Kandhamal
District in Odisha
Population
7.3 Lakh
State: 4.2 Crore
Area
7,746 km²
Literacy Rate
54.5%
State: 63.7%
Sex Ratio
1,037
State: 979
Density
95 /km²
State: 280 /km²
Kandhamal is a district in Odisha with a population of 7.3 Lakh spread across 7,746 sq km. Its literacy rate of 54.5% is below the state average of 63.7% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 1,037 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 979.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
95 /km²
▼
280 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,037
▲
979
943
Literacy Rate
54.5%
▼
63.7%
63.0%
SC Population
15.8%
▼
17.1%
16.6%
ST Population
53.6%
▲
22.8%
8.7%
Worker Participation
48.5%
▲
41.8%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
34.2%
▲
31.7%
33.2%
Child Wasting
23.3%
▲
18.5%
18.4%
Underweight Children
35.2%
▲
30.2%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
55.3%
▼
64.7%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
48.9%
▼
64.3%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
96.8%
▲
91.8%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
93.9%
▲
92.4%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
52.4%
▼
59.7%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
24.1%
▼
32.3%
54.6%
Health Insurance
54.5%
▲
48.3%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
64.4%
▼
90.3%
93.6%
Electricity Access
96.6%
▼
96.9%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
20.0%
▼
20.4%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
4.2%
▼
7.0%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
20.5%
▲
15.4%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
10.4%
▼
26.4%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
21.9 per 1k pop
▼
32.1 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
16.1k
▼
47k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
19.7%
▼
24.1%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
2242 per lakh
▼
3680 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
40.7%
▼
57.7%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.97
▲
0.75
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
104.0 per lakh
▲
80.8 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
9.0 per lakh
▼
26.0 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.54
▼
0.59
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.6 L | 7.1 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 1.7 L | 3.2 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 2.3 L | 5 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 55,915 | 90,549.9 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 56,987 | 1.2 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.9 L | 1.6 L | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 1.9 L | 4 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 48,359 | 97,484.567 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 26,504 | 58,227.7 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 45,496 | 1.3 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 1,036.728 | 983.864 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 962.067 | 942.75 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 20.5 | 15.4 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 10.4 | 26.4 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 12 | 17.9 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 107 | 243.933 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 18 | 46.7 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 34.2% | 31.7% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 23.3% | 18.5% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 35.2% | 30.2% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 55.3% | 64.7% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 48.9% | 64.3% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 96.8% | 91.8% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 93.9% | 92.4% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 52.4% | 59.7% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 24.1% | 32.3% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 54.5% | 48.3% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 64.4% | 90.3% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 96.6% | 96.9% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 97.7% | 97.7% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 68.5% | 67.8% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 28.1% | 31.9% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 20.0% | 20.4% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 4.2% | 7.0% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 75.3% | 80.6% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 81.1% | 79.9% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 10.0% | 21.6% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 68.3% | 74.9% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | — | 61.8% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 24.8% | 25.1% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 12.3% | 16.6% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 52.0% | 51.3% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 2,241.683 | 3,680.405 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 40.7% | 57.7% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 15.2% | 32.9% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 16,434 | 54,265.333 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 3.3% | 4.0% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 46.3% | 25.3% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 49.3 | 45.1 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | 101 | 68.7 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 76.6% | 73.4% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 10.2% | 32.8% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | 16.0 | 6.8 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 124.958 | 123.288 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 21.9 | 32.1 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 16,082 | 47,047.8 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 19.7% | 24.1% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 104 | 80.8 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | — | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | 17 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | — | 12.8 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 9 | 26.0 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | — | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 106 | 84.6 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Kandhamal district?
Kandhamal has a population of 7.3 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 95 people per sq km across 7,746 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Kandhamal?
Kandhamal has a literacy rate of 54.5%, which is below the Odisha average of 63.7% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Kandhamal compare to Odisha?
Kandhamal has a sex ratio of 1,037 (above state average of 979) and a literacy rate of 54.5% (below state average of 63.7%).
What data sources are used for Kandhamal?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)