District of Odisha

Gajapati: 5.8 lakh people, one story

People
5,77,817
Area
4,325 km²
Literacy
53.49%
Sex ratio
1,043
Top 3 in OdishaSex ratio: 1,043 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaScheduled Castes: 6.8 % of people. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaHousehold industry workers: 1.8 % of workers. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Big number5.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 134 to every km².See the numbers →

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GajapatiOdisha

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

Gajapati in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.8 lakh#28/30 in Odisha
Area4,325 km²#16/30 in Odisha
Population density134 per km²#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,043 females per 1000 males#2/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate53.49%#26/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy43.18%#26/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population12.2%#13/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

53.5% can read. 1,043 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
64.481.6
Female literacy
43.264.0
Scheduled Castes
6.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
54.322.8
Living in towns
12.216.7

Gender literacy gap: 21.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 61.1%
  • Muslim 0.3%
  • Christian 38.0%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 50.9% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 22.1%
    • Farm labourers 52.1%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.9%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.032.6
      Latrine at home
      13.316.7
      Tap water
      15.510.5
      LPG / PNG
      6.97.4
      Phone
      19.930.1
      Television
      13.520.2
      Bicycle
      16.446.2
      Two-wheeler
      4.911.0

      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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