District of Odisha

Anugul: 12.7 lakh people, one story

People
12,73,821
Area
6,375 km²
Literacy
77.53%
Sex ratio
943
Top 3 in OdishaHousehold industry workers: 6.7 % of workers. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number12.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 200 to every km².See the numbers →

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AnugulOdisha

The history, places and schemes of Anugul are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Anugul in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.7 lakh#16/30 in Odisha
Area6,375 km²#11/30 in Odisha
Population density200 per km²#20/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio943 females per 1000 males#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)889 girls per 1000 boys#28/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate77.53%#12/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy68.64%#12/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population16.2%#8/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

77.5% can read. 943 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.081.6
Female literacy
68.664.0
Scheduled Castes
18.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
14.122.8
Living in towns
16.216.7

Gender literacy gap: 17.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.8%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    53 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.3 lakh workers, 41.3% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 20.4%
    • Farm labourers 32.7%
    • Household industry 6.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 32% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      31.832.6
      Latrine at home
      17.216.7
      Tap water
      10.010.5
      LPG / PNG
      6.57.4
      Phone
      28.330.1
      Television
      18.720.2
      Bicycle
      44.846.2
      Two-wheeler
      14.111.0

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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