Kalahandi District Population, Odisha - Census India 2011

Kalahandi is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 13 Taluks, 2253 villages and 5 towns in Kalahandi district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kalahandi district has 401251 households, population of 1576869 of which 787101 are males and 789768 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 222570 which is 14.11% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kalahandi district is around 1003 compared to 979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Kalahandi district is 50.86% out of which 61.51% males are literate and 40.25% females are literate. The total area of Kalahandi is 7920 sq.km with population density of 199 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 92.26% of population lives in Urban area and 7.74% lives in Rural area. There are 18.17% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28.5% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kalahandi district.

Kalahandi Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1576869100%
Hindu155536798.64%
Christian111600.71%
Muslim49750.32%
Religion not stated29510.19%
Jain12250.08%
Sikh7960.05%
Other religions and persuasions2200.01%
Buddhist1750.01%

Kalahandi Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)54.697865.31
Number of households27947373304
Total Population1219871454882
Population (%)51.2%50.19%
Male Population62455724646
Female Population59532730236
Sex Ratio9531008
Literacy (%)72.36%49.06%

List of Taluks in Kalahandi

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kalahandi district, Odisha
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Sadar219195974.96225983
Jayapatna190799590.273231025
Junagarh181649588.963081003
Kokasara 158742681.382331023
Kesinga141365506.31279984
Madanpur Rampur 1379421112.54124998
Narala 109499575.42190998
Dharamgarh108110228.37473986
Kegaon 102668527.18195998
Golamunda78214365.67214993
Thuamul Rampur 778401090.37711042
Lanjigarh 47451433.741091014
Biswanathpur 23395244.83961059

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Kalahandi Population Facts

Number of Households401251
Population1576869
Male Population787101 (49.92%)
Female Population789768 (50.08%)
Children Population222570
Area7920 km2
Population density/km2199
Sex-ratio1003
Literacy50.86%
Male Literacy61.51%
Female Literacy40.25%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %28.5%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %18.17%

Map of Kalahandi, Odisha