Tikabali is a Block located in Kandhamal district in Odisha. Located in rural part of Odisha, it is one of the 12 blocks of Kandhamal district. According to the government register, the block number of Tikabali is 230. The block has 144 villages and there are total 12408 homes in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Tikabali's population is 49405. Out of this, 24235 are males while the females count 25170 here. This block has 6246 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 3147 are boys and 3099 are girls.
Literacy rate in Tikabali block is 58%. 28963 out of total 49405 population is literate here. In males the literacy rate is 69% as 16804 males out of total 24235 are educated whereas female literacy rate is 48% as 12159 out of total 25170 females are literate in this Block.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Tikabali block is 41%. Here 20442 out of total 49405 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 30% as 7431 males out of total 24235 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 51% and 13011 out of total 25170 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of occupied people of Tikabali block is 25997 however 23408 are non-working. And out of 25997 working person 3963 peoples are totally dependent on farming.
