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About Nuapada District

Nuapada is a district in Odisha , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Nuapada was 610,382 with a growth rate of 15.02%. Nuapada covers 3,852 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Nuapada's population is 1021 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 981 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Nuapada

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 610,382 Growth (%) 15.02
Male Population 301,962 Sex Ratio 1,021
Female Population 308,420 Child Sex Ratio 981
Area ( In Km. Square ) 3,852

Nuapada has a total population of 610,382 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 301,962 while the female population 308,420. The state area is 3,852 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Nuapada has sex ratio of 1,021 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 981 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Nuapada

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 34,054 Rural Population 576,328
Urban Population (%) 5.58 Rural Population (%) 94.42
Urban male Population 17,170 Rural Male Population 284,792
Urban Female Population 16,884 Rural Female Population 291,536
Urban Sex Ratio 983 Rural Sex Ratio 1,024

Nuapada urban population is 34,054 (5.58% of the total), while the rural population is 576,328 (94.42% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 15.02% overall.

Among the urban population 17,170 are males, and 16,884 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 284,792 are males and 291,536 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,024 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Nuapada

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 299,383 Literacy (%) 57.35
Male Literate 180,903 Male Literacy (%) 70.29
Female Literate 118,480 Female Literacy (%) 44.76
Urban Literate 23,519 Rural Literate 275,864
Urban Male Literates 12,966 Urban Male Literacy (%) 86.65
Rural Male Literates 167,937 Rural Male Literacy (%) 69.28
Urban Female Literates 10,553 Urban Female Literacy (%) 71.25
Rural Female Literates 107,927 Rural Female Literacy (%) 43.19

The literacy data of Nuapada highlights a total literacy rate stands at 57.35% with 299,383 literate individuals. Male literacy is 70.29% while female literacy is lower at 44.76% among them, 180,903 males and 118,480 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 23,519 people being literate, with men at 86.65% and female at 71.25%, compared to rural areas whereas 275,864 people are literate, with male at 69.28% and female at 43.19%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Nuapada

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 601,092 Hindu (%) 98.48
Muslim 4,952 Muslim (%) 0.81
Sikh 724 Sikh (%) 0.12
Christian 1,778 Christian (%) 0.29
Jain 905 Jain (%) 0.15
Buddhist 76 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 22 Other (%) 0
Not Avaiable 833 Not Avaiable (%) 0.14

Nuapada population is mostly hindu (98.48%) with a total 601,092 people. Muslim(0.81%) with a total 4,952 people. Sikh are (0.12%) with a total 724 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.29% with 1,778 people). Jain (0.15% with 905 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 76 people) and Other (0.00% with 22 people). Around (0.14% with 833 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Nuapada.

List of Tehsils in Nuapada

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Common questions about Nuapada

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Nuapada district had a population of 610,382. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

The sex ratio of Nuapada is 1021 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Nuapada is 981 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Nuapada is 57.35 per cent. That works out to 299,383 literate people.

Nuapada covers an area of 3,852 square kilometres.

576,328 people in Nuapada live in rural areas and 34,054 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Nuapada grew by 15.02 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Nuapada 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.