Kandhamal is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 17 Taluks, 2587 villages and 4 towns in Kandhamal district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kandhamal district has 172022 households, population of 733110 of which 359945 are males and 373165 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 109709 which is 14.96% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kandhamal district is around
1037 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Kandhamal district is 54.53% out of which 64.98% males are literate and 44.45% females are literate. The total area of Kandhamal is 8021 sq.km with population density of 91 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 90.14% of population lives in Urban area and 9.86% lives in Rural area. There are 15.76% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 53.58% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kandhamal district.
Kandhamal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 733110 | 100% |
| Hindu | 580300 | 79.16% |
| Christian | 148895 | 20.31% |
| Muslim | 2138 | 0.29% |
| Religion not stated | 1335 | 0.18% |
| Buddhist | 290 | 0.04% |
| Sikh | 82 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 47 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 23 | 0% |
Kandhamal 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) | 51.74 | 7969.26 |
| Number of households | 16766 | 155256 |
| Total Population | 72279 | 660831 |
| Population (%) | 50.39% | 51.04% |
| Male Population | 36422 | 323523 |
| Female Population | 35857 | 337308 |
| Sex Ratio | 984 | 1043 |
| Literacy (%) | 77.33% | 52.04% |
List of Taluks in Kandhamal
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