Brahmapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Brahmapur is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Brahmapur block of Ganjam district. The Brahmapur city is divided into 37 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 74,720 families residing in the Brahmapur city. The total population of Brahmapur is 356,598 out of which 185,754 are males and 170,844 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Brahmapur is 920.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Brahmapur city is 32174 which is 9% of the total population. There are 16848 male children and 15326 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Brahmapur is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Brahmapur is 89.3%. Thus Brahmapur has a higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 92.83% and the female literacy rate is 85.39% in Brahmapur.

Population
356,598
Literacy
89.3%
Sex Ratio
920

Brahmapur Munciple Corporation has total administration over 74,720 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Brahmapur Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Brahmapur Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 32,174 16,848 15,326
Literacy 89.3% 84.4% 77.7%
Scheduled Caste 35,137 17,644 17,493
Scheduled Tribe 3,070 1,661 1,409
Illiterate 67,008 28,967 38,041

Caste-wise Population - Brahmapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Brahmapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 35,137 17,644 17,493
Schedule Tribe 3,070 1,661 1,409

Religion-wise Population - Brahmapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Brahmapur is 344,060 which is 96.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Brahmapur is 7,245 which is 2.03% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Brahmapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 344,060 (96.48%) 179,445 164,615
Muslim 7,245 (2.03%) 3,802 3,443
Christian 4,197 (1.18%) 1,947 2,250
Sikh 173 (0.05%) 89 84
Buddhist 45 (0.01%) 15 30
Jain 44 (0.01%) 17 27
Other Religion 41 (0.01%) 35 6
No Religion Specified 793 (0.22%) 404 389

Literacy Rate - Brahmapur

The total literacy rate of Brahmapur was 89.26% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 289,590 literates, males were 156,787 while females were 132,803. Also the male literacy rate was 92.83% and the female literacy rate was 85.39% in Brahmapur.

  Brahmapur Odisha
Female 85.39% 64.01%
Male 92.83% 81.59%
Total 89.26% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Brahmapur

The Sex Ratio of Brahmapur is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Brahmapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Brahmapur.


Child Population - Brahmapur

According to Census 2011, there were 32,174 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Brahmapur. Out of which 16,848 were male while 15,326 were female.


Working Population - Brahmapur

In Brahmapur Munciple Corporation out of total population, 120,553 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 120,553 workers engaged in Main Work, 726 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,105 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 110,677 91,637 19,040
Cultivators 726 596 130
Agriculture Labourer 1,105 775 330
Household Industries 4,877 3,679 1,198
Other Workers 103,969 86,587 17,382
Marginal Workers 9,876 5,978 3,898
Non Working 236,045 88,139 147,906

Brahmapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Brahmapur is further divided into 37 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,357 66.1% 987
2 Ward No - 2 8,835 78.4% 956
3 Ward No - 3 8,492 77.4% 916
4 Ward No - 4 11,285 78.9% 933
5 Ward No - 5 7,159 83.4% 982
6 Ward No - 6 8,963 81.9% 926
7 Ward No - 7 10,643 75.1% 1,008
8 Ward No - 8 7,581 72.5% 972
9 Ward No - 9 11,412 71.8% 952
10 Ward No - 10 12,088 83.4% 944
11 Ward No - 11 9,563 83.9% 943
12 Ward No - 12 12,482 78.4% 920
13 Ward No - 13 8,987 75.5% 967
14 Ward No - 14 13,483 84.3% 942
15 Ward No - 15 8,168 85.2% 866
16 Ward No - 16 12,003 82.9% 881
17 Ward No - 17 10,086 81.6% 950
18 Ward No - 18 8,899 88.8% 928
19 Ward No - 19 7,526 80.1% 930
20 Ward No - 20 10,540 84.9% 868
21 Ward No - 21 11,554 83.6% 987
22 Ward No - 22 8,532 80.5% 963
23 Ward No - 23 9,595 79.3% 1,006
24 Ward No - 24 8,833 72.5% 896
25 Ward No - 25 10,270 89.1% 920
26 Ward No - 26 6,543 87.9% 824
27 Ward No - 27 9,144 90.4% 860
28 Ward No - 28 13,445 86.4% 836
29 Ward No - 29 11,699 83.7% 817
30 Ward No - 30 8,580 86.6% 1,047
31 Ward No - 31 11,000 88.1% 865
32 Ward No - 32 7,211 85.2% 917
33 Ward No - 33 8,450 76.9% 952
34 Ward No - 34 10,569 83% 873
35 Ward No - 35 10,032 74.4% 918
36 Ward No - 36 6,090 82.7% 799
37 Ward No - 37 5,499 82.1% 776

Map of Brahmapur, Ganjam, Odisha


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