Districts of Odisha

Odisha has 30 districts, home to 4.7 Cr people across 1.6 Lakh km². Each district below opens its full profile — Census 2011 and NFHS-5 figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Odisha and against India.

Districts: 30
Population: 4.7 Cr; WorldPop 2020; #11 of 36 states
Area: 1.6 Lakh km²; #9 of 36 states
Density: 299; per km²; #22 of 36 states

How Odisha's districts spread

Across Odisha's districts: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which district is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.

Amenities & Infrastructure

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Clean Cooking Fuel2021	29.5%	27 / 31	Ganjam63.7%	Mayurbhanj16.1%
Drinking Water Access2021	92.7%	23 / 31	Bhadrak100.0%	Dhenkanal63.4%
Electricity Access2011	44.7%	26 / 31	Khordha71.5%	Nabarangpur12.6%
Electricity Access2021	97.2%	26 / 31	Puri99.5%	Mayurbhanj90.3%
Improved Sanitation2021	61.0%	29 / 31	Khordha73.2%	Koraput39.4%
Primary & Community Health Centres2011	52	9 / 30	Ganjam119	Deogarh11
Sub-Divisional & District Hospitals2011	2	8 / 23	Anugul4	Nayagarh1
Tap Water Access2011	10.1%	28 / 31	Khordha30.1%	Bhadrak4.2%

Demography

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Birth Registration, Under 52021	91.8%	23 / 31	Ganjam97.0%	Rayagada75.6%
Death Registration2021	68.9%	23 / 31	Khordha84.4%	Jagatsinghapur57.7%
Population Under 152021	25.1%	12 / 31	Malkangiri34.1%	Jharsuguda19.6%
Scheduled Caste Population2011	2.0 Lakh	11 / 32	Ganjam6.9 Lakh	Gajapati39,175
Scheduled Tribe Population2011	1.9 Lakh	6 / 32	Mayurbhanj15 Lakh	Puri6,129
Sex Ratio at Birth2021per 1,000 males	896.5	23 / 31	Sambalpur1,061	Cuttack745
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–192021	6.8%	10 / 31	Mayurbhanj17.2%	Sambalpur0.9%
Women Married Before 182021	18.1%	15 / 31	Nabarangpur39.4%	Sambalpur7.4%
Workers2011	5.2 Lakh	13 / 32	Ganjam15 Lakh	Deogarh1.7 Lakh

Education

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School2021	72.0%	21 / 31	Jagatsinghapur84.7%	Malkangiri48.9%
Literacy2011	8.5 Lakh	10 / 32	Ganjam22 Lakh	Deogarh2.0 Lakh
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 52021	9.7%	16 / 31	Boudh20.0%	Sambalpur4.3%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling2021	33.0%	22 / 31	Jagatsinghapur46.6%	Malkangiri14.0%
Women's Literacy2021	70.9%	24 / 31	Puri86.4%	Nabarangpur38.5%

Health & Nutrition

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months2021	20.5%	7 / 31	Jagatsinghapur31.2%	Deogarh13.0%
Child Anaemia2021	64.5%	19 / 31	Malkangiri78.7%	Baleshwar43.2%
Child Overweight2021	3.3%	21 / 31	Jagatsinghapur8.3%	Rayagada0.6%
Child Stunting2021	32.8%	11 / 31	Malkangiri44.3%	Jagatsinghapur13.2%
Child Underweight2021	33.5%	5 / 31	Nabarangpur46.6%	Jagatsinghapur11.0%
Child Wasting2021	17.6%	15 / 31	Mayurbhanj28.5%	Kendrapara7.9%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months2021	76.8%	3 / 26	Nuapada93.7%	Jajapur53.7%
Iodized Salt Use2021	98.2%	12 / 31	Khordha99.7%	Gajapati88.3%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 252021	19.8%	22 / 31	Puri40.4%	Nabarangpur8.1%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.52021	21.4%	8 / 31	Malkangiri38.6%	Khordha10.0%
Women's Anaemia, 15–492021	64.1%	8 / 31	Anugul75.8%	Kandhamal48.9%

