District of Odisha

Balangir: 16.5 lakh people, one story

People
16,48,997
Area
6,575 km²
Literacy
64.72%
Sex ratio
987
Big number16.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 251 to every km².See the numbers →

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BalangirOdisha

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

Balangir in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16.5 lakh#10/30 in Odisha
Area6,575 km²#10/30 in Odisha
Population density251 per km²#14/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio987 females per 1000 males#13/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)955 girls per 1000 boys#13/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate64.72%#21/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy53.50%#21/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population12.0%#14/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

64.7% can read. 987 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.881.6
Female literacy
53.564.0
Scheduled Castes
17.917.1
Scheduled Tribes
21.122.8
Living in towns
12.016.7

Gender literacy gap: 22.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.1%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.2 lakh workers, 43.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 23.1%
    • Farm labourers 45.3%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 27.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 23% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.932.6
      Latrine at home
      12.116.7
      Tap water
      8.210.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.97.4
      Phone
      23.330.1
      Television
      15.520.2
      Bicycle
      54.946.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.111.0

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.