District of Odisha

Debagarh: 3.1 lakh people, one story

People
3,12,520
Area
2,940 km²
Literacy
72.57%
Sex ratio
975
Lowest in OdishaPopulation: 3,12,520. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Big number3.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 106 to every km².See the numbers →

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DebagarhOdisha

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

Debagarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.1 lakh#30/30 in Odisha
Area2,940 km²#23/30 in Odisha
Population density106 per km²#28/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio975 females per 1000 males#18/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)927 girls per 1000 boys#22/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate72.57%#17/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy63.05%#17/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population7.2%#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

72.6% can read. 975 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.981.6
Female literacy
63.064.0
Scheduled Castes
16.717.1
Scheduled Tribes
35.322.8
Living in towns
7.216.7

Gender literacy gap: 18.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 94.7%
  • Muslim 0.2%
  • Christian 4.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    76 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.7 lakh workers, 52.9% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 25.8%
    • Farm labourers 49.9%
    • Household industry 4.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.5%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.732.6
      Latrine at home
      7.116.7
      Tap water
      5.510.5
      LPG / PNG
      2.37.4
      Phone
      19.330.1
      Television
      10.720.2
      Bicycle
      40.546.2
      Two-wheeler
      7.411.0

      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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