A district in voices · Census 2011
Balangir
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 16,20,627 people (98.28%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.
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: 16,48,997 people in Balangir · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 16,20,627 | 98.28% |
| HINDI | 19,531 | 1.18% |
| TELUGU | 1,843 | 0.11% |
| OTHERS | 1,230 | 0.07% |
| GARO | 1,088 | 0.07% |
| URDU | 1,017 | 0.06% |
| GUJARATI | 960 | 0.06% |
| BENGALI | 891 | 0.05% |
| SINDHI | 342 | 0.02% |
| PUNJABI | 296 | 0.02% |
| MARATHI | 200 | 0.01% |
| MALTO | 128 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 113 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 110 | <0.01% |
| SANTALI | 95 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 90 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 82 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 69 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 49 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 48 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 37 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 36 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 18 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 17 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 16 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 16 | <0.01% |
| HO | 10 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 7 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 5 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 4 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 4 | <0.01% |
| KONDA | 3 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 3 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 3 | <0.01% |
| KASHMIRI | 2 | <0.01% |
| JUANG | 2 | <0.01% |
| KISAN | 2 | <0.01% |
| CHANG | 1 | <0.01% |
| HALABI | 1 | <0.01% |
| LAHNDA | 1 | <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.
| Entry / parent group | People | Male | Female | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odia Under ODIA · C-16 row 16323 | 12,85,948 | 6,47,297 | 6,38,651 | 77.98% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16324 | 3,34,673 | 1,67,737 | 1,66,936 | 20.30% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16300 | 17,630 | 9,491 | 8,139 | 1.07% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16341 | 1,843 | 935 | 908 | 0.11% |
| Others Under GARO · C-16 row 16354 | 1,088 | 518 | 570 | 0.07% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16343 | 1,016 | 549 | 467 | 0.06% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16293 | 930 | 478 | 452 | 0.06% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16291 | 891 | 504 | 387 | 0.05% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16298 | 771 | 362 | 409 | 0.05% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16304 | 306 | 168 | 138 | 0.02% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16327 | 296 | 165 | 131 | 0.02% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16337 | 284 | 153 | 131 | 0.02% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16308 | 230 | 128 | 102 | 0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16296 | 177 | 85 | 92 | 0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16297 | 128 | 70 | 58 | <0.01% |
| Pahariya Under MALTO · C-16 row 16381 | 128 | 69 | 59 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16318 | 126 | 65 | 61 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16316 | 113 | 57 | 56 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16339 | 110 | 55 | 55 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 16306 | 90 | 56 | 34 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 16321 | 90 | 76 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16333 | 87 | 44 | 43 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16302 | 83 | 37 | 46 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16352 | 82 | 43 | 39 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16307 | 79 | 39 | 40 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16319 | 74 | 43 | 31 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16367 | 69 | 35 | 34 | <0.01% |
| Kachchhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16336 | 58 | 29 | 29 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16373 | 49 | 25 | 24 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16329 | 39 | 19 | 20 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16383 | 35 | 13 | 22 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16294 | 30 | 14 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16305 | 27 | 11 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16357 | 22 | 9 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 16314 | 18 | 9 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 16375 | 17 | 9 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 16348 | 16 | 12 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16365 | 16 | 10 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 16356 | 15 | 9 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 16361 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16330 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16289 | 7 | 2 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 16325 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 16299 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 16310 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16334 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16303 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 16346 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 16388 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Mahili Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16332 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Konda Under KONDA · C-16 row 16371 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 16377 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 16386 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kashmiri Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 16312 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Juang Under JUANG · C-16 row 16363 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 16369 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 16301 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 16344 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Chang Under CHANG · C-16 row 16350 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Halabi Under HALABI · C-16 row 16359 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under LAHNDA · C-16 row 16379 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16384 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <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: 14,51,616 people in Balangir · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 14,44,270 | 99.49% |
| HINDI | 4,254 | 0.29% |
| OTHERS | 1,074 | 0.07% |
| GARO | 1,062 | 0.07% |
| TELUGU | 157 | 0.01% |
| MALTO | 128 | <0.01% |
| BENGALI | 118 | <0.01% |
| URDU | 108 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 89 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 85 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 51 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 36 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 34 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 31 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 30 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 22 | <0.01% |
| SANTALI | 19 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 9 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 9 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 5 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 4 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 4 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 3 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 3 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 2 | <0.01% |
| KISAN | 2 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 2 | <0.01% |
| HALABI | 1 | <0.01% |
| JUANG | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 1 | <0.01% |
| LAHNDA | 1 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 1 | <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.
