Thakurmunda is a Block placed in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. Positioned in rural part of Odisha, it is one among the 26 blocks of Mayurbhanj district. As per the administration register, the block number of Thakurmunda is 71. The block has 173 villages and there are total 22607 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Thakurmunda's population is 104694. Out of this, 51220 are males while the females count 53474 here. This block has 17621 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 8775 are boys and 8846 are girls.
Literacy rate in Thakurmunda block is 42%. 45002 out of total 104694 population is educated here. In males the literacy rate is 52% as 26873 males out of total 51220 are educated while female literacy rate is 33% as 18129 out of total 53474 females are literate in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Thakurmunda block is shockingly high -- 57%. Here 59692 out of total 104694 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 47% as 24347 males out of total 51220 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 66% and 35345 out of total 53474 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of employed people of Thakurmunda block is 53380 yet 51314 are non-working. And out of 53380 working person 8577 persons are fully reliant on agriculture.