Rayagada is one of district of Odisha in India. There are 15 Taluks, 2665 villages and 8 towns in Rayagada district.
As per the Census India 2011, Rayagada district has 226144 households, population of 967911 of which 471960 are males and 495951 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 148522 which is 15.34% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Rayagada district is around
1051 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Rayagada district is 42.13% out of which 51.27% males are literate and 33.43% females are literate. The total area of Rayagada is 7073 sq.km with population density of 137 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 84.82% of population lives in Urban area and 15.18% lives in Rural area. There are 14.41% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 55.99% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rayagada district.
Rayagada Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 967911 | 100% |
| Hindu | 874445 | 90.34% |
| Christian | 84916 | 8.77% |
| Muslim | 4607 | 0.48% |
| Religion not stated | 3308 | 0.34% |
| Buddhist | 249 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 219 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 123 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 44 | 0% |
Rayagada 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) | 68.66 | 7004.34 |
| Number of households | 34576 | 191568 |
| Total Population | 146966 | 820945 |
| Population (%) | 50.48% | 51.55% |
| Male Population | 74186 | 397774 |
| Female Population | 72780 | 423171 |
| Sex Ratio | 981 | 1064 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.39% | 37.24% |
List of Taluks in Rayagada
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