| Entry / parent group | People | Male | Female | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odia Under ODIA · C-16 row 16323 | 11,44,647 | 5,75,100 | 5,69,547 | 78.85% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16324 | 2,99,617 | 1,49,893 | 1,49,724 | 20.64% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16300 | 3,220 | 1,706 | 1,514 | 0.22% |
| Others Under GARO · C-16 row 16354 | 1,062 | 503 | 559 | 0.07% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16298 | 559 | 261 | 298 | 0.04% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16296 | 177 | 85 | 92 | 0.01% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16341 | 157 | 92 | 65 | 0.01% |
| Pahariya Under MALTO · C-16 row 16381 | 128 | 69 | 59 | <0.01% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16291 | 118 | 67 | 51 | <0.01% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16343 | 107 | 61 | 46 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16293 | 85 | 48 | 37 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16302 | 83 | 37 | 46 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16319 | 74 | 43 | 31 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16297 | 55 | 25 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16307 | 51 | 25 | 26 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16367 | 51 | 27 | 24 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 16306 | 47 | 35 | 12 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16352 | 34 | 18 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16339 | 31 | 14 | 17 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16305 | 27 | 11 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16329 | 27 | 14 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16327 | 22 | 12 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16308 | 19 | 11 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16304 | 16 | 11 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16318 | 15 | 7 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 16356 | 15 | 9 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16357 | 15 | 5 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16333 | 14 | 5 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16316 | 9 | 7 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16330 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 16348 | 9 | 7 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 16325 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16334 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 16375 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16289 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 16388 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 16377 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 16386 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 16314 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 16369 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16373 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 16344 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Halabi Under HALABI · C-16 row 16359 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Juang Under JUANG · C-16 row 16363 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16365 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under LAHNDA · C-16 row 16379 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16384 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 1,97,381 people in Balangir · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 1,76,357 | 89.35% |
| HINDI | 15,277 | 7.74% |
| TELUGU | 1,686 | 0.85% |
| URDU | 909 | 0.46% |
| GUJARATI | 875 | 0.44% |
| BENGALI | 773 | 0.39% |
| SINDHI | 342 | 0.17% |
| PUNJABI | 274 | 0.14% |
| OTHERS | 156 | 0.08% |
| MARATHI | 111 | 0.06% |
| MALAYALAM | 104 | 0.05% |
| NEPALI | 90 | 0.05% |
| TAMIL | 79 | 0.04% |
| SANTALI | 76 | 0.04% |
| ENGLISH | 48 | 0.02% |
| KUI | 47 | 0.02% |
| MUNDA | 35 | 0.02% |
| GARO | 26 | 0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 18 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 16 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 15 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 12 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 12 | <0.01% |
| HO | 10 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 7 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 7 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 5 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 4 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 3 | <0.01% |
| KONDA | 3 | <0.01% |
| KASHMIRI | 2 | <0.01% |
| CHANG | 1 | <0.01% |
| JUANG | 1 | <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.
| Entry / parent group | People | Male | Female | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odia Under ODIA · C-16 row 16323 | 1,41,301 | 72,197 | 69,104 | 71.59% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16324 | 35,056 | 17,844 | 17,212 | 17.76% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16300 | 14,410 | 7,785 | 6,625 | 7.30% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16341 | 1,686 | 843 | 843 | 0.85% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16343 | 909 | 488 | 421 | 0.46% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16293 | 845 | 430 | 415 | 0.43% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16291 | 773 | 437 | 336 | 0.39% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16304 | 290 | 157 | 133 | 0.15% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16337 | 284 | 153 | 131 | 0.14% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16327 | 274 | 153 | 121 | 0.14% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16298 | 212 | 101 | 111 | 0.11% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16308 | 211 | 117 | 94 | 0.11% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16318 | 111 | 58 | 53 | 0.06% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16316 | 104 | 50 | 54 | 0.05% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 16321 | 90 | 76 | 14 | 0.05% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16339 | 79 | 41 | 38 | 0.04% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16297 | 73 | 45 | 28 | 0.04% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16333 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 0.04% |
| Kachchhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16336 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 0.03% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16352 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0.02% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16373 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 0.02% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 16306 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 0.02% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16383 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0.02% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16294 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0.02% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16307 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Others Under GARO · C-16 row 16354 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16367 | 18 | 8 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 16314 | 16 | 7 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16365 | 15 | 9 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16329 | 12 | 5 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 16375 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 16361 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 16348 | 7 | 5 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16357 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 16299 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 16310 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16303 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 16346 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16289 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mahili Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16332 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Konda Under KONDA · C-16 row 16371 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kashmiri Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 16312 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 16301 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Chang Under CHANG · C-16 row 16350 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Juang Under JUANG · C-16 row 16363 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 393; source name Balangir. 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.