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A district in voices · Census 2011

Anugul
More than a single voice.

The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 12,16,555 people (95.50%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.

District population · 201112,73,821
Rural population83.79%10,67,275 people
Urban population16.21%2,06,546 people

This is a historical district profile, not a city survey or a present-day forecast. Mother tongue, community identity, ancestry and the languages used at work are different questions.

The whole district

Denominator: 12,73,821 people in Anugul · all areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA12,16,55595.50%
HO17,9381.41%
HINDI16,5821.30%
SANTALI6,4620.51%
MUNDA3,4890.27%
BENGALI3,1980.25%
URDU2,5010.20%
TELUGU1,7250.14%
KISAN1,2010.09%
JUANG6870.05%
PUNJABI6820.05%
OTHERS6700.05%
TAMIL3750.03%
GUJARATI3500.03%
MALAYALAM2910.02%
MARATHI2740.02%
KODA/KORA110<0.01%
NEPALI108<0.01%
MAITHILI102<0.01%
MUNDARI81<0.01%
ASSAMESE80<0.01%
KHARIA62<0.01%
KANNADA51<0.01%
ENGLISH41<0.01%
SAVARA38<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI32<0.01%
KURUKH/ORAON29<0.01%
KUI22<0.01%
BHUMIJ21<0.01%
SANSKRIT14<0.01%
SINDHI11<0.01%
MANIPURI10<0.01%
KONKANI5<0.01%
KOYA5<0.01%
GONDI4<0.01%
KUKI4<0.01%
DOGRI3<0.01%
ADI3<0.01%
BODO2<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH2<0.01%
GADABA1<0.01%
Look inside the groups: individual mother-tongue entries

The entries below are already included in their parent groups above. Do not add both tables together. Only positive recorded counts for this residence category are shown; omission is not proof of an absence of speakers today. Residual group OTHERS has no subordinate entries here.

Individual entries · Census labels and parent classifications retained
Entry / parent groupPeopleMaleFemaleShare
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11790
12,16,4076,25,4795,90,92895.49%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 11827
17,9389,1408,7981.41%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11762
15,1338,4506,6831.19%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 11801
6,4553,1553,3000.51%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 11848
3,4891,7821,7070.27%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 11749
3,1971,8241,3730.25%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 11809
2,4971,3291,1680.20%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 11807
1,7259377880.14%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 11835
1,2015926090.09%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11770
9534804730.07%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 11829
6873273600.05%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 11795
6783792990.05%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 11805
3752081670.03%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 11756
3491841650.03%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 11780
2911551360.02%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 11784
2711501210.02%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11759
185100850.01%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11771
1276661<0.01%
Koda/Kora
Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 11837
1105852<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 11787
1085949<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 11778
1025844<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11793
1025745<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 11850
813546<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 11747
804535<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11769
783741<0.01%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 11831
623329<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11766
562729<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 11773
473116<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 11820
412219<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 11852
382117<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 11814
281315<0.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 11845
281414<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11791
23149<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 11841
22814<0.01%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11760
21912<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11792
1688<0.01%
Bhumij
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 11817
16115<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 11798
1459<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 11803
1165<0.01%
Kurmali Thar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11763
1046<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 11782
1073<0.01%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11765
945<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11789
725<0.01%
Mahili
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 11800
734<0.01%
Konkani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 11776
550<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 11818
532<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 11839
523<0.01%
Lamani/Lambadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11764
413<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11767
422<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 11774
422<0.01%
Others
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 11796
413<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 11810
431<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 11815
413<0.01%
Kuki
Under KUKI · C-16 row 11843
413<0.01%
Dogri
Under DOGRI · C-16 row 11754
312<0.01%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 11785
321<0.01%
Others
Under ADI · C-16 row 11812
321<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 11825
312<0.01%
Bodo/Boro
Under BODO · C-16 row 11752
211<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 11833
202<0.01%
Chakma
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 11750
110<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 11757
101<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11761
110<0.01%
Puran/Puran Bhasha
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11768
110<0.01%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 11822
101<0.01%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 11824
110<0.01%
Others
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 11846
110<0.01%

Rural and urban: two views within the district

Each share below uses the population of that residence category. Rural and urban counts add to the district total; their percentages use different denominators.

Rural population breakdown

Denominator: 10,67,275 people in Anugul · rural areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA10,37,43797.20%
HO16,3991.54%
HINDI4,7830.45%
MUNDA2,1830.20%
SANTALI1,3370.13%
KISAN1,1320.11%
BENGALI8010.08%
URDU7080.07%
JUANG6860.06%
OTHERS5140.05%
TELUGU4740.04%
KODA/KORA1100.01%
PUNJABI1090.01%
MALAYALAM97<0.01%
MARATHI96<0.01%
TAMIL64<0.01%
MUNDARI64<0.01%
KHARIA42<0.01%
ASSAMESE39<0.01%
SAVARA36<0.01%
NEPALI33<0.01%
ENGLISH30<0.01%
GUJARATI21<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI21<0.01%
MAITHILI14<0.01%
KANNADA9<0.01%
KUI9<0.01%
KONKANI5<0.01%
MANIPURI5<0.01%
BHUMIJ5<0.01%
SANSKRIT4<0.01%
GONDI4<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH2<0.01%
KURUKH/ORAON2<0.01%
Look inside the groups: individual mother-tongue entries

The entries below are already included in their parent groups above. Do not add both tables together. Only positive recorded counts for this residence category are shown; omission is not proof of an absence of speakers today. Residual group OTHERS has no subordinate entries here.

