Village Trends

Kendujhar District - Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Rate

Kendujhar is a district in Odisha, India, with 24 tehsils and 2064 villages. As per Census 2011, the total population is 1801733, sex ratio is 98.76% females per 1,000 males, and the overall literacy rate is 58.42%.

ℹ️ Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011

District at a Glance

Kendujhar

StateOdisha

Area8303.00 sq km

Nearest RailwayKendujhargarh Railway Station

Nearest AirportBiju Patnaik Intl Airport, Bhubaneswar

District Code375

Census Year2011

Total Population

1801733

Sex Ratio

98.76%

Literacy Rate

58.42%

Total Tehsils

24

Total Villages

2064

Households

405272

Administrative Overview of Kendujhar

DistrictKendujhar
StateOdisha
CountryIndia
Total Area8303.00
Total Tehsils24
Total Villages2064
Total Households405272
Nearest Railway StationKendujhargarh Railway Station
Nearest AirportBiju Patnaik Intl Airport, Bhubaneswar
Latitude / Longitude21.6376203, 85.6088638
Census Year2011

Population of Kendujhar - (Census 2011)

Total Population by Gender
Total
1801733
Male
906487
Female
895246
Sex Ratio
98.76%females per 1,000 males
Children Population (Age 0-6 Years)
Total (0-6 Yrs)259403
Male (0-6 Yrs)131885
Female (0-6 Yrs)127518
Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe
SC
Total209357
Male104684
Female104673
% Share11.62
ST
Total818878
Male405927
Female412951
% Share45.45

Religion Population in Kendujhar

ReligionPopulation SharePopulation%
Hindu
175269497.28%
Muslim
277521.54%
Sikh
21770.12%
Christian
91410.51%
Jain
1310.01%
Buddhist
2090.01%

Literacy Rate in Kendujhar

Literate Population & Literacy Rate by Gender
Total Literates
1052518
58.42%
Male Literates
605119
66.75%
Female Literates
447399
49.97%

Workers in Kendujhar

Total Workers & Work Participation Rate by Gender
Total Workers
766514
42.54%
Male Workers
498077
54.95%
Female Workers
268437
29.98%

Tehsils List in Kendujhar

#Tehsils NamePopulationTotal VillagesSex RatioLiteracy Rate

ℹ️ About This Data

Population figures cover all persons usually residing in Kendujhar district. Literacy rate includes persons aged 7+ who can read and write. Sex ratio = females per 1,000 males. Worker participation rate = workers as % of total population.