A district in voices · Census 2011
Baleshwar
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 20,49,074 people (88.30%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.
District population · 201123,20,529
Rural population89.08%20,67,236 people
Urban population10.92%2,53,293 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: 23,20,529 people in Baleshwar · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 20,49,074 | 88.30% |
| SANTALI | 95,333 | 4.11% |
| URDU | 78,598 | 3.39% |
| BENGALI | 30,078 | 1.30% |
| OTHERS | 25,451 | 1.10% |
| HINDI | 15,617 | 0.67% |
| MUNDARI | 7,746 | 0.33% |
| MUNDA | 4,412 | 0.19% |
| KUI | 2,849 | 0.12% |
| TELUGU | 1,846 | 0.08% |
| KODA/KORA | 1,653 | 0.07% |
| HO | 1,522 | 0.07% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 1,509 | 0.07% |
| LADAKHI | 1,392 | 0.06% |
| GUJARATI | 794 | 0.03% |
| MARATHI | 463 | 0.02% |
| BHUMIJ | 454 | 0.02% |
| MALAYALAM | 404 | 0.02% |
| KHARIA | 341 | 0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 146 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 139 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 137 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 92 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 77 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 77 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 67 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 62 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 50 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 35 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 27 | <0.01% |
| KORWA | 25 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 24 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 10 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 8 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 8 | <0.01% |
| KONDA | 3 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 2 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 1 | <0.01% |
| NICOBARESE | 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 7727 | 20,42,656 | 10,49,624 | 9,93,032 | 88.03% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7736 | 95,331 | 48,000 | 47,331 | 4.11% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 7743 | 78,598 | 39,935 | 38,663 | 3.39% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 7682 | 30,078 | 11,265 | 18,813 | 1.30% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7693 | 13,318 | 6,914 | 6,404 | 0.57% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 7783 | 7,746 | 3,846 | 3,900 | 0.33% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 7725 | 5,319 | 2,658 | 2,661 | 0.23% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7780 | 4,001 | 1,987 | 2,014 | 0.17% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 7773 | 2,849 | 1,449 | 1,400 | 0.12% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 7740 | 1,839 | 922 | 917 | 0.08% |
| Koda/Kora Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 7765 | 1,653 | 830 | 823 | 0.07% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 7758 | 1,522 | 722 | 800 | 0.07% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 7775 | 1,509 | 735 | 774 | 0.07% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 7777 | 1,392 | 662 | 730 | 0.06% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 7729 | 1,056 | 535 | 521 | 0.05% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 7696 | 1,033 | 509 | 524 | 0.04% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7686 | 787 | 397 | 390 | 0.03% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 7719 | 460 | 232 | 228 | 0.02% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 7699 | 369 | 184 | 185 | 0.02% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 7704 | 359 | 176 | 183 | 0.02% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7781 | 313 | 157 | 156 | 0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 7749 | 311 | 169 | 142 | 0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 7760 | 309 | 163 | 146 | 0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7691 | 255 | 133 | 122 | 0.01% |
| Others Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 7715 | 255 | 132 | 123 | 0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7689 | 166 | 89 | 77 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 7714 | 149 | 74 | 75 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 7733 | 146 | 60 | 86 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 7750 | 143 | 66 | 77 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 7731 | 139 | 72 | 67 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 7752 | 137 | 74 | 63 | <0.01% |
| Kol Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7779 | 98 | 49 | 49 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 7738 | 92 | 48 | 44 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 7722 | 77 | 40 | 37 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 7763 | 77 | 34 | 43 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 7712 | 67 | 37 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Kudubi/Kudumbi Under KONKANI · C-16 row 7709 | 61 | 33 | 28 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 7745 | 50 | 26 | 24 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 7702 | 49 | 26 | 23 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 7694 | 36 | 19 | 17 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 7771 | 35 | 20 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 7761 | 32 | 14 | 18 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 7787 | 27 | 12 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 7728 | 26 | 14 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KORWA · C-16 row 7769 | 25 | 14 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 7747 | 24 | 14 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 7724 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 7680 | 10 | 4 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 7692 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7698 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 7789 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7687 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TELUGU · C-16 row 7741 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7703 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 7706 | 6 | 1 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Desia Under ODIA · C-16 row 7726 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 7695 