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Besalia Population - Dhenkanal, Orissa

Besalia is a medium size village located in Dhenkanal Sadar Block of Dhenkanal district, Orissa with total 341 families residing. The Besalia village has population of 1346 of which 698 are males while 648 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Besalia village population of children with age 0-6 is 198 which makes up 14.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Besalia village is 928 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Besalia as per census is 817, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Besalia village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Besalia village was 85.54 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Besalia Male literacy stands at 91.68 % while female literacy rate was 79.07 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Besalia 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 Besalia village.

Besalia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 341 - -
Population 1,346 698 648
Child (0-6) 198 109 89
Schedule Caste 616 317 299
Schedule Tribe 106 50 56
Literacy 85.54 % 91.68 % 79.07 %
Total Workers 408 371 37
Main Worker 223 - -
Marginal Worker 185 165 20

Caste Factor

In Besalia village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.77 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.88 % of total population in Besalia village.

Work Profile

In Besalia village out of total population, 408 were engaged in work activities. 54.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 408 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.