District of Odisha

Dhenkanal: 11.9 lakh people, one story

People
11,92,811
Area
4,452 km²
Literacy
78.76%
Sex ratio
947
Lowest in OdishaChild sex ratio (0–6): 877 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number11.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 268 to every km².See the numbers →

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DhenkanalOdisha

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

Dhenkanal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.9 lakh#18/30 in Odisha
Area4,452 km²#15/30 in Odisha
Population density268 per km²#11/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio947 females per 1000 males#26/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)877 girls per 1000 boys#29/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate78.76%#11/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy71.00%#10/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population9.9%#19/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

78.8% can read. 947 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.281.6
Female literacy
71.064.0
Scheduled Castes
19.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
13.622.8
Living in towns
9.916.7

Gender literacy gap: 15.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.4%
  • Muslim 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.4 lakh workers, 36.5% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 16.4%
    • Farm labourers 37.6%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 42.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 33% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.332.6
      Latrine at home
      14.516.7
      Tap water
      4.910.5
      LPG / PNG
      5.67.4
      Phone
      27.930.1
      Television
      18.820.2
      Bicycle
      45.346.2
      Two-wheeler
      10.311.0

      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.