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MARATHI · C-16 row 7720 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONDA · C-16 row 7767 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 7684 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bundeli/Bundel khandi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7690 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KANNADA · C-16 row 7707 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mahili Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7735 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 7697 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 7700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Puran/Puran Bhasha Under HINDI · C-16 row 7701 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 7710 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 7717 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 7754 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 7756 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nicobarese Under NICOBARESE · C-16 row 7785 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <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: 20,67,236 people in Baleshwar · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 18,58,133 | 89.88% |
| SANTALI | 87,402 | 4.23% |
| URDU | 45,539 | 2.20% |
| OTHERS | 23,991 | 1.16% |
| BENGALI | 20,092 | 0.97% |
| HINDI | 8,483 | 0.41% |
| MUNDARI | 7,577 | 0.37% |
| MUNDA | 4,167 | 0.20% |
| KUI | 2,843 | 0.14% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 1,502 | 0.07% |
| KODA/KORA | 1,469 | 0.07% |
| HO | 1,468 | 0.07% |
| LADAKHI | 1,363 | 0.07% |
| TELUGU | 1,119 | 0.05% |
| MARATHI | 436 | 0.02% |
| KHARIA | 340 | 0.02% |
| MALAYALAM | 336 | 0.02% |
| BHUMIJ | 309 | 0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 126 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 122 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 66 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 62 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 55 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 50 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 43 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 35 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 26 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 22 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 14 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 11 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 8 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 8 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 7 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 7 | <0.01% |
| KONDA | 3 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 2 | <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 7727 | 18,52,373 | 9,52,201 | 9,00,172 | 89.61% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7736 | 87,401 | 43,976 | 43,425 | 4.23% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 7743 | 45,539 | 23,199 | 22,340 | 2.20% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 7682 | 20,092 | 6,369 | 13,723 | 0.97% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 7783 | 7,577 | 3,769 | 3,808 | 0.37% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7693 | 6,854 | 3,483 | 3,371 | 0.33% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 7725 | 4,730 | 2,343 | 2,387 | 0.23% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7780 | 3,979 | 1,978 | 2,001 | 0.19% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 7773 | 2,843 | 1,445 | 1,398 | 0.14% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 7775 | 1,502 | 732 | 770 | 0.07% |
| Koda/Kora Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 7765 | 1,469 | 743 | 726 | 0.07% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 7758 | 1,468 | 696 | 772 | 0.07% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 7777 | 1,363 | 649 | 714 | 0.07% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 7740 | 1,112 | 550 | 562 | 0.05% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 7696 | 1,033 | 509 | 524 | 0.05% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 7729 | 988 | 501 | 487 | 0.05% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 7719 | 433 | 216 | 217 | 0.02% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 7760 | 309 | 163 | 146 | 0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7691 | 255 | 133 | 122 | 0.01% |
| Others Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 7715 | 255 | 132 | 123 | 0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 7704 | 230 | 103 | 127 | 0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 7749 | 166 | 86 | 80 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 7750 | 143 | 66 | 77 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 7733 | 126 | 52 | 74 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 7752 | 122 | 67 | 55 | <0.01% |
| Kol Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7779 | 98 | 49 | 49 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7781 | 90 | 50 | 40 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 7714 | 81 | 37 | 44 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 7763 | 66 | 30 | 36 | <0.01% |
| Kudubi/Kudumbi Under KONKANI · C-16 row 7709 | 61 | 33 | 28 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 7738 | 55 | 30 | 25 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 7745 | 50 | 26 | 24 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7686 | 42 | 16 | 26 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 7694 | 36 | 19 | 17 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 7771 | 35 | 20 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 7761 | 31 | 14 | 17 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7689 | 30 | 15 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 7728 | 26 | 14 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 7787 | 26 | 12 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 7747 | 22 | 13 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 7699 | 17 | 6 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 7712 | 14 | 9 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 7731 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 7724 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7698 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 7702 | 8 | 5 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 7722 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 