Jharsuguda is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 10 Taluks, 351 villages and 5 towns in Jharsuguda district.
As per the Census India 2011, Jharsuguda district has 136061 households, population of 579505 of which 296690 are males and 282815 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 64794 which is 11.18% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jharsuguda district is around
953 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Jharsuguda district is 70.04% out of which 76.88% males are literate and 62.86% females are literate. The total area of Jharsuguda is 2114 sq.km with population density of 274 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 60.11% of population lives in Urban area and 39.89% lives in Rural area. There are 18.05% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 30.5% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jharsuguda district.
Jharsuguda Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 579505 | 100% |
| Hindu | 553587 | 95.53% |
| Muslim | 12783 | 2.21% |
| Christian | 10462 | 1.81% |
| Sikh | 1441 | 0.25% |
| Religion not stated | 1015 | 0.18% |
| Buddhist | 80 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 70 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 67 | 0.01% |
Jharsuguda 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) | 158.59 | 1955.41 |
| Number of households | 51774 | 84287 |
| Total Population | 231165 | 348340 |
| Population (%) | 52.14% | 49.43% |
| Male Population | 120528 | 176162 |
| Female Population | 110637 | 172178 |
| Sex Ratio | 918 | 977 |
| Literacy (%) | 73.94% | 67.45% |
List of Taluks in Jharsuguda
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