Belpahar is a Taluk located in Jharsuguda district of Odisha. It is one of 10 Taluks of Jharsuguda district. There are 4 villages and 1 towns in Belpahar Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Belpahar Taluk has 9,675 households, population of 42,637 of which 22,098 are males and 20,539 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5,107 which is 11.98% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Belpahar Taluk is around
929 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Belpahar Taluk is 71.91% out of which 78.28% males are literate and 65.06% females are literate. The total area of Belpahar is 56 sq.km with population density of 756 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 8.55% of population lives in Urban area and 91.45% lives in Rural area. There are 11.87% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 24.59% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Belpahar Taluk.
Belpahar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 42,637 | 100% |
| Hindu | 38,359 | 89.97% |
| Muslim | 2,879 | 6.75% |
| Christian | 1,103 | 2.59% |
| Sikh | 207 | 0.49% |
| Religion not stated | 64 | 0.15% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 9 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 9 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 7 | 0.02% |
Belpahar Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 8,821 | 854 |
| Total Population | 38,993 | 3,644 |
| Population (%) | 52.06% | 50.63% |
| Male Population | 20,299 | 1,799 |
| Female Population | 18,694 | 1,845 |
| Sex Ratio | 921 | 1026 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.02% | 60.04% |
List of Cities in Belpahar
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List of Villages in Belpahar
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