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
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
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
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
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.

List of Tehsils in Sundargarh

30

Banei

Area: 330 Km2

Population

61,804

Male

30,680%

Females

31,124

Baragaon

Area: 412 Km2

Population

77,943

Male

38,984%

Females

38,959

Bhasma

Area: 232 Km2

Population

42,101

Male

21,184%

Females

20,917

Biramitrapur

Area: 299 Km2

Population

96,881

Male

48,656%

Females

48,225

Bisra

Area: 399 Km2

Population

98,455

Male

49,054%

Females

49,401

Bondamunda

Area: 28 Km2

Population

14,399

Male

7,298%

Females

7,101

Brahmani Tarang

Area: 281 Km2

Population

57,664

Male

28,736%

Females

28,928

Chandiposh

Area: 306 Km2

Population

21,864

Male

10,903%

Females

10,961

Dharuadihi

Area: 221 Km2

Population

35,427

Male

17,687%

Females

17,740

Gurundia

Area: 857 Km2

Population

35,256

Male

17,419%

Females

17,837

Hatibari

Area: 185 Km2

Population

61,931

Male

30,686%

Females

31,245

Hemgir

Area: 934 Km2

Population

84,559

Male

42,670%

Females

41,889