Talcher Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anugul, Odisha - Census 2011

Talcher is a Municipality city situated in Talcher Sadar block of Anugul district. The Talcher city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 9,114 families residing in the Talcher city. The total population of Talcher is 40,841 out of which 21,774 are males and 19,067 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Talcher is 876.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Talcher city is 4745 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2560 male children and 2185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Talcher is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (876).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Talcher is 85.2%. Thus Talcher has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of Anugul district. The male literacy rate is 90.55% and the female literacy rate is 79.08% in Talcher.

Population
40,841
Literacy
85.2%
Sex Ratio
876

Talcher Municipality has total administration over 9,114 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Talcher Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,745 2,560 2,185
Literacy 85.2% 79.9% 70%
Scheduled Caste 7,658 3,906 3,752
Scheduled Tribe 1,703 886 817
Illiterate 10,093 4,376 5,717

Caste-wise Population - Talcher

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Talcher.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,658 3,906 3,752
Schedule Tribe 1,703 886 817

Religion-wise Population - Talcher

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Talcher is 39,030 which is 95.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Talcher is 1,439 which is 3.52% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Talcher as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 39,030 (95.57%) 20,759 18,271
Muslim 1,439 (3.52%) 817 622
Christian 63 (0.15%) 27 36
Sikh 280 (0.69%) 154 126
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.05%) 12 9

Literacy Rate - Talcher

The total literacy rate of Talcher was 85.18% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 30,748 literates, males were 17,398 while females were 13,350. Also the male literacy rate was 90.55% and the female literacy rate was 79.08% in Talcher.

  Talcher Odisha
Female 79.08% 64.01%
Male 90.55% 81.59%
Total 85.18% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Talcher

The Sex Ratio of Talcher is 876. Thus per every 1000 men there were 876 females in Talcher. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Talcher.


Child Population - Talcher

According to Census 2011, there were 4,745 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Talcher. Out of which 2,560 were male while 2,185 were female.


Working Population - Talcher

In Talcher Municipality out of total population, 13,350 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,350 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,123 10,773 1,350
Cultivators 102 99 3
Agriculture Labourer 33 31 2
Household Industries 524 504 20
Other Workers 11,464 10,139 1,325
Marginal Workers 1,227 1,007 220
Non Working 27,491 9,994 17,497

Talcher Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Talcher is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,571 81% 859
2 Ward No - 2 1,136 85.2% 887
3 Ward No - 3 1,726 84.4% 868
4 Ward No - 4 1,539 78.8% 912
5 Ward No - 5 1,115 69.4% 1,016
6 Ward No - 6 1,422 75% 896
7 Ward No - 7 1,232 70.5% 931
8 Ward No - 8 1,282 80.3% 888
9 Ward No - 9 2,308 73.3% 816
10 Ward No - 10 1,302 72% 769
11 Ward No - 11 2,045 57.3% 999
12 Ward No - 12 3,408 72.4% 908
13 Ward No - 13 2,716 79.3% 794
14 Ward No - 14 2,281 82.4% 816
15 Ward No - 15 1,863 85.5% 758
16 Ward No - 16 1,489 67.1% 926
17 Ward No - 17 2,241 68.8% 910
18 Ward No - 18 3,863 77.2% 875
19 Ward No - 19 2,130 70.5% 910
20 Ward No - 20 2,549 75.7% 866
21 Ward No - 21 1,623 77.1% 921

Map of Talcher, Anugul, Odisha


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