District of Odisha

Bhadrak: 15.1 lakh people, one story

People
15,06,337
Area
2,505 km²
Literacy
82.78%
Sex ratio
981
Big number15.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 601 to every km².See the numbers →

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BhadrakOdisha

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

Bhadrak in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.1 lakh#12/30 in Odisha
Area2,505 km²#27/30 in Odisha
Population density601 per km²#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 270
Sex ratio981 females per 1000 males#15/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)942 girls per 1000 boys#18/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate82.78%#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy75.83%#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population12.3%#12/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

82.8% can read. 981 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.681.6
Female literacy
75.864.0
Scheduled Castes
22.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.022.8
Living in towns
12.316.7

Gender literacy gap: 13.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.8%
  • Muslim 6.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.7 lakh workers, 31.1% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 33.3%
    • Farm labourers 32.3%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 39% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.532.6
      Latrine at home
      14.516.7
      Tap water
      3.110.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.77.4
      Phone
      38.530.1
      Television
      20.320.2
      Bicycle
      43.146.2
      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.