District of Odisha

Kalahandi: 15.8 lakh people, one story

People
15,76,869
Area
7,920 km²
Literacy
59.22%
Sex ratio
1,003
Big number15.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 199 to every km².See the numbers →

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KalahandiOdisha

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

Kalahandi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.8 lakh#11/30 in Odisha
Area7,920 km²#7/30 in Odisha
Population density199 per km²#21/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,003 females per 1000 males#10/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)957 girls per 1000 boys#11/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate59.22%#24/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy46.68%#24/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population7.7%#23/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

59.2% can read. 1,003 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.981.6
Female literacy
46.764.0
Scheduled Castes
18.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
28.522.8
Living in towns
7.716.7

Gender literacy gap: 25.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.6%
  • Muslim 0.3%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.5 lakh workers, 47.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 19.3%
    • Farm labourers 58.1%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 18% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.432.6
      Latrine at home
      9.616.7
      Tap water
      3.910.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.67.4
      Phone
      19.230.1
      Television
      11.820.2
      Bicycle
      45.946.2
      Two-wheeler
      6.911.0

      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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