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About Sundargarh District
Sundargarh is a district in Odisha, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sundargarh was 2,093,437 with a growth rate of 14.35%. Sundargarh covers 9,712 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Sundargarh's population is 973 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 946 females out of 1000 males.
For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Sundargarh, Urban/Rural population of Sundargarh, Literacy data of Sundargarh and Religion wise data of Sundargarh. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Sundargarh,Odisha, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.
Area, population and sex ratio of Sundargarh
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Population | 2,093,437 | Growth (%) | 14.35 |
Male Population | 1,061,147 | Sex Ratio | 973 |
Female Population | 1,032,290 | Child Sex Ratio | 946 |
Area ( In Km. Square ) | 9,712 |
Sundargarh has a total population of 2,093,437 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,061,147 while the female population 1,032,290. The state area is 9,712 square kilometers.
In terms of demographic statistics, Sundargarh has sex ratio of 973 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 946. Sundargarh makes up % of India's total population.
Urban/Rural Population of Sundargarh
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Urban Population | 738,097 | Rural Population | 1,355,340 |
Urban Population (%) | 35.26 | Rural Population (%) | 64.74 |
Urban male Population | 385,079 | Rural Male Population | 676,068 |
Urban Female Population | 353,018 | Rural Female Population | 679,272 |
Urban Sex Ratio | 917 | Rural Sex Ratio | 1,005 |
Sundargarh urban population is 738,097 (35.26% of the total), while the rural population is 1,355,340 (64.74% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.
Among the urban population 385,079 are males, and 353,018 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 917 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 676,068 are males and 679,272 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,005 females per 1000 males.
Literacy data of Sundargarh
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Total Literate | 1,342,322 | Literacy (%) | 73.34 |
Male Literate | 750,147 | Male Literacy (%) | 81.01 |
Female Literate | 592,175 | Female Literacy (%) | 65.48 |
Urban Literate | 560,175 | Rural Literate | 782,147 |
Urban Male Literates | 308,654 | Urban Male Literacy (%) | 90.21 |
Rural Male Literates | 441,493 | Rural Male Literacy (%) | 75.63 |
Urban Female Literates | 251,521 | Urban Female Literacy (%) | 80.04 |
Rural Female Literates | 340,654 | Rural Female Literacy (%) | 57.73 |
The literacy data of Sundargarh highlights a total literacy rate stands at 73.34% with 1,342,322 literate individuals. Male literacy is 81.01% while female literacy is lower at 65.48% among them, 750,147 males and 592,175 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.
Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 560,175 people being literate, with men at 90.21% and female at 80.04%, compared to rural areas whereas 782,147 people are literate, with male at 75.63% and female at 57.73%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.
Religion Wise Data of Sundargarh
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | DESCRIPTION | VALUE |
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Hindu | 1,532,352 | Hindu (%) | 73.20 |
Muslim | 71,391 | Muslim (%) | 3.41 |
Sikh | 5,713 | Sikh (%) | 0.27 |
Christian | 385,011 | Christian (%) | 18.39 |
Jain | 721 | Jain (%) | 0.03 |
Buddhist | 710 | Buddhist (%) | 0.03 |
Other | 89,986 | Other (%) | 4.30 |
Not Avaiable | 7,553 | Not Avaiable (%) | 0.36 |
Sundargarh population is mostly hindu (73.20%) with a total 1,532,352 people. Muslim(3.41%) with a total 71,391 people. Sikh are (0.27%) with a total 5,713 people. Smaller communities include Christian (18.39% with 385,011 people). Jain (0.03% with 721 people) Buddhist (0.03% with 710 people) and Other (4.30% with 89,986 people). Around (0.36% with 7,553 people) did not specify their religion.