A place has many voices · Census 2011
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Historical district populations and names from 2011. A mother-tongue return does not tell us every language someone speaks, their ancestry, or the language a visitor can expect from a particular host.
12,73,821 people · 2011
Anugul →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 95.50%.
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16,48,997 people · 2011
Balangir →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 98.28%.
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23,20,529 people · 2011
Baleshwar →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 88.30%.
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14,81,255 people · 2011
Bargarh →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 93.60%.
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4,41,162 people · 2011
Baudh →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 99.31%.
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15,06,337 people · 2011
Bhadrak →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 90.56%.
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26,24,470 people · 2011
Cuttack →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 91.36%.
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3,12,520 people · 2011
Debagarh →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 89.94%.
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11,92,811 people · 2011
Dhenkanal →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 96.20%.
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5,77,817 people · 2011
Gajapati →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 41.51%.
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35,29,031 people · 2011
Ganjam →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 91.29%.
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11,36,971 people · 2011
Jagatsinghapur →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 92.32%.
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18,27,192 people · 2011
Jajapur →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 90.27%.
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5,79,505 people · 2011
Jharsuguda →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 70.04%.
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15,76,869 people · 2011
Kalahandi →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 95.22%.
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7,33,110 people · 2011
Kandhamal →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 53.15%.
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14,40,361 people · 2011
Kendrapara →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 91.47%.
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18,01,733 people · 2011
Kendujhar →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 78.88%.
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22,51,673 people · 2011
Khordha →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 92.13%.
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13,79,647 people · 2011
Koraput →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 78.19%.
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6,13,192 people · 2011
Malkangiri →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 41.99%.
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25,19,738 people · 2011
Mayurbhanj →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 54.33%.
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12,20,946 people · 2011
Nabarangapur →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 79.09%.
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9,62,789 people · 2011
Nayagarh →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 99.09%.
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6,10,382 people · 2011
Nuapada →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 81.75%.
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16,98,730 people · 2011
Puri →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 95.09%.
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9,67,911 people · 2011
Rayagada →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 42.80%.
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10,41,099 people · 2011
Sambalpur →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 78.80%.
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6,10,183 people · 2011
Subarnapur →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 99.00%.
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20,93,437 people · 2011
Sundargarh →
Largest recorded group: ODIA · 45.96%.
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Sources & scope
Derived from Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District populations sum the mutually exclusive language-group rows, including OTHERS. These pages are historical data profiles, not field reports or present-day language surveys.