District of Odisha

Nuapada: 6.1 lakh people, one story

People
6,10,382
Area
3,852 km²
Literacy
57.35%
Sex ratio
1,021
Top 3 in OdishaChild sex ratio (0–6): 981 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in OdishaWorkers in farming: 80.1 % of workers. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in OdishaUrban population: 5.6%. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number6.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 158 to every km².See the numbers →

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NuapadaOdisha

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

Nuapada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.1 lakh#25/30 in Odisha
Area3,852 km²#19/30 in Odisha
Population density158 per km²#22/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,021 females per 1000 males#5/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)981 girls per 1000 boys#3/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate57.35%#25/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy44.76%#25/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population5.6%#29/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

57.3% can read. 1,021 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.381.6
Female literacy
44.864.0
Scheduled Castes
13.517.1
Scheduled Tribes
33.822.8
Living in towns
5.616.7

Gender literacy gap: 25.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.5%
  • Muslim 0.8%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    80 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.1 lakh workers, 50.0% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 31.0%
    • Farm labourers 49.1%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 17.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 21% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.032.6
      Latrine at home
      11.116.7
      Tap water
      7.810.5
      LPG / PNG
      3.17.4
      Phone
      18.530.1
      Television
      10.520.2
      Bicycle
      51.446.2
      Two-wheeler
      6.011.0

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.