Khairaput is a Block located in Malkangiri district in Odisha. Positioned in rural part of Odisha, it is one among the 7 blocks of Malkangiri district. According to the government records, the block number of Khairaput is 309. The block has 130 villages and there are total 10097 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Khairaput's population is 42949. Out of this, 20754 are males while the females count 22195 here. This block has 8255 kids in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 4115 are boys and 4140 are girls.
Literacy rate in Khairaput block is 36%. 15839 out of total 42949 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 46% as 9628 males out of total 20754 are educated while female literacy rate is 27% as 6211 out of total 22195 females are literate in this Block.
The dark portion is that illiteracy rate of Khairaput block is shockingly high -- 63%. Here 27110 out of total 42949 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 53% as 11126 males out of total 20754 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 72% and 15984 out of total 22195 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of working people of Khairaput block is 21585 while 21364 are un-employed. And out of 21585 working individual 7440 peoples are totally reliant on agriculture.