District of Odisha

Baudh: 4.4 lakh people, one story

People
4,41,162
Area
3,098 km²
Literacy
71.61%
Sex ratio
991
Top 3 in OdishaScheduled Castes: 23.8 % of people. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaUrban population: 4.6%. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaPopulation: 4,41,162. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number4.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 142 to every km².See the numbers →

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BaudhOdisha

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

Baudh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4.4 lakh#29/30 in Odisha
Area3,098 km²#22/30 in Odisha
Population density142 per km²#25/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio991 females per 1000 males#11/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)978 girls per 1000 boys#5/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate71.61%#18/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy59.79%#19/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population4.6%#30/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

71.6% can read. 991 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.381.6
Female literacy
59.864.0
Scheduled Castes
23.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
12.522.8
Living in towns
4.616.7

Gender literacy gap: 23.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.3%
  • Muslim 0.2%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.2 lakh workers, 49.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 29.0%
    • Farm labourers 47.7%
    • Household industry 5.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.932.6
      Latrine at home
      8.416.7
      Tap water
      3.410.5
      LPG / PNG
      2.37.4
      Phone
      17.630.1
      Television
      9.620.2
      Bicycle
      55.646.2
      Two-wheeler
      5.611.0

      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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