Puri is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 15 Taluks, 1707 villages and 6 towns in Puri district.
As per the Census India 2011, Puri district has 367269 households, population of 1698730 of which 865380 are males and 833350 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 172888 which is 10.18% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Puri district is around
963 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Puri district is 76.05% out of which 81.45% males are literate and 70.45% females are literate. The total area of Puri is 3479 sq.km with population density of 488 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 84.4% of population lives in Urban area and 15.6% lives in Rural area. There are 19.14% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.36% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Puri district.
Puri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1698730 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1644905 | 96.83% |
| Muslim | 46094 | 2.71% |
| Christian | 4239 | 0.25% |
| Religion not stated | 2660 | 0.16% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 302 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 243 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 193 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 94 | 0.01% |
Puri 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) | 87.91 | 3391.09 |
| Number of households | 54081 | 313188 |
| Total Population | 264930 | 1433800 |
| Population (%) | 51.77% | 49.21% |
| Male Population | 137167 | 728213 |
| Female Population | 127763 | 705587 |
| Sex Ratio | 931 | 969 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.17% | 75.48% |
List of Taluks in Puri
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