Health Coverage

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
4+ Antenatal Care Visits2021	82.7%	4 / 31	Balangir95.4%	Mayurbhanj52.9%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021	15.8%	12 / 31	Mayurbhanj31.3%	Bhadrak9.2%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.2%	14 / 31	Kendrapara0.6%	Koraput0.0%
Caesarean Delivery Rate2021	21.7%	13 / 31	Jagatsinghapur42.2%	Koraput5.0%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.5%	17 / 31	Jajapur4.6%	Koraput0.0%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021	23.3%	15 / 31	Jagatsinghapur28.2%	Malkangiri18.9%
Full Immunization2021	92.7%	2 / 30	Deogarh100.0%	Jajapur79.5%
Health Insurance Coverage2021	46.8%	13 / 31	Anugul63.1%	Jharsuguda37.7%
Institutional Births2021	93.8%	15 / 31	Bargarh99.6%	Rayagada68.9%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–242021	83.3%	18 / 31	Khordha93.5%	Nabarangpur60.1%
Modern Contraceptive Use2021	49.1%	23 / 31	Balangir58.6%	Kendrapara34.3%
ORS for Childhood Diarrhoea2021	61.9%	9 / 18	Kendrapara80.6%	Kendujhar50.6%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–492021	0.2%	20 / 31	Bargarh0.9%	Gajapati0.0%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery2021Rs.	4,159.5	10 / 31	Kendrapara7,842	Koraput1,535
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021	37.7%	7 / 31	Kendujhar49.6%	Gajapati26.1%
Unmet Need for Family Planning2021	5.8%	28 / 31	Ganjam16.9%	Sundargarh2.4%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021	6.5%	13 / 31	Khordha13.3%	Nabarangpur3.9%

Population & Density

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Population2011	13 Lakh	12 / 32	Ganjam35 Lakh	Deogarh3.1 Lakh
Population2020	14 Lakh	14 / 32	Ganjam39 Lakh	Deogarh3.4 Lakh
Population Density2011/km²	244	22 / 32	Khordha779	Kandhamal92
Population Density2020/km²	265	21 / 32	Khordha885	Kandhamal102

Railway

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Distance to Nearest Railway Stationkm	11.405	15 / 32	Malkangiri77.499	Jharsuguda1.28
Railway Line Densitykm per 100 km²	2.076	16 / 32	Jajapur5.468	Deogarh0
Railway Line Kilometreskm	96.505	10 / 32	Sundargarh273.41	Malkangiri0
Railway Line Km per Million Peoplekm per million	66.951	7 / 32	Rayagada218.884	Malkangiri0
Railway Station Densityper 1,000 km²	2.109	18 / 32	Khordha10.06	Nabarangpur0
Railway Stations	10	13 / 32	Khordha29	Malkangiri0
Railway Stations per Million Peopleper million	7.433	11 / 32	Jharsuguda18.982	Malkangiri0
Railway Under Constructionkm	0.668	3 / 32	Koraput80.927	Baleshwar0

Roads

Indicator	Median	Rank	Highest	Lowest
Four-Lane Highway Share	4.8%	18 / 26	Puri100.0%	Gajapati0.0%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Lengthkm	0	22 / 32	Sundargarh82.413	Rayagada0
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Countkm	40.702	16 / 32	Ganjam223.191	Balangir0
National Highway Densitykm per 100 km²	3.406	28 / 32	Jajapur7.489	Nabarangpur0.79
National Highway Lengthkm	162.379	10 / 32	Kendujhar393.548	Nabarangpur43.046
National Highway Under Construction or Proposedkm	0	3 / 32	Bargarh0.595	Koraput0

All districts

District	Population 2020	Area	Literacy
Anugul	14 Lakh	6,345 km²	68.3%
Balangir	20 Lakh	6,554 km²	56.2%
Baleshwar	24 Lakh	3,689 km²	69.9%
Bargarh	15 Lakh	5,801 km²	66.4%
Bhadrak	16 Lakh	2,528 km²	72.6%
Boudh	5.1 Lakh	3,115 km²	61.6%
Cuttack	27 Lakh	3,830 km²	76.6%
Deogarh	3.4 Lakh	2,969 km²	63.3%
Dhenkanal	14 Lakh	4,470 km²	69.6%
Gajapati	6.0 Lakh	4,135 km²	45.4%
Ganjam	39 Lakh	8,421 km²	62.6%
Jagatsinghapur	13 Lakh	1,745 km²	78.2%
Jajapur	20 Lakh	2,921 km²	70.6%
Jharsuguda	6.3 Lakh	2,151 km²	70.0%
Kalahandi	18 Lakh	7,904 km²	50.9%
Kandhamal	8.1 Lakh	8,011 km²	54.5%
Kendrapara	17 Lakh	2,523 km²	75.6%
Kendujhar	21 Lakh	8,281 km²	58.4%
Khordha	26 Lakh	2,883 km²	77.7%
Koraput	15 Lakh	8,392 km²	41.2%
Malkangiri	8.0 Lakh	5,773 km²	39.9%
Mayurbhanj	28 Lakh	10,418 km²	54.3%
Nabarangpur	14 Lakh	5,450 km²	38.5%
Nayagarh	10 Lakh	3,918 km²	71.5%
Nuapada	6.8 Lakh	3,844 km²	49.0%
Puri	18 Lakh	3,496 km²	76.1%
Rayagada	11 Lakh	7,332 km²	42.1%
Sambalpur	12 Lakh	6,582 km²	67.6%
Sonepur	6.6 Lakh	2,368 km²	65.3%
Sundargarh	23 Lakh	9,710 km²	64.1%

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