District of Odisha

Malkangiri: 6.1 lakh people, one story

People
6,13,192
Area
5,791 km²
Literacy
48.54%
Sex ratio
1,020
#1 in OdishaWorkers in farming: 82.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in OdishaChild sex ratio (0–6): 992 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in OdishaScheduled Tribes: 57.8 % of people. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaPopulation density: 106 per km². Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →

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MalkangiriOdisha

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

Malkangiri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.1 lakh#24/30 in Odisha
Area5,791 km²#13/30 in Odisha
Population density106 per km²#29/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,020 females per 1000 males#6/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)992 girls per 1000 boys#2/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate48.54%#29/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy38.28%#29/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population8.1%#22/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

48.5% can read. 1,020 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
59.181.6
Female literacy
38.364.0
Scheduled Castes
22.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
57.822.8
Living in towns
8.116.7

Gender literacy gap: 20.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 97.9%
  • Muslim 0.3%
  • Christian 1.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    83 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.1 lakh workers, 50.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 48.7%
    • Farm labourers 34.2%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.432.6
      Latrine at home
      7.016.7
      Tap water
      4.710.5
      LPG / PNG
      2.67.4
      Phone
      14.630.1
      Television
      8.920.2
      Bicycle
      33.846.2
      Two-wheeler
      5.711.0

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.