District of Odisha

Koraput: 13.8 lakh people, one story

People
13,79,647
Area
8,807 km²
Literacy
49.21%
Sex ratio
1,032
Top 3 in OdishaArea: 8,807 km². Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaHousehold industry workers: 2.1 % of workers. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number13.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 157 to every km².See the numbers →

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KoraputOdisha

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

Koraput in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.8 lakh#15/30 in Odisha
Area8,807 km²#3/30 in Odisha
Population density157 per km²#24/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,032 females per 1000 males#4/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)979 girls per 1000 boys#4/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate49.21%#28/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy38.55%#28/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population16.4%#7/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

49.2% can read. 1,032 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
60.381.6
Female literacy
38.664.0
Scheduled Castes
14.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
50.622.8
Living in towns
16.416.7

Gender literacy gap: 21.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 93.8%
  • Muslim 0.6%
  • Christian 5.0%
  • Other / not stated 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.9 lakh workers, 50.3% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 29.9%
    • Farm labourers 41.9%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.632.6
      Latrine at home
      12.816.7
      Tap water
      11.510.5
      LPG / PNG
      8.67.4
      Phone
      19.030.1
      Television
      13.020.2
      Bicycle
      24.546.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.111.0

      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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