Konark is a Taluk located in Puri district of Odisha. It is one of 15 Taluks of Puri district. There are 80 villages and 1 towns in Konark Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Konark Taluk has 11860 households, population of 54999 of which 28037 are males and 26962 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5258 which is 9.56% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Konark Taluk is around
962 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Konark Taluk is 75.4% out of which 80.23% males are literate and 70.38% females are literate. The total area of Konark is 156.87 sq.km with population density of 351 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 69.49% of population lives in Urban area and 30.51% lives in Rural area. There are 22.34% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.87% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Konark Taluk.
Konark Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 54999 | 100% |
| Hindu | 54054 | 98.28% |
| Christian | 566 | 1.03% |
| Muslim | 244 | 0.44% |
| Religion not stated | 122 | 0.22% |
| Jain | 6 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 5 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 2 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 0 | 0% |
Konark Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 3368 | 8492 |
| Total Population | 16779 | 38220 |
| Population (%) | 51.58% | 49.29% |
| Male Population | 8654 | 19383 |
| Female Population | 8125 | 18837 |
| Sex Ratio | 939 | 972 |
| Literacy (%) | 68.05% | 78.62% |
List of Cities in Konark
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List of Villages in Konark
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