About Kalahandi District

Kalahandi is a district in Odisha, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Kalahandi was 1,576,869 with a growth rate of 18.07%. Kalahandi covers 7,920 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Kalahandi's population is 1003 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 957 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Kalahandi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,576,869 Growth (%) 18.07
Male Population 787,101 Sex Ratio 1,003
Female Population 789,768 Child Sex Ratio 957
Area ( In Km. Square ) 7,920

Kalahandi has a total population of 1,576,869 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 787,101 while the female population 789,768. The state area is 7,920 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Kalahandi has sex ratio of 1,003 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 957. Kalahandi makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Kalahandi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 121,987 Rural Population 1,454,882
Urban Population (%) 7.74 Rural Population (%) 92.26
Urban male Population 62,455 Rural Male Population 724,646
Urban Female Population 59,532 Rural Female Population 730,236
Urban Sex Ratio 953 Rural Sex Ratio 1,008

Kalahandi urban population is 121,987 (7.74% of the total), while the rural population is 1,454,882 (92.26% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 62,455 are males, and 59,532 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 724,646 are males and 730,236 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,008 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Kalahandi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 802,036 Literacy (%) 59.22
Male Literate 484,177 Male Literacy (%) 71.90
Female Literate 317,859 Female Literacy (%) 46.68
Urban Literate 88,274 Rural Literate 713,762
Urban Male Literates 48,847 Urban Male Literacy (%) 88.38
Rural Male Literates 435,330 Rural Male Literacy (%) 70.43
Urban Female Literates 39,427 Urban Female Literacy (%) 74.52
Rural Female Literates 278,432 Rural Female Literacy (%) 44.34

The literacy data of Kalahandi highlights a total literacy rate stands at 59.22% with 802,036 literate individuals. Male literacy is 71.90% while female literacy is lower at 46.68% among them, 484,177 males and 317,859 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 88,274 people being literate, with men at 88.38% and female at 74.52%, compared to rural areas whereas 713,762 people are literate, with male at 70.43% and female at 44.34%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Kalahandi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,555,367 Hindu (%) 98.64
Muslim 4,975 Muslim (%) 0.32
Sikh 796 Sikh (%) 0.05
Christian 11,160 Christian (%) 0.71
Jain 1,225 Jain (%) 0.08
Buddhist 175 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 220 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 2,951 Not Avaiable (%) 0.19

Kalahandi population is mostly hindu (98.64%) with a total 1,555,367 people. Muslim(0.32%) with a total 4,975 people. Sikh are (0.05%) with a total 796 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.71% with 11,160 people). Jain (0.08% with 1,225 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 175 people) and Other (0.01% with 220 people). Around (0.19% with 2,951 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Kalahandi

13

Biswanathpur

Area: 245 Km2

Population

23,395

Male

11,365%

Females

12,030

Dharamgarh

Area: 228 Km2

Population

108,110

Male

54,437%

Females

53,673

Golamunda

Area: 366 Km2

Population

78,214

Male

39,240%

Females

38,974

Jayapatna

Area: 590 Km2

Population

190,799

Male

94,204%

Females

96,595

Junagarh

Area: 589 Km2

Population

181,649

Male

90,699%

Females

90,950

Kegaon

Area: 527 Km2

Population

102,668

Male

51,395%

Females

51,273

Kesinga

Area: 506 Km2

Population

141,365

Male

71,241%

Females

70,124

Kokasara

Area: 681 Km2

Population

158,742

Male

78,488%

Females

80,254

Lanjigarh

Area: 434 Km2

Population

47,451

Male

23,555%

Females

23,896

Madanpur Rampur

Area: 1,113 Km2

Population

137,942

Male

69,050%

Females

68,892

Narala

Area: 575 Km2

Population

109,499

Male

54,796%

Females

54,703

Sadar

Area: 975 Km2

Population

219,195

Male

110,518%

Females

108,677