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Belam Population - Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Belam is a medium size village located in Barsahi Block of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa with total 179 families residing. The Belam village has population of 795 of which 397 are males while 398 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Belam village population of children with age 0-6 is 121 which makes up 15.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Belam village is 1003 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Belam as per census is 1241, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Belam village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Belam village was 54.01 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Belam Male literacy stands at 60.93 % while female literacy rate was 46.83 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Belam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Belam village.

Belam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 179 - -
Population 795 397 398
Child (0-6) 121 54 67
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 133 61 72
Literacy 54.01 % 60.93 % 46.83 %
Total Workers 392 226 166
Main Worker 183 - -
Marginal Worker 209 56 153

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 16.73 % of total population in Belam village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Belam village of Mayurbhanj.

Work Profile

In Belam village out of total population, 392 were engaged in work activities. 46.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 392 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 103 were Agricultural labourer.