Odisha is one of state in India with population of 41,974,218. There are 30 districts, 477 Taluks, 51,313 villages and 238 towns in Odisha.
As per the Census India 2011, Odisha has 9,637,820 households, population of 41,974,218 of which 21,212,136 are males and 20,762,082 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5,273,194 which is 12.56% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Odisha state is around
979 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Odisha state is 63.71% out of which 71.14% males are literate and 56.13% females are literate. The total area of Odisha is 155,707 sq.km with population density of 270 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.31% of population lives in Urban area and 16.69% lives in Rural area. There are 17.13% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 22.85% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Odisha.
Odisha Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 41,974,218 | 100% |
| Hindu | 39,300,341 | 93.63% |
| Christian | 1,161,708 | 2.77% |
| Muslim | 911,670 | 2.17% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 478,317 | 1.14% |
| Religion not stated | 76,919 | 0.18% |
| Sikh | 21,991 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 13,852 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 9,420 | 0.02% |
Odisha Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 3,352 | 152,355 |
| Number of households | 1,547,833 | 8,089,987 |
| Total Population | 7,003,656 | 34,970,562 |
| Population (%) | 51.77% | 49.71% |
| Male Population | 3,625,933 | 17,586,203 |
| Female Population | 3,377,723 | 17,384,359 |
| Sex Ratio | 932 | 989 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.6% | 61.13% |
List of Districts in Odisha
Check out complete list of all districts in Odisha
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Ganjam | 3,529,031 | 8,206 | 430 | 983 |
| Cuttack | 2,624,470 | 3,932 | 667 | 940 |
| Mayurbhanj | 2,519,738 | 10,418 | 242 | 1006 |
| Baleshwar | 2,320,529 | 3,806 | 610 | 957 |
| Khordha | 2,251,673 | 2,813 | 800 | 929 |
| Sundargarh | 2,093,437 | 9,712 | 216 | 973 |
| Jajapur | 1,827,192 | 2,899 | 630 | 973 |
| Kendujhar | 1,801,733 | 8,303 | 217 | 988 |
| Puri | 1,698,730 | 3,479 | 488 | 963 |
| Balangir | 1,648,997 | 6,575 | 251 | 987 |
| Kalahandi | 1,576,869 | 7,920 | 199 | 1003 |
| Bhadrak | 1,506,337 | 2,505 | 601 | 981 |
| Bargarh | 1,481,255 | 5,837 | 254 | 977 |
| Kendrapara | 1,440,361 | 2,644 | 545 | 1007 |
| Koraput | 1,379,647 | 8,807 | 157 | 1032 |
| Anugul | 1,273,821 | 6,375 | 200 | 943 |
| Nabarangapur | 1,220,946 | 5,291 | 231 | 1019 |
| Dhenkanal | 1,192,811 | 4,452 | 268 | 947 |
| Jagatsinghapur | 1,136,971 | 1,668 | 682 | 968 |
| Sambalpur | 1,041,099 | 6,624 | 157 | 976 |
| Rayagada | 967,911 | 7,073 | 137 | 1051 |
| Nayagarh | 962,789 | 3,890 | 248 | 915 |
| Kandhamal | 733,110 | 8,021 | 91 | 1037 |
| Malkangiri | 613,192 | 5,791 | 106 | 1020 |
| Nuapada | 610,382 | 3,852 | 158 | 1021 |
| Subarnapur | 610,183 | 2,337 | 261 | 960 |
| Jharsuguda | 579,505 | 2,114 | 274 | 953 |
| Gajapati | 577,817 | 4,325 | 134 | 1043 |
| Baudh | 441,162 | 3,098 | 142 | 991 |
| Debagarh | 312,520 | 2,940 | 106 | 975 |
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