General |
| Geographical
Area (Sq.Km.) |
3932 |
|
| Sub-divisions |
03 |
|
| Tehsils |
11 |
|
| Blocks |
14 |
|
Urban
Local bodies
(Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Choudwar Municipality, Banki &
Athgarh NACs) |
04 |
|
| Grama
Panchayats |
342 |
274
before reorg |
| Villages |
1967 |
|
| Inhabited
villages |
1865 |
|
| No.
of wards |
5475 |
4844
before reorg |
| No.
of Zilla Parishad members |
46 |
|
| Police
Stations |
34 |
|
| Major
rivers: Mahanadi, Kathjori, Birupa, Debi, Kandal, Chitrotpala,
Sapua, Hadua-Nallah, Rana- Sankha nallah, Genguti |
| National
Highways |
NH5 |
NH42 |
| Assembly
Constituencies |
10 |
|
| Parliamentary
Constituencies |
3 |
Cuttack,
Jagatsinghpur (1 AC), Kendrapara (1 AC) |
Demography |
| Population |
23.40
Lakh |
(6.38%
of state) |
| Rank
in Orissa by Population |
02 |
(Highest
Ganjam) |
| Decadal
Growth Rate |
+
14.00% |
Orissa:
+15.94%,
India: + 21.34% |
| Male
population |
12.07
Lakh |
|
| Female
Population |
11.33
Lakh |
|
| Sex
Ratio (Females per 1000 males) |
938 |
(Orissa:
972; India: 933) |
| Rank
in Orissa by Sex Ratio |
29 |
(Last
Khurda) |
| Sex
Ratio in 1991 Census |
922 |
(Orissa:
971; India: 927) |
| Population
Density (per sq.km.) |
595 |
|
| Rank
in Orissa by Density |
03 |
1:
JS pur,2:Khurda |
| Population
0-6yr. Age group |
Persons |
2.73
Lakh |
|
| |
Male |
1.41
Lakh |
|
| |
Female |
1.32
Lakh |
|
| Literacy
Rate (7yr.+) (%) |
Persons |
76.13% |
Ori:
63.61 In: 65.38 |
| |
(1991) |
65.46% |
|
| |
Male |
85.46% |
Ori:
75.95 In: 75.85 |
| |
(1991) |
77.41% |
|
| |
Female |
66.19% |
Ori:
50.97 In: 54.16 |
| |
(1991) |
52.44% |
|
1991
Census Data |
| Literacy
Rate among Scheduled Castes |
45.39% |
|
| Literacy
Rate among Scheduled Tribes |
21.03% |
|
| Rural
population |
15.04
Lakh |
75.37% |
| Urban
Population |
4.68
Lakh |
24.63% |
| Schedule
Caste |
3.58
Lakh |
18.19% |
| Schedule
Tribe |
0.70
Lakh |
3.49% |
Socio-
Economic Indicators |
| Workers
as percentage of total population (1991) |
29.68% |
|
| Non-
Workers (1991) |
70.32% |
|
| Average
Size of Operational Holding (1991) |
0.94Ha |
|
| Total
Rural Families (1997 Survey) |
3,71,474 |
|
| Rural
Families Below Poverty line (BPL) |
1,79,320 |
48.27% |
| Normal
Rainfall |
1501.3
mm |
|
Institutions |
| ICDS
projects |
15 |
4
new,1 Urban |
| Anganwadi
centers (AWC) |
1741 |
133
Urban |
| Hospitals |
4 |
|
| Community
health Centres |
5 |
|
| Primary
Health Centres |
52 |
|
| ANM
(Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) Sub- Centers |
273 |
|
| Primary
Schools (Class 1-5) |
2177 |
|
| Middle
Schools (Class 8-10) |
667 |
|
| High
Schools (Class 8-10) |
388 |
|
| Fire
Stations |
6 |
|
