District of Odisha

Kendrapara: 14.4 lakh people, one story

People
14,40,361
Area
2,644 km²
Literacy
85.15%
Sex ratio
1,007
Lowest in OdishaScheduled Tribes: 0.7 % of people. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number14.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 545 to every km².See the numbers →

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KendraparaOdisha

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

Kendrapara in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.4 lakh#14/30 in Odisha
Area2,644 km²#26/30 in Odisha
Population density545 per km²#7/30 in Odisha▲ state 270
Sex ratio1,007 females per 1000 males#8/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)926 girls per 1000 boys#23/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate85.15%#4/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy78.96%#4/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population5.8%#28/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

85.2% can read. 1,007 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.581.6
Female literacy
79.064.0
Scheduled Castes
21.517.1
Scheduled Tribes
0.722.8
Living in towns
5.816.7

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 96.3%
  • Muslim 3.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.7 lakh workers, 32.4% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 32.0%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 3.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.7%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      39.532.6
      Latrine at home
      13.316.7
      Tap water
      6.010.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.67.4
      Phone
      39.330.1
      Television
      22.020.2
      Bicycle
      43.246.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.711.0

      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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