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About Jajapur District

Jajapur is a district in Odisha , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Jajapur was 1,827,192 with a growth rate of 12.49%. Jajapur covers 2,899 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Jajapur's population is 973 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 926 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Jajapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,827,192 Growth (%) 12.49
Male Population 926,034 Sex Ratio 973
Female Population 901,158 Child Sex Ratio 926
Area ( In Km. Square ) 2,899

Jajapur has a total population of 1,827,192 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 926,034 while the female population 901,158. The state area is 2,899 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Jajapur has sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 926 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Jajapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 135,097 Rural Population 1,692,095
Urban Population (%) 7.39 Rural Population (%) 92.61
Urban male Population 69,495 Rural Male Population 856,539
Urban Female Population 65,602 Rural Female Population 835,556
Urban Sex Ratio 944 Rural Sex Ratio 976

Jajapur urban population is 135,097 (7.39% of the total), while the rural population is 1,692,095 (92.61% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 12.49% overall.

Among the urban population 69,495 are males, and 65,602 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 944 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 856,539 are males and 835,556 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Jajapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,290,455 Literacy (%) 80.13
Male Literate 706,396 Male Literacy (%) 86.84
Female Literate 584,059 Female Literacy (%) 73.29
Urban Literate 101,972 Rural Literate 1,188,483
Urban Male Literates 55,243 Urban Male Literacy (%) 90.66
Rural Male Literates 651,153 Rural Male Literacy (%) 86.53
Urban Female Literates 46,729 Urban Female Literacy (%) 81.07
Rural Female Literates 537,330 Rural Female Literacy (%) 72.68

The literacy data of Jajapur highlights a total literacy rate stands at 80.13% with 1,290,455 literate individuals. Male literacy is 86.84% while female literacy is lower at 73.29% among them, 706,396 males and 584,059 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 101,972 people being literate, with men at 90.66% and female at 81.07%, compared to rural areas whereas 1,188,483 people are literate, with male at 86.53% and female at 72.68%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Jajapur

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,725,595 Hindu (%) 94.44
Muslim 93,642 Muslim (%) 5.12
Sikh 470 Sikh (%) 0.03
Christian 1,623 Christian (%) 0.09
Jain 100 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 58 Buddhist (%) 0
Other 3,073 Other (%) 0.17
Not Avaiable 2,631 Not Avaiable (%) 0.14

Jajapur population is mostly hindu (94.44%) with a total 1,725,595 people. Muslim(5.12%) with a total 93,642 people. Sikh are (0.03%) with a total 470 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.09% with 1,623 people). Jain (0.01% with 100 people) Buddhist (0.00% with 58 people) and Other (0.17% with 3,073 people). Around (0.14% with 2,631 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Jajapur.

List of Tehsils in Jajapur

18

Badachana

Area: 253 Km2

Population

129,826

Male

66,398%

Females

63,428

Balichandrapur

Area: 141 Km2

Population

111,449

Male

56,625%

Females

54,824

Bari Ramachandrapur

Area: 152 Km2

Population

123,956

Male

61,866%

Females

62,090

Binjharpur

Area: 238 Km2

Population

196,780

Male

97,746%

Females

99,034

Dharmasala

Area: 190 Km2

Population

164,969

Male

84,069%

Females

80,900

Jajapur

Area: 101 Km2

Population

134,859

Male

68,855%

Females

66,004

Jajapur Road

Area: 110 Km2

Population

98,293

Male

50,676%

Females

47,617

Jajpur Sadar

Area: 168 Km2

Population

127,778

Male

65,202%

Females

62,576

Jakhapura

Area: 49 Km2

Population

17,424

Male

8,799%

Females

8,625

Jenapur

Area: 167 Km2

Population

87,741

Male

44,678%

Females

43,063

Kaliapani

Area: 208 Km2

Population

38,517

Male

19,718%

Females

18,799

Kalinganagar

Area: 143 Km2

Population

49,415

Male

25,061%

Females

24,354

Korai

Area: 187 Km2

Population

96,874

Male

49,208%

Females

47,666

Kuakhia

Area: 107 Km2

Population

111,408

Male

56,897%

Females

54,511

Mangalpur

Area: 163 Km2

Population

146,363

Male

72,344%

Females

74,019

Panikoili

Area: 128 Km2

Population

65,386

Male

33,539%

Females

31,847

Sukinda

Area: 221 Km2

Population

80,344

Male

40,921%

Females

39,423

Tomka

Area: 175 Km2

Population

45,810

Male

23,432%

Females

22,378

Common questions about Jajapur

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Jajapur district had a population of 1,827,192. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Jajapur is divided into 18 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Jajapur is 973 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Jajapur is 926 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Jajapur is 80.13 per cent. That works out to 1,290,455 literate people.

Jajapur covers an area of 2,899 square kilometres.

1,692,095 people in Jajapur live in rural areas and 135,097 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Jajapur grew by 12.49 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Jajapur 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.