District of Odisha

Bargarh: 14.8 lakh people, one story

People
14,81,255
Area
5,837 km²
Literacy
74.62%
Sex ratio
977
Big number14.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 254 to every km².See the numbers →

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BargarhOdisha

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

Bargarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.8 lakh#13/30 in Odisha
Area5,837 km²#12/30 in Odisha
Population density254 per km²#13/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio977 females per 1000 males#16/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#12/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate74.62%#14/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy65.38%#15/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population10.1%#17/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

74.6% can read. 977 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.781.6
Female literacy
65.464.0
Scheduled Castes
20.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
19.022.8
Living in towns
10.116.7

Gender literacy gap: 18.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.5%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.6 lakh workers, 51.4% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 28.4%
    • Farm labourers 47.3%
    • Household industry 6.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 36% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.432.6
      Latrine at home
      13.116.7
      Tap water
      13.710.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.77.4
      Phone
      26.830.1
      Television
      23.120.2
      Bicycle
      59.746.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.511.0

      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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