District of Odisha

Rayagada: 9.7 lakh people, one story

People
9,67,911
Area
7,073 km²
Literacy
49.76%
Sex ratio
1,051
#1 in OdishaSex ratio: 1,051 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in OdishaScheduled Tribes: 56.0 % of people. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number9.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 137 to every km².See the numbers →

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RayagadaOdisha

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

Rayagada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.7 lakh#21/30 in Odisha
Area7,073 km²#8/30 in Odisha
Population density137 per km²#26/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio1,051 females per 1000 males#1/30 in Odisha▲ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)965 girls per 1000 boys#8/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate49.76%#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 72.87
Female literacy39.19%#27/30 in Odisha▼ state 64.01
Urban population15.2%#10/30 in Odisha▼ state 16.7

People & society

49.8% can read. 1,051 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
61.081.6
Female literacy
39.264.0
Scheduled Castes
14.417.1
Scheduled Tribes
56.022.8
Living in towns
15.216.7

Gender literacy gap: 21.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.3%
  • Muslim 0.5%
  • Christian 8.8%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.7 lakh workers, 48.3% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 21.3%
    • Farm labourers 53.1%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 22% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.532.6
      Latrine at home
      11.716.7
      Tap water
      14.610.5
      LPG / PNG
      8.77.4
      Phone
      19.830.1
      Television
      15.020.2
      Bicycle
      28.146.2
      Two-wheeler
      6.811.0

      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.