Kakatpur is a Block positioned in Puri district in Odisha. Located in rural part of Odisha, it is one among the 11 blocks of Puri district. As per the government records, the block code of Kakatpur is 189. The block has 114 villages and there are total 25051 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Kakatpur's population is 107406. Out of this, 54751 are males whereas the females count 52655 here. This block has 10830 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 5696 are boys and 5134 are girls.
Literacy rate in Kakatpur block is 75%. 81292 out of total 107406 population is educated here. In males the literacy rate is 81% as 44707 males out of total 54751 are educated however female literacy rate is 69% as 36585 out of total 52655 females are educated in this Block.
The dark part is that illiteracy rate of Kakatpur block is 24%. Here 26114 out of total 107406 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 18% as 10044 males out of total 54751 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 30% and 16070 out of total 52655 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of working people of Kakatpur block is 39093 however 68313 are un-employed. And out of 39093 employed people 9580 persons are completely dependent on farming.
