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About Nayagarh District

Nayagarh is a district in Odisha , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Nayagarh was 962,789 with a growth rate of 11.37%. Nayagarh covers 3,890 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Nayagarh's population is 915 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 855 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Nayagarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 962,789 Growth (%) 11.37
Male Population 502,636 Sex Ratio 915
Female Population 460,153 Child Sex Ratio 855
Area ( In Km. Square ) 3,890

Nayagarh has a total population of 962,789 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 502,636 while the female population 460,153. The state area is 3,890 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Nayagarh has sex ratio of 915 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 855 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Nayagarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 79,738 Rural Population 883,051
Urban Population (%) 8.28 Rural Population (%) 91.72
Urban male Population 41,617 Rural Male Population 461,019
Urban Female Population 38,121 Rural Female Population 422,032
Urban Sex Ratio 916 Rural Sex Ratio 915

Nayagarh urban population is 79,738 (8.28% of the total), while the rural population is 883,051 (91.72% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 11.37% overall.

Among the urban population 41,617 are males, and 38,121 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 461,019 are males and 422,032 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 915 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Nayagarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 688,362 Literacy (%) 80.42
Male Literate 392,333 Male Literacy (%) 88.16
Female Literate 296,029 Female Literacy (%) 72.05
Urban Literate 63,017 Rural Literate 625,345
Urban Male Literates 34,646 Urban Male Literacy (%) 92.90
Rural Male Literates 357,687 Rural Male Literacy (%) 87.72
Urban Female Literates 28,371 Urban Female Literacy (%) 82.21
Rural Female Literates 267,658 Rural Female Literacy (%) 71.12

The literacy data of Nayagarh highlights a total literacy rate stands at 80.42% with 688,362 literate individuals. Male literacy is 88.16% while female literacy is lower at 72.05% among them, 392,333 males and 296,029 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 63,017 people being literate, with men at 92.90% and female at 82.21%, compared to rural areas whereas 625,345 people are literate, with male at 87.72% and female at 71.12%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Nayagarh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 955,754 Hindu (%) 99.27
Muslim 5,278 Muslim (%) 0.55
Sikh 107 Sikh (%) 0.01
Christian 383 Christian (%) 0.04
Jain 24 Jain (%) 0
Buddhist 33 Buddhist (%) 0
Other 12 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 1,198 Not Avaiable (%) 0.12

Nayagarh population is mostly hindu (99.27%) with a total 955,754 people. Muslim(0.55%) with a total 5,278 people. Sikh are (0.01%) with a total 107 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.04% with 383 people). Jain (0.00% with 24 people) Buddhist (0.00% with 33 people) and Other (0.00% with 12 people). Around (0.12% with 1,198 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Nayagarh.

List of Tehsils in Nayagarh

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Common questions about Nayagarh

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Nayagarh district had a population of 962,789. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

The sex ratio of Nayagarh is 915 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Nayagarh is 855 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Nayagarh is 80.42 per cent. That works out to 688,362 literate people.

Nayagarh covers an area of 3,890 square kilometres.

883,051 people in Nayagarh live in rural areas and 79,738 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Nayagarh grew by 11.37 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Nayagarh 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.