Odisha Population 2024

March 8, 2024 by Babji

Odisha is the eastern state of India, Borders Bay of Bengal to the east and south, West Bengal and Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 km of coastline along Bay of Bengal and was formerly called Orissa. Odisha was popular for its ancient kingdom called Kalinga which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in the bloody Kalinga War in 261 BCE(100,000 people were killed). Odisha population in 2024 is expected to be 46.4 million (4.64 Crores), By Aug 2023, Odisha population is projected to be 4.62 Crores as per Unique Identification Aadhar India, updated Jan 2024. As per NFHS 2019-2021 report, Total Fertility Rate of Odisha State is 1.8 children per women compared to 2.1 in 2016. It is the 8th largest state by area with 155,707 sq km, and the 11th largest by population.

Census year	Persons	Absolute	Percentage	Males	Females
1901	10,302,917	-	-	5,058,100	5,244,817
1911	11,378,875	1,075,958	10.44	5,535,632	5,843,243
1921	11,158,586	-220,289	-1.94	5,350,227	5,808,359
1931	12,491,056	1,332,470	11.94	6,042,255	6,448,801
1941	13,767,988	1,276,932	10.22	6,706,487	7,061,501
1951	14,645,946	877,958	6.38	7,242,892	7,403,054
1961	17,548,846	2,902,900	19.82	8,770,586	8,778,260
1971	21,944,615	4,395,769	25.05	11,041,083	10,903,532
1981	26,370,271	4,425,656	20.17	13,309,786	13,060,485
1991	31,659,736	5,289,465	20.06	16,064,146	15,595,590
2001	36,804,660	5,144,924	16.25	18,660,570	18,144,090
2011	41,974,218	5,169,558	14.05	21,212,136	20,762,082

Source: A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

Population Pyramid

Source: 2011 Census: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Odisha Population by Religion

Odisha religion wise population as per 2011 census, 94% of the population are Hindus, followed by Christians and Muslims with 2.77 and 2.17%. There are 1.16 Million Christians and 911,670 Muslim population in Odisha state. The Sikh, Buddhist and Jain communities together account for 0.1% of the total population. Sarnaism accounts for upto 500,000.

Religion	Persons	Percentage	Males	Females
Hindu	39,300,341	93.63	19,877,014	19,423,327
Muslim	911,670	2.17	465,992	445,678
Christian	1,161,708	2.77	570,979	590,729
Sikh	21,991	0.05	11,561	10,430
Buddhist	13,852	0.03	7,216	6,636
Jain	9,420	0.02	4,885	4,535
Others	478,317	1.14	235,607	242,710
Not Stated	76,919	0.18	38,882	38,037

Source: Details of Religion In Main Table C-1- 2011 (India & States/UTs)

