Malkangiri is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 11 Taluks, 1055 villages and 3 towns in Malkangiri district.
As per the Census India 2011, Malkangiri district has 137599 households, population of 613192 of which 303624 are males and 309568 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 109092 which is 17.79% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Malkangiri district is around
1020 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Malkangiri district is 39.91% out of which 48.42% males are literate and 31.56% females are literate. The total area of Malkangiri is 5791 sq.km with population density of 106 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 91.92% of population lives in Urban area and 8.08% lives in Rural area. There are 22.55% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 57.83% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Malkangiri district.
Malkangiri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 613192 | 100% |
| Hindu | 600219 | 97.88% |
| Christian | 10039 | 1.64% |
| Muslim | 1871 | 0.31% |
| Religion not stated | 577 | 0.09% |
| Sikh | 213 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 195 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 43 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 35 | 0.01% |
Malkangiri 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) | 24.68 | 5766.32 |
| Number of households | 11374 | 126225 |
| Total Population | 49528 | 563664 |
| Population (%) | 51.94% | 50.7% |
| Male Population | 25723 | 277901 |
| Female Population | 23805 | 285763 |
| Sex Ratio | 925 | 1028 |
| Literacy (%) | 64.26% | 37.77% |
List of Taluks in Malkangiri
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