District of Odisha

Sundargarh: 20.9 lakh people, one story

People
20,93,437
Area
9,712 km²
Literacy
73.34%
Sex ratio
973
Top 3 in OdishaArea: 9,712 km². Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in OdishaUrban population: 35.3%. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number20.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 216 to every km².See the numbers →

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SundargarhOdisha

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

Sundargarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.9 lakh#6/30 in Odisha
Area9,712 km²#2/30 in Odisha
Population density216 per km²#19/30 in Odisha▼ state 270
Sex ratio973 females per 1000 males#20/30 in Odisha▼ state 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)946 girls per 1000 boys#15/30 in Odisha▲ state 941
Literacy rate73.34%#16/30 in Odisha▲ state 72.87
Female literacy65.48%#14/30 in Odisha▲ state 64.01
Urban population35.3%#3/30 in Odisha▲ state 16.7

People & society

73.3% can read. 973 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.081.6
Female literacy
65.564.0
Scheduled Castes
9.217.1
Scheduled Tribes
50.722.8
Living in towns
35.316.7

Gender literacy gap: 15.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.2%
  • Muslim 3.4%
  • Christian 18.4%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 4.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    50 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.7 lakh workers, 41.7% of all people

    This district
    Odisha
    • Cultivators 21.1%
    • Farm labourers 29.0%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 46.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 36% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.232.6
      Latrine at home
      21.416.7
      Tap water
      15.210.5
      LPG / PNG
      12.67.4
      Phone
      34.730.1
      Television
      26.620.2
      Bicycle
      55.246.2
      Two-wheeler
      16.611.0

      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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