District of Odisha

Nayagarh: 9.6 lakh people, one story

People
9,62,789
Area
3,890 km²
Literacy
80.42%
Sex ratio
915
Lowest in OdishaSex ratio: 915 females per 1000 males. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaChild sex ratio (0–6): 855 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Big number9.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 248 to every km².See the numbers →

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NayagarhOdisha

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

Nayagarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.6 lakh#22/30 in Odisha
Area3,890 km²#18/30 in Odisha
Population density248 per km²#15/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio915 females per 1000 males#30/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)855 girls per 1000 boys#30/30 in Odisha▼ state 941
Literacy rate80.42%#7/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy72.05%#9/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population8.3%#20/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

80.4% can read. 915 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.281.6
Female literacy
72.064.0
Scheduled Castes
14.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
6.122.8
Living in towns
8.316.7

Gender literacy gap: 16.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 99.3%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    59 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 35.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 24.2%
    • Farm labourers 35.0%
    • Household industry 5.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 43% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      43.332.6
      Latrine at home
      15.216.7
      Tap water
      11.110.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.97.4
      Phone
      30.630.1
      Television
      17.520.2
      Bicycle
      49.146.2
      Two-wheeler
      8.411.0

      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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