Baleshwar is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 21 Taluks, 2,932 villages and 6 towns in Baleshwar district.
As per the Census India 2011, Baleshwar district has 533,001 households, population of 2,320,529 of which 1,185,787 are males and 1,134,742 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 288,672 which is 12.44% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Baleshwar district is around
957 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Baleshwar district is 69.86% out of which 76.1% males are literate and 63.35% females are literate. The total area of Baleshwar is 3,806 sq.km with population density of 610 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 89.08% of population lives in Urban area and 10.92% lives in Rural area. There are 20.62% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 11.88% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Baleshwar district.
Baleshwar Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,320,529 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,197,709 | 94.71% |
| Muslim | 94,254 | 4.06% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 18,345 | 0.79% |
| Christian | 6,434 | 0.28% |
| Religion not stated | 3,238 | 0.14% |
| Sikh | 237 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 201 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 111 | 0% |
Baleshwar 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) | 131 | 3,675 |
| Number of households | 55,567 | 477,434 |
| Total Population | 253,293 | 2,067,236 |
| Population (%) | 51.06% | 48.89% |
| Male Population | 129,321 | 1,056,466 |
| Female Population | 123,972 | 1,010,770 |
| Sex Ratio | 959 | 957 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.36% | 69.19% |
List of Taluks in Baleshwar
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Baleshwar district, Odisha
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Soro | 311,507 | 512 | 609 | 943 |
| Bhograi | 188,559 | 222 | 849 | 936 |
| Baleshwar Sadar | 179,092 | 317 | 564 | 945 |
| Baliapal | 169,958 | 202 | 843 | 957 |
| Similia | 161,623 | 288 | 562 | 975 |
| Basta | 151,915 | 325 | 468 | 944 |
| Jaleswar | 149,170 | 198 | 754 | 943 |
| Baleshwar (M) | 144,373 | 38 | 3776 | 958 |
| Khaira | 139,777 | 268 | 521 | 1014 |
| Singla | 134,178 | 131 | 1021 | 942 |
| Nilagiri | 132,168 | 261 | 507 | 972 |
| Kamarda | 96,162 | 122 | 789 | 930 |
| Remuna | 91,668 | 130 | 705 | 965 |
| Raibania | 80,472 | 191 | 422 | 978 |
| Berhampur | 57,614 | 236 | 244 | 999 |
| Chandipur | 40,588 | 69 | 592 | 955 |
| Oupada | 39,759 | 186 | 214 | 1014 |
| Rupsa | 25,189 | 40 | 631 | 963 |
| Bampada | 11,287 | 35 | 321 | 930 |
| Sahadevkhunta | 10,233 | 13 | 787 | 930 |
| Balaramgadi Marine | 5,237 | 24 | 215 | 962 |
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