Hirakud is a Taluk located in Sambalpur district of Odisha. It is one of 20 Taluks of Sambalpur district. There are 6 villages and 1 towns in Hirakud Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Hirakud Taluk has 8,626 households, population of 37,887 of which 19,566 are males and 18,321 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4,449 which is 11.74% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Hirakud Taluk is around
936 compared to
979 which is average of Odisha state. The literacy rate of Hirakud Taluk is 70.53% out of which 76.42% males are literate and 64.23% females are literate. The total area of Hirakud is 125 sq.km with population density of 303 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 20.27% of population lives in Urban area and 79.73% lives in Rural area. There are 25.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 22.12% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Hirakud Taluk.
Hirakud Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 37,887 | 100% |
| Hindu | 35,522 | 93.76% |
| Christian | 1,735 | 4.58% |
| Muslim | 428 | 1.13% |
| Sikh | 167 | 0.44% |
| Religion not stated | 30 | 0.08% |
| Buddhist | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 1 | 0% |
Hirakud 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 | 6,963 | 1,663 |
| Total Population | 30,207 | 7,680 |
| Population (%) | 51.97% | 49.64% |
| Male Population | 15,698 | 3,868 |
| Female Population | 14,509 | 3,812 |
| Sex Ratio | 924 | 986 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.23% | 55.95% |
List of Cities in Hirakud
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List of Villages in Hirakud
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