Individual entries · Census labels and parent classifications retained
Entry / parent groupPeopleMaleFemaleShare
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11790
10,37,3225,30,9265,06,39697.19%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 11827
16,3998,3338,0661.54%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11762
3,8252,1521,6730.36%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 11848
2,1831,1271,0560.20%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 11801
1,3376207170.13%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 11835
1,1325585740.11%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11770
8604314290.08%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 11749
8014393620.08%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 11809
7083813270.07%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 11829
6863273590.06%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 11807
4742522220.04%
Koda/Kora
Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 11837
11058520.01%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 11795
1056639<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 11780
975344<0.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 11784
965343<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11793
884939<0.01%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 11805
643430<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 11850
642836<0.01%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11771
462521<0.01%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 11831
422319<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 11747
392118<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 11852
362016<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 11787
331716<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 11820
301713<0.01%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11759
23158<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11791
22148<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 11814
211011<0.01%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 11756
20128<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 11778
1477<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11766
1156<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 11773
981<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 11841
936<0.01%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11765
835<0.01%
Konkani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 11776
550<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 11782
541<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11792
523<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 11818
532<0.01%
Lamani/Lambadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11764
413<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11769
431<0.01%
Others
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 11796
413<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 11798
404<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 11825
312<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 11833
202<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 11757
101<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11761
110<0.01%
Kurmali Thar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11763
101<0.01%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 11824
110<0.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 11845
110<0.01%
Others
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 11846
110<0.01%
Urban population breakdown

Denominator: 2,06,546 people in Anugul · urban areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA1,79,11886.72%
HINDI11,7995.71%
SANTALI5,1252.48%
BENGALI2,3971.16%
URDU1,7930.87%
HO1,5390.75%
MUNDA1,3060.63%
TELUGU1,2510.61%
PUNJABI5730.28%
GUJARATI3290.16%
TAMIL3110.15%
MALAYALAM1940.09%
MARATHI1780.09%
OTHERS1560.08%
MAITHILI880.04%
NEPALI750.04%
KISAN690.03%
KANNADA420.02%
ASSAMESE410.02%
KURUKH/ORAON270.01%
KHARIA20<0.01%
MUNDARI17<0.01%
BHUMIJ16<0.01%
KUI13<0.01%
SINDHI11<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI11<0.01%
ENGLISH11<0.01%
SANSKRIT10<0.01%
MANIPURI5<0.01%
KOYA5<0.01%
KUKI4<0.01%
DOGRI3<0.01%
ADI3<0.01%
BODO2<0.01%
SAVARA2<0.01%
GADABA1<0.01%
JUANG1<0.01%
Look inside the groups: individual mother-tongue entries

The entries below are already included in their parent groups above. Do not add both tables together. Only positive recorded counts for this residence category are shown; omission is not proof of an absence of speakers today. Residual group OTHERS has no subordinate entries here.

Individual entries · Census labels and parent classifications retained
Entry / parent groupPeopleMaleFemaleShare
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11790
1,79,08594,55384,53286.70%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11762
11,3086,2985,0105.47%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 11801
5,1182,5352,5832.48%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 11749
2,3961,3851,0111.16%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 11809
1,7899488410.87%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 11827
1,5398077320.75%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 11848
1,3066556510.63%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 11807
1,2516855660.61%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 11795
5733132600.28%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 11756
3291721570.16%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 11805
3111741370.15%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 11780
194102920.09%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 11784
17597780.08%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11759
16285770.08%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11770
9349440.05%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 11778
8851370.04%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11771
8141400.04%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 11787
7542330.04%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11769
7434400.04%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 11835
6934350.03%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11766
4522230.02%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 11747
4124170.02%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 11773
3823150.02%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 11845
2713140.01%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11760
219120.01%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 11831
201010<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 11850
17710<0.01%
Bhumij
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 11817
16115<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11793
1486<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 11841
1358<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11792
1165<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 11803
1165<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 11820
1156<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 11798
1055<0.01%
Kurmali Thar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11763
945<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11789
725<0.01%
Mahili
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 11800
734<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 11814
734<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 11782
532<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 11839
523<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11767
422<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 11774
422<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 11810
431<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 11815
413<0.01%
Kuki
Under KUKI · C-16 row 11843
413<0.01%
Dogri
Under DOGRI · C-16 row 11754
312<0.01%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 11785
321<0.01%
Others
Under ADI · C-16 row 11812
321<0.01%
Bodo/Boro
Under BODO · C-16 row 11752
211<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 11852
211<0.01%
Chakma
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 11750
110<0.01%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11765
110<0.01%
Puran/Puran Bhasha
Under HINDI · C-16 row 11768
110<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 11791
101<0.01%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 11822
101<0.01%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 11829
101<0.01%

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Sources, geography & interpretation

Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 384; source name Anugul. All figures derive from the original workbook retained in our KB. Parent groups contain their individual entries; classification does not determine community-preferred naming.

District figures cannot establish the languages of a particular town, accommodation provider or individual. C-17 multilingualism is statewide and is not apportioned to this district. No migration or ancestry claim is inferred.

Prepared with AI assistance under Ahimanikya Satapathy, Founder & Editor-in-Chief. Community naming and visual review remain open.