Cuttack District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Odisha) - Census 2011

Cuttack district of Odisha has a total population of 2,624,470 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,352,760 are males while 1,271,710 are females. In 2011 there were a total 579,170 families residing in Cuttack district. The Average Sex Ratio of Cuttack district is 940.

Cuttack district, Odisha

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28% people live in Urban areas while 72% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.6% while that in rural areas is 83.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Cuttack district is 927 while that of Rural areas is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cuttack district is 271816 which is 10% of the total population. There are 142037 male children and 129779 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cuttack is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Cuttack district.

The total literacy rate of Cuttack district is 85.5%. The male literacy rate is 81.54% and the female literacy rate is 71.43% in Cuttack district.

Population
2,624,470
Literacy
85.5%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Cuttack district is further divided into 25 Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Cuttack Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Cuttack district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 271,816 142,037 129,779
Literacy 85.5% 81.54% 71.43%
Scheduled Caste 498,633 254,456 244,177
Scheduled Tribe 93,745 47,437 46,308
Illiterate 613,001 249,727 363,274

Caste-wise Population - Cuttack district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Cuttack district of Odisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 498,633 254,456 244,177
Schedule Tribe 93,745 47,437 46,308

Religion-wise Population - Cuttack district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,457,729 (93.65%) 1,268,032 1,189,697
Muslim 141,263 (5.38%) 71,532 69,731
Christian 11,985 (0.46%) 6,081 5,904
Sikh 1,026 (0.04%) 550 476
Buddhist 6,276 (0.24%) 3,323 2,953
Jain 1,180 (0.04%) 606 574
Other Religion 168 (0.01%) 77 91
No Religion Specified 4,843 (0.18%) 2,559 2,284

Literacy Rate - Cuttack district

The total literacy rate of Cuttack district was 85.5% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 2,011,469 literates, males were 1,103,033 while females were 908,436. Also the male literacy rate was 91.11% and the female literacy rate was 79.55% in Cuttack district.

  Cuttack district Odisha
Female 79.55% 64.01%
Male 91.11% 81.59%
Total 85.5% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Cuttack district

The Sex Ratio of Cuttack district is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Cuttack district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Cuttack district.


Population Density - Cuttack district

The total area of Cuttack district is 3,932 km2. Thus the density of Cuttack district is 667 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 229 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,703 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Cuttack district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Cuttack, 28.05% people lived in urban regions while 71.95% in rural areas. The total urban population was 736,047 out of which 381,875 were males while the remaining 354,172 were females. In rural areas of Cuttack, male population was 970,885 while the female population was 917,538.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Cuttack was 927 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Cuttack was 899 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Cuttack were 70,218 which is 9.54% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Cuttack was 945 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Cuttack was 919 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Cuttack for urban regions was 90.64 percent in which males were 93.66% literate while female literacy stood at 87.39%. The total literate population of Cuttack was 2,011,469. Similarly in rural areas of Cuttack, the average literacy rate was 83.47 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 90.09% and 76.49% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Cuttack were 1,407,978.

Rural Urban
Population % 71.95% 28.05%
Total population 1,888,423 736,047
Male population 970,885 381,875
Female population 917,538 354,172
Sex ratio 945 927
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 919 899
Child population 201,598 70,218
Literates 1,407,978 603,491
Average literacy 83.47% 90.64%
Male literacy 90.09% 93.66%
Female literacy 76.49% 87.39%

Child Population - Cuttack district

According to Census 2011, there were 271,816 children between age 0 to 6 years in Cuttack district. Out of which 142,037 were male while 129,779 were female.


Working Population - Cuttack district

In Cuttack district out of total population, 936,365 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936,365 workers engaged in Main Work, 119,181 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132,637 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 696,274 615,670 80,604
Cultivators 119,181 114,861 4,320
Agriculture Labourer 132,637 117,492 15,145
Household Industries 36,649 30,518 6,131
Other Workers 407,807 352,799 55,008
Marginal Workers 240,091 146,206 93,885
Non Working 1,688,105 590,884 1,097,221

Nearby Districts from Cuttack

Below are the list of Districts near Cuttack district in Odisha.


Cuttack district Map


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