Ethnic groups of Odisha

Tribes	Population as per Census 2011
All Scheduled Tribes	9,590,756
Bagata, Bhakta	8,813
Baiga	338
Banjara, Banjari	18,257
Bathudi, Bathuri	217,395
Bhottada, Dhotada, Bhotra, Bhatra, Bhattara, Bhotora, Bhatara	450,771
Bhuiya, Bhuyan	306,129
Bhumia	125,977
Bhumij, Teli Bhumij, Haladipokhria Bhumij, Haladi Pokharia Bhumija, Desi Bhumij, Desia Bhumij, Tamaria Bhumij	283,909
Bhunjia	12,350
Binjhal, Binjhwar	137,040
Binjhia, Binjhoa	11,419
Birhor	596
Bondo Poraja, Bonda Paroja, Banda Paroja	12,231
Chenchu	13
Dal	25,598
Desua Bhumij	404
Dharua, Dhuruba, Dhurva	18,151
Didayi, Didai Paroja, Didai	8,890
Gadaba, Bodo Gadaba, Gutob Gadaba, Kapu Gadaba, Ollara Gadaba, Parenga Gadaba, Sano Gadaba	84,689
Gandia	1,854
Ghara	195
Gond, Gondo, Rajgond, Maria Gond, Dhur Gond	888,581
Ho	80,608
Holva	28,149
Jatapu	14,890
Juang	47,095
Kandha Gauda	26,403
Kawar, Kanwar	5,225
Kharia, Kharian, Berga Kharia, Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Erenga Kharia, Munda Kharia, Oraon Kharia, Khadia, Pahari Kharia	222,844
Kharwar	2,265
Khond, Kond, Kandha, Nanguli Kandha, Sitha Kandha, Kondh, Kui, Buda Kondh, Bura Kandha, Desia Kandha, Dungaria Kondh, Kutia Kandha, Kandha Gauda, Muli Kondh, Malua Kondh, Pengo Kandha, Raja Kondh, Raj Khond	1,627,486
Kisan, Nagesar, Nagesia	331,589
Kol	4,058
Kolah Loharas, Kol Loharas	9,558
Kolha	625,009
Koli, Malhar	6,423
Kondadora	20,802
Kora, Khaira, Khayara	54,408
Korua	499
Kotia	7,232
Koya, Gumba Koya, Koitur Koya, Kamar Koya, Musara Koya	147,137
Kulis	13,689
Lodha, Nodh, Nodha, Lodh	9,785
Madia	2,243
Mahali	18,625
Mankidi	31
Mankirdia, Mankria, Mankidi	2,222
Matya, Matia	30,169
Mirdhas, Kuda, Koda	75,940
Munda, Munda Lohara, Munda Mahalis, Nagabanshi Munda, Oriya Munda	558,691
Mundari	25,655
Omanatya, Omanatyo, Amanatya	28,736
Oraon, Dhangar, Uran	358,112
Parenga	9,445
Paroja, Parja, Bodo Paroja, Barong Jhodia Paroja, Chhelia Paroja, Jhodia Paroja, Konda Paroja, Paraja, Ponga Paroja, Sodia Paroja, Sano Paroja, Solia Paroja	374,628
Pentia	10,003
Rajuar	3,518
Santal	894,764
Saora, Savar, Saura, Sahara, Arsi Saora, Based Saora, Bhima Saora, Bhimma Saora, Chumura Saora, Jara Savar, Jadu Saora, Jati Saora, Juari Saora, Kampu Saora, Kampa Soura, Kapo Saora, Kindal Saora, Kumbi Kancher Saora, Kalapithia Saora, Kirat Saora, Lanjia Saora, Lamba Lanjia Saora, Luara Saora, Luar Saora, Laria Savar, Malia Saora, Malla Saora, Uriya Saora, Raika Saora, Sudda Saora, Sarda Saora, Tankala Saora, Patro Saora, Vesu Saora	534,751
Shabar, Lodha	516,402
Sounti	112,803
Tharua, Tharua Bindhani	9,451
Generic Tribes etc.	125,813

Languages spoken in Odisha

Odia is the official language of Odisha with 34.7 Million speakers according to the 2011 census of India. Odia language is not homogenous, one can find many dilects through out the state, The popular are Sambalpuri spoken in western Odisha with 6.27% speakers, Phulbani, Cuttacki, Puri, Baleswari, Ganjami and Desiya(spoken in parts of Koraput, Malkangiri and Mayurbhanj). English is the official language for the correspondence in state administration.

Languages	Persons	Percentage	Rural	Urban
Odia	34,712,170	82.6988	29,278,206	5,433,964
Hindi	1,239,037	2.9519	692,414	546,623
Kui	939,283	2.2378	918,122	21,161
Santali	862,590	2.0550	809,047	53,543
Urdu	670,572	1.5976	372,590	297,982
Telugu	667,693	1.5907	356,994	310,699
Bengali	504,570	1.2021	361,648	142,922
HO	411,724	0.9809	388,273	23,451
Munda	335,830	0.8001	299,214	36,616
Savara	298,655	0.7115	295,267	3,388
Kisan	194,716	0.4639	178,443	16,273
Koya	143,676	0.3423	142,909	767
Kurukh/Oraon	136,031	0.3241	120,475	15,556
Kharia	126,872	0.3023	116,155	10,717
Mundari	123,488	0.2942	116,415	7,073
Khond	114,802	0.2735	113,220	1,582
Gadaba	33,342	0.0794	32,148	1,194
Halabi	31,767	0.0757	30,853	914
Juang	30,377	0.0724	30,273	104
Punjabi	19,470	0.0464	2,005	17,465
Gujarati	14,856	0.0354	1,957	12,899
Malayalam	9,004	0.0215	3,682	5,322
Nepali	8,654	0.0206	2,003	6,651
Marathi	8,617	0.0205	4,322	4,295
Konkani	7,587	0.0181	7,452	135
Tamil	6,155	0.0147	1,825	4,330
Bhumij	5,912	0.0141	5,481	431
Garo	3,748	0.0089	3,522	226
Kannada	3,673	0.0088	2,994	679
Ladakhi	3,114	0.0074	2,981	133
Maithili	2,438	0.0058	372	2,066
Sindhi	2,338	0.0056	127	2,211
Koda/Kora	2,104	0.0050	1,910	194

