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About Jagatsinghapur District

Jagatsinghapur is a district in Odisha , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Jagatsinghapur was 1,136,971 with a growth rate of 7.50%. Jagatsinghapur covers 1,668 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Jagatsinghapur's population is 968 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 929 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Jagatsinghapur, Urban/Rural population of Jagatsinghapur, Literacy data of Jagatsinghapur and Religion wise data of Jagatsinghapur. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Jagatsinghapur,Odisha, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Jagatsinghapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,136,971 Growth (%) 7.50
Male Population 577,865 Sex Ratio 968
Female Population 559,106 Child Sex Ratio 929
Area ( In Km. Square ) 1,668

Jagatsinghapur has a total population of 1,136,971 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 577,865 while the female population 559,106. The state area is 1,668 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Jagatsinghapur has sex ratio of 968 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 929 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Jagatsinghapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 115,980 Rural Population 1,020,991
Urban Population (%) 10.20 Rural Population (%) 89.80
Urban male Population 61,052 Rural Male Population 516,813
Urban Female Population 54,928 Rural Female Population 504,178
Urban Sex Ratio 900 Rural Sex Ratio 976

Jagatsinghapur urban population is 115,980 (10.20% of the total), while the rural population is 1,020,991 (89.80% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 7.50% overall.

Among the urban population 61,052 are males, and 54,928 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 516,813 are males and 504,178 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Jagatsinghapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 889,027 Literacy (%) 86.59
Male Literate 481,049 Male Literacy (%) 92.38
Female Literate 407,978 Female Literacy (%) 80.63
Urban Literate 90,825 Rural Literate 798,202
Urban Male Literates 50,090 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.48
Rural Male Literates 430,959 Rural Male Literacy (%) 92.49
Urban Female Literates 40,735 Urban Female Literacy (%) 82.68
Rural Female Literates 367,243 Rural Female Literacy (%) 80.40

The literacy data of Jagatsinghapur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 86.59% with 889,027 literate individuals. Male literacy is 92.38% while female literacy is lower at 80.63% among them, 481,049 males and 407,978 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 90,825 people being literate, with men at 91.48% and female at 82.68%, compared to rural areas whereas 798,202 people are literate, with male at 92.49% and female at 80.40%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Jagatsinghapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,086,140 Hindu (%) 95.53
Muslim 46,929 Muslim (%) 4.13
Sikh 206 Sikh (%) 0.02
Christian 1,604 Christian (%) 0.14
Jain 58 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 74 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 63 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 1,897 Not Avaiable (%) 0.17

Jagatsinghapur population is mostly hindu (95.53%) with a total 1,086,140 people. Muslim(4.13%) with a total 46,929 people. Sikh are (0.02%) with a total 206 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.14% with 1,604 people). Jain (0.01% with 58 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 74 people) and Other (0.01% with 63 people). Around (0.17% with 1,897 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Jagatsinghapur.

List of Tehsils in Jagatsinghapur

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Common questions about Jagatsinghapur

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Jagatsinghapur district had a population of 1,136,971. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

The sex ratio of Jagatsinghapur is 968 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Jagatsinghapur is 929 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Jagatsinghapur is 86.59 per cent. That works out to 889,027 literate people.

Jagatsinghapur covers an area of 1,668 square kilometres.

1,020,991 people in Jagatsinghapur live in rural areas and 115,980 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Jagatsinghapur grew by 7.5 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Jagatsinghapur is a district of Odisha. You can open Odisha from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.