District of Odisha

Ganjam: 35.3 lakh people, one story

People
35,29,031
Area
8,206 km²
Literacy
71.09%
Sex ratio
983
#1 in OdishaPopulation: 35,29,031. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number35.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 430 to every km².See the numbers →

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GanjamOdisha

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

Ganjam in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population35.3 lakh#1/30 in Odisha
Area8,206 km²#5/30 in Odisha
Population density430 per km²#9/30 in Odisha▲ state 270
Sex ratio983 females per 1000 males#14/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)908 girls per 1000 boys#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate71.09%#19/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy61.13%#18/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population21.8%#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 16.7

People & society

71.1% can read. 983 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.081.6
Female literacy
61.164.0
Scheduled Castes
19.517.1
Scheduled Tribes
3.422.8
Living in towns
21.816.7

Gender literacy gap: 19.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.8%
  • Muslim 0.4%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    15 lakh workers, 42.6% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 19.0%
    • Farm labourers 37.7%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 40% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      39.932.6
      Latrine at home
      21.316.7
      Tap water
      19.310.5
      LPG / PNG
      11.87.4
      Phone
      36.330.1
      Television
      25.420.2
      Bicycle
      36.446.2
      Two-wheeler
      9.911.0

      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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