out of total population, 25,446 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,446 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,431 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,547 9,566 1,981
Cultivators 5,123 4,712 411
Agriculture Labourer 3,431 2,552 879
Household Industries 434 323 111
Other Workers 2,559 1,979 580
Marginal Workers 13,899 5,265 8,634
Non Working 26,976 11,163 15,813

Nearby Blocks from Turekela Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Turekela Block in Balangir district.


Turekela Block Map


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