Kendrapara District

Kendrapara District, with population of about 14.4 lakh is Odisha's the 14th most populous district, located in the state Odisha in India. Total geographical area of Kendrapara district is 2644 km² and it is the 5th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 545 persons per km². There are 12 sub districts in the district, among them Pattamundai is the most populous sub district with population of about 2.2 lakh and Jamboo Marine is the least populous sub district with population of about 29 thousand.

There is only one city in the district that comes under the district administration which is Kendrapara Municipality.

Demographics

The district is home to about 14.4 lakh people, among them about 7.2 lakh (50%) are male and about 7.2 lakh (50%) are female. 78% of the whole population are from general caste, 22% are from schedule caste and 1% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kendrapara district is 11%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are about 3.2 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.

The majority of the population, nearly 94% (about 13.6 lakh) live in Kendrapara District rural part and 6% (about 84 thousand) population live in the Kendrapara District urban part. Rural population density of Kendrapara district is 516 and urban population density is 6276 persons per km².

Caste wise male female population 2011 - Kendrapara

Most populated Sub Districts, Villages and Cities in Kendrapara

Religion wise distribution of population

Hindus contribute 96% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 3% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1006 in Muslims are 1015.

Religion wise population 2011 - Kendrapara

Growth of population

Population of the district has increased by 10.6% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 13 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 10.2% which is -0.8% lower than male population growth rate of 11%. General caste population has increased by 9.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 15.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 39% and child population has decreased by -7.9% in the district since last census.

Growth of population (percent) 2001 to 2011 - Kendrapara

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 1007 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 1011, in schedule caste is 992 and in schedule tribe is 997. There are 926 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has decreased by 7 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 14 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Change in sex ratio 2001 to 2011 - Kendrapara

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest sex ratio in Kendrapara

Literacy

Total about 10.9 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 5.8 lakh are male and about 5.1 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kendrapara is 85%. 91% of male and 79% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 8%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.

Change in literacy rate 2001 to 2011 - Kendrapara

Sub Districts, Villages and Cities with highest literacy rate in Kendrapara

Workers profile

Kendrapara has 32% (about 4.7 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 11% female population are working population. 41% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 13% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 4% of total female population are main and 7% are marginal workers.

Percentage of working population - Kendrapara

Biggest Villages and Cities in Kendrapara