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Districts / Odisha

Ganjam district

Ganjam in Odisha had 35.29 lakh people (35,29,031) in the 2011 Census, the 82nd most populous of India's 640 districts and the largest in Odisha. 71.1% of people aged seven and over could read and write, against 73.0% nationally.

Population, 2011

35.29 lakh

82nd of 640 in India, 1st of 30 in Odisha

Literacy rate

71.1%

348th in India, 19th in Odisha

Sex ratio

983

females per 1,000 males; India 943

Child sex ratio (0-6)

908

girls per 1,000 boys; India 918

Urban population

21.8%

7.68 lakh in towns and cities

Households

7.58 lakh

4.7 people per household

Ganjam against Odisha and India

Measure, 2011GanjamOdishaIndia
Population35,29,0314,19,74,2181,21,08,54,977
Literacy rate (age 7+)71.1%72.9%73.0%
Male literacy81.0%81.6%80.9%
Female literacy61.1%64.0%64.6%
Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)983979943
Child sex ratio (age 0-6)908941918
Urban population21.8%16.7%31.1%
Scheduled Castes19.5%17.1%16.6%
Scheduled Tribes3.4%22.9%8.6%
Workers, share of population42.5%41.8%39.8%
Women who work, share of women29.3%27.2%25.5%
Children aged 0-6, share of population11.9%12.6%13.6%
Persons per household4.654.364.85

Literacy in Ganjam, Odisha and India

People aged 7 and over who can read and write, per cent, 2011

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract

What workers do in Ganjam

Share of all workers (main and marginal), per cent, 2011

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract

Other districts in Odisha

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1Ganjam35,29,03171.1%98321.8%
2Cuttack26,24,47085.5%94028.1%
3Mayurbhanj25,19,73863.2%10067.7%
4Baleshwar23,20,52979.8%95710.9%
5Khordha22,51,67386.9%92948.2%
6Sundargarh20,93,43773.3%97335.3%
7Jajapur18,27,19280.1%9737.4%
8Kendujhar18,01,73368.2%98814.1%
9Puri16,98,73084.7%96315.6%
10Balangir16,48,99764.7%98712.0%
11Kalahandi15,76,86959.2%10037.7%
12Bhadrak15,06,33782.8%98112.3%
13Bargarh14,81,25574.6%97710.1%
14Kendrapara14,40,36185.2%10075.8%
15Koraput13,79,64749.2%103216.4%

All districts of Odisha · All districts of India · Population by state

Questions

What is the population of Ganjam district?

Ganjam district had 35,29,031 people in the 2011 Census (17,79,218 males and 17,49,813 females). It was the 82nd most populous of India's 640 districts and 1st of 30 in Odisha.

What is the literacy rate of Ganjam?

71.09% in 2011: 80.99% for men and 61.13% for women, counting people aged seven and over. The Odisha rate was 72.87% and India's 72.98%.

What is the sex ratio of Ganjam?

983 females per 1,000 males in 2011, against 979 in Odisha and 943 in India. Among children aged 0 to 6 it was 908 girls per 1,000 boys.

How urban is Ganjam?

21.8% of its people lived in towns and cities in 2011, more than the Odisha share of 16.7%.

Is this the latest data?

Yes for district-level counts of population, literacy and workers: the 2011 Census is the latest completed census. Census 2027 will replace these figures. District boundaries are as they were in 2011.

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India in Data, "Ganjam district, Odisha: Census 2011 population, literacy and workers". https://indiaindata.online/districts/odisha/ganjam. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).

About these figures

All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.

Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.

Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).