Baleshwar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Baleshwar, Odisha - Census 2011

Baleshwar is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Baleshwar block of Baleshwar district. The Baleshwar city is divided into 52 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 31,685 families residing in the Baleshwar city. The total population of Baleshwar is 144,373 out of which 73,721 are males and 70,652 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Baleshwar is 958.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Baleshwar city is 14773 which is 10% of the total population. There are 7575 male children and 7198 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baleshwar is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Baleshwar is 87.5%. Thus Baleshwar has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.8% of Baleshwar district. The male literacy rate is 91.03% and the female literacy rate is 83.85% in Baleshwar.

Population
144,373
Literacy
87.5%
Sex Ratio
958

Baleshwar Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 31,685 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Baleshwar Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Baleshwar Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 14,773 7,575 7,198
Literacy 87.5% 81.7% 75.3%
Scheduled Caste 15,812 8,011 7,801
Scheduled Tribe 9,291 4,751 4,540
Illiterate 30,955 13,511 17,444

Caste-wise Population - Baleshwar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Baleshwar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,812 8,011 7,801
Schedule Tribe 9,291 4,751 4,540

Religion-wise Population - Baleshwar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Baleshwar is 119,839 which is 83.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Baleshwar is 21,616 which is 14.97% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Baleshwar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 119,839 (83.01%) 61,370 58,469
Muslim 21,616 (14.97%) 10,941 10,675
Christian 2,364 (1.64%) 1,131 1,233
Sikh 46 (0.03%) 24 22
Buddhist 46 (0.03%) 23 23
Jain 112 (0.08%) 60 52
Other Religion 50 (0.03%) 22 28
No Religion Specified 300 (0.21%) 150 150

Literacy Rate - Baleshwar

The total literacy rate of Baleshwar was 87.51% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 113,418 literates, males were 60,210 while females were 53,208. Also the male literacy rate was 91.03% and the female literacy rate was 83.85% in Baleshwar.

  Baleshwar Odisha
Female 83.85% 64.01%
Male 91.03% 81.59%
Total 87.51% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Baleshwar

The Sex Ratio of Baleshwar is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Baleshwar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Baleshwar.


Child Population - Baleshwar

According to Census 2011, there were 14,773 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Baleshwar. Out of which 7,575 were male while 7,198 were female.


Working Population - Baleshwar

In Baleshwar Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 48,523 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,523 workers engaged in Main Work, 538 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,234 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42,034 36,376 5,658
Cultivators 538 485 53
Agriculture Labourer 1,234 1,010 224
Household Industries 1,877 1,637 240
Other Workers 38,385 33,244 5,141
Marginal Workers 6,489 4,153 2,336
Non Working 95,850 33,192 62,658

Baleshwar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Baleshwar is further divided into 52 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,870 72.6% 934
2 Ward No - 2 3,501 51% 923
3 Ward No - 3 4,234 80.8% 985
4 Ward No - 4 3,612 69.8% 933
5 Ward No - 5 4,331 78.7% 974
6 Ward No - 6 4,227 56.5% 1,032
7 Ward No - 7 3,934 78.4% 963
8 Ward No - 8 4,516 80.7% 987
9 Ward No - 9 3,965 86.3% 962
10 Ward No - 10 3,673 83.8% 954
11 Ward No - 11 3,581 77.8% 977
12 Ward No - 12 3,788 81.4% 925
13 Ward No - 13 4,059 85.6% 964
14 Ward No - 14 3,615 82.2% 961
15 Ward No - 15 4,039 86.6% 933
16 Ward No - 16 3,410 83.7% 884
17 Ward No - 17 3,197 89.6% 959
18 Ward No - 18 3,331 83.8% 969
19 Ward No - 19 3,902 89.4% 1,026
20 Ward No - 20 3,595 77.1% 952
21 Ward No - 21 4,128 83.3% 964
22 Ward No - 22 3,288 72.2% 869
23 Ward No - 23 5,252 85.5% 941
24 Ward No - 24 2,931 80.5% 995
25 Ward No - 25 3,195 84.5% 980
26 Ward No - 26 3,288 76.9% 986
27 Ward No - 27 3,881 83.9% 974
28 Ward No - 28 4,335 84.9% 988
29 Ward No - 29 3,863 84.1% 1,009
30 Ward No - 30 3,730 80.9% 939
31 Ward No - 31 3,891 61.7% 982
32 Ward No - 32 398 46.2% 1,000
33 Ward No - 33 74 87.8% 805
34 Ward No - 34 202 72.8% 924
35 Ward No - 35 1,728 80.4% 886
36 Ward No - 36 773 90.9% 909
37 Ward No - 37 1,368 82% 921
38 Ward No - 38 428 87.4% 991
39 Ward No - 39 6,269 82.2% 961
40 Ward No - 40 1,400 66.7% 969
41 Ward No - 41 2,794 71.5% 948
42 Ward No - 42 1,826 77.9% 951
43 Ward No - 43 479 59.9% 1,030
44 Ward No - 44 367 56.1% 782
45 Ward No - 45 765 66.3% 942
46 Ward No - 46 470 75.3% 1,017
47 Ward No - 47 350 52.3% 934
48 Ward No - 48 1,165 82.8% 849
49 Ward No - 49 3,755 71.2% 950
50 Ward No - 50 644 65.1% 957
51 Ward No - 51 687 73.5% 946
52 Ward No - 52 269 67.7% 881

Map of Baleshwar, Baleshwar, Odisha


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