7789 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 7680 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TELUGU · C-16 row 7741 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Desia Under ODIA · C-16 row 7726 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7703 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 7706 | 5 | 1 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 7695 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MARATHI · C-16 row 7720 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONDA · C-16 row 7767 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 7684 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KANNADA · C-16 row 7707 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7687 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 7697 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 7700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Puran/Puran Bhasha Under HINDI · C-16 row 7701 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 7710 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Mahili Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7735 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 2,53,293 people in Baleshwar · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 1,90,941 | 75.38% |
| URDU | 33,059 | 13.05% |
| BENGALI | 9,986 | 3.94% |
| SANTALI | 7,931 | 3.13% |
| HINDI | 7,134 | 2.82% |
| OTHERS | 1,460 | 0.58% |
| GUJARATI | 751 | 0.30% |
| TELUGU | 727 | 0.29% |
| MUNDA | 245 | 0.10% |
| KODA/KORA | 184 | 0.07% |
| MUNDARI | 169 | 0.07% |
| BHUMIJ | 145 | 0.06% |
| PUNJABI | 128 | 0.05% |
| NEPALI | 69 | 0.03% |
| MALAYALAM | 68 | 0.03% |
| HO | 54 | 0.02% |
| MAITHILI | 53 | 0.02% |
| TAMIL | 37 | 0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 29 | 0.01% |
| MARATHI | 27 | 0.01% |
| KORWA | 25 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 20 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 15 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 11 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 7 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 6 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 3 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 2 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 1 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 1 | <0.01% |
| NICOBARESE | 1 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 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 7727 | 1,90,283 | 97,423 | 92,860 | 75.12% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 7743 | 33,059 | 16,736 | 16,323 | 13.05% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 7682 | 9,986 | 4,896 | 5,090 | 3.94% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7736 | 7,930 | 4,024 | 3,906 | 3.13% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7693 | 6,464 | 3,431 | 3,033 | 2.55% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7686 | 745 | 381 | 364 | 0.29% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 7740 | 727 | 372 | 355 | 0.29% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 7725 | 589 | 315 | 274 | 0.23% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 7699 | 352 | 178 | 174 | 0.14% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7781 | 223 | 107 | 116 | 0.09% |
| Koda/Kora Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 7765 | 184 | 87 | 97 | 0.07% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 7783 | 169 | 77 | 92 | 0.07% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 7749 | 145 | 83 | 62 | 0.06% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7689 | 136 | 74 | 62 | 0.05% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 7704 | 129 | 73 | 56 | 0.05% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 7731 | 128 | 66 | 62 | 0.05% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 7722 | 69 | 37 | 32 | 0.03% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 7714 | 68 | 37 | 31 | 0.03% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 7729 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 0.03% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 7758 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 0.02% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 7712 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 0.02% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 7702 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 0.02% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 7738 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 7777 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 7719 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Others Under KORWA · C-16 row 7769 | 25 | 14 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 7780 | 22 | 9 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 7733 | 20 | 8 | 12 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 7752 | 15 | 7 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 7763 | 11 | 4 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 7692 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 7775 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 7687 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 7773 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 7680 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Bundeli/Bundel khandi Under HINDI · C-16 row 7690 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 7747 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 7703 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 7706 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 7717 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 7724 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Mahili Under SANTALI · C-16 row 7735 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 7754 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 7756 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 7761 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Nicobarese Under NICOBARESE · C-16 row 7785 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 7787 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
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The Census table uses the spelling Baleshwar. This is district context for our Balasore guide.
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 377; source name Baleshwar. 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.
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