Source: 2011 Census: Language and Mother Tongue

Disability

Below table list the stastistics of disable population of Odisha state.

Type of disability	Total Persons	Cultivators	Agriculture labor	HHI	Other workers
Total disabled population	427,020	102,195	162,563	21,288	140,974
In Seeing	100,564	26,015	38,479	4,774	31,296
In Hearing	100,241	25,118	39,502	5,142	30,479
In Speech	27,510	6,379	9,992	1,203	9,936
In Movement	80,123	18,114	27,117	4,103	30,789
Mental Retardation	16,706	3,597	7,591	713	4,805
Mental Illness	9,197	2,187	4,267	435	2,308
Any Other	70,641	15,487	26,067	3,817	25,270
Multiple disability	22,038	5,298	9,548	1,101	6,091

Source: 2011 Census: Distribution of Disabled(India & States/UTs)

Odisha Population projection

Odisha population in 2023 is expected to be 46.3 million, population in 2022 is expected to be 44.2 Million (4.42 Crores), population in 2021 is expected to be 46.8 Million (4.68 Crores), According to UID, population in 2020 is expected to be 46 Million (4.6 Crores).

District wise population in Odisha

Odisha is divided into 30 districts. By Odisha district wise population as per 2011 census of India, Ganjam is the populous state with 3.5 million, Cuttack with 2.6 Million, Mayurbhanj with 2.5 Million and Balasore with 2.3 Million. Mayurbhanj is the largest district in area with 10,418 sq km and smallest district is Jagatsinghapur with 1668 sq km and with 1 Million people.

District	Population(2020 est.)	Population(2011)	Percentage
Bargarh	1,688,631	1,481,255	3.53
Jharsuguda	660,636	579,505	1.38
Sambalpur	1,186,853	1,041,099	2.48
Debagarh	356,273	312,520	0.74
Sundargarh	2,386,518	2,093,437	4.99
Kendujhar	2,053,976	1,801,733	4.29
Mayurbhanj	2,872,501	2,519,738	6.00
Baleshwar	2,645,403	2,320,529	5.53
Bhadrak	1,717,224	1,506,337	3.59
Kendrapara	1,642,012	1,440,361	3.43
Jagatsinghapur	1,296,147	1,136,971	2.71
Cuttack	2,991,896	2,624,470	6.25
Jajapur	2,082,999	1,827,192	4.35
Dhenkanal	1,359,805	1,192,811	2.84
Anugul	1,452,156	1,273,821	3.03
Nayagarh	1,097,579	962,789	2.29
Khordha	2,566,907	2,251,673	5.36
Puri	1,936,552	1,698,730	4.05
Ganjam	4,023,095	3,529,031	8.41
Gajapati	658,711	577,817	1.38
Kandhamal	835,745	733,110	1.75
Baudh	502,925	441,162	1.05
Subarnapur	695,609	610,183	1.45
Balangir	1,879,857	1,648,997	3.93
Nuapada	695,835	610,382	1.45
Kalahandi	1,797,631	1,576,869	3.76
Rayagada	1,103,419	967,911	2.31
Nabarangapur	1,391,878	1,220,946	2.91
Koraput	1,572,798	1,379,647	3.29
Malkangiri	699,039	613,192	1.46