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A district in voices · Census 2011

Bargarh
More than a single voice.

The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 13,86,478 people (93.60%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.

District population · 201114,81,255
Rural population89.87%13,31,145 people
Urban population10.13%1,50,110 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: 14,81,255 people in Bargarh · all areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA13,86,47893.60%
HINDI68,0124.59%
TELUGU13,1880.89%
MUNDA2,2990.16%
GARO2,1540.15%
URDU1,7700.12%
BENGALI1,2310.08%
KHARIA1,0900.07%
OTHERS8080.05%
GUJARATI6780.05%
MUNDARI6120.04%
PUNJABI5930.04%
KISAN4640.03%
KURUKH/ORAON4480.03%
TAMIL3260.02%
MARATHI2310.02%
NEPALI1580.01%
SINDHI135<0.01%
MALAYALAM125<0.01%
SAVARA97<0.01%
MAITHILI62<0.01%
ENGLISH48<0.01%
GONDI43<0.01%
KUI43<0.01%
SANTALI41<0.01%
CHANG28<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI25<0.01%
KANNADA14<0.01%
ASSAMESE10<0.01%
COORGI/KODAGU8<0.01%
TULU7<0.01%
KASHMIRI6<0.01%
MOGH6<0.01%
MANIPURI5<0.01%
HALABI5<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH3<0.01%
SANSKRIT1<0.01%
ANGAMI1<0.01%
KABUI1<0.01%
POCHURY1<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
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 345
11,28,9915,70,9135,58,07876.22%
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 344
2,57,1901,30,7371,26,45317.36%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 318
27,22113,28413,9371.84%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 316
22,36611,47110,8951.51%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 359
13,1726,7636,4090.89%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 314
12,2315,6586,5730.83%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 324
2,5591,3301,2290.17%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 400
2,2751,1121,1630.15%
Others
Under GARO · C-16 row 378
2,1541,0901,0640.15%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 362
1,7519108410.12%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 311
1,5848317530.11%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 323
1,3176436740.09%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 305
1,2316715600.08%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 387
1,0905635270.07%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 307
6593473120.04%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 403
6123152970.04%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 348
5933222710.04%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 391
4642392250.03%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 395
4482182300.03%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 312
4442521920.03%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 357
3261671590.02%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 346
2911481430.02%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 320
191113780.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 337
190101890.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 339
15782750.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 332
1255867<0.01%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 355
1015051<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 407
975344<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 330
623428<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 321
493217<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 376
482919<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 393
432023<0.01%
Koli
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 336
412219<0.01%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 352
412120<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 354
341618<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 381
311318<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 322
291613<0.01%
Chang
Under CHANG · C-16 row 372
28820<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 308
19109<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 363
19811<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 367
17710<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 360
16610<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 326
1477<0.01%
Kol
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 399
1385<0.01%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 380
1257<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 401
1156<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 303
1046<0.01%
Dhundhari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 315
927<0.01%
Coorgi/Kodagu
Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 374
844<0.01%
Others
Under TULU · C-16 row 409
734<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 328
633<0.01%
Kokna/Kokni/Kukna
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 369
642<0.01%
Mogh
Under MOGH · C-16 row 397
633<0.01%
Bundeli/Bundel khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 313
532<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 334
541<0.01%
Others
Under HALABI · C-16 row 383
532<0.01%
Bhatri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 342
440<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 319
330<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 389
312<0.01%
Bagheli/Baghel Khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 310
211<0.01%
Lamani/Lambadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 317
211<0.01%
Desia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 343
211<0.01%
Others
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 340
110<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 350
110<0.01%
Angami
Under ANGAMI · C-16 row 365
101<0.01%
Bhili/Bhilodi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 368
101<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 370
110<0.01%
Others
Under KABUI · C-16 row 385
110<0.01%
Others
Under POCHURY · C-16 row 405
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: 13,31,145 people in Bargarh · rural areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA12,57,63694.48%
HINDI52,0923.91%
TELUGU12,1130.91%
MUNDA2,2720.17%
GARO1,9870.15%
KHARIA1,0000.08%
OTHERS6100.05%
MUNDARI6080.05%
URDU5370.04%
KURUKH/ORAON4360.03%
BENGALI3850.03%
KISAN3710.03%
TAMIL2450.02%
GUJARATI2210.02%
PUNJABI106<0.01%
SAVARA88<0.01%
MARATHI71<0.01%
NEPALI69<0.01%
MALAYALAM51<0.01%
ENGLISH45<0.01%
GONDI42<0.01%
KUI35<0.01%
SINDHI29<0.01%
CHANG28<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI22<0.01%
MAITHILI17<0.01%
COORGI/KODAGU8<0.01%
ASSAMESE6<0.01%
KASHMIRI5<0.01%
KANNADA3<0.01%
SANTALI2<0.01%
SANSKRIT1<0.01%
ANGAMI1<0.01%
KABUI1<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH1<0.01%
POCHURY1<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
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 345
10,47,3685,29,5995,17,76978.68%
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 344
2,10,0171,06,6351,03,38215.78%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 318
26,17312,75613,4171.97%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 359
12,0986,2075,8910.91%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 314
11,8055,4576,3480.89%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 316
9,1764,5604,6160.69%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 400
2,2571,1041,1530.17%
Others
Under GARO · C-16 row 378
1,9871,0129750.15%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 324
1,9439899540.15%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 311
1,5678207470.12%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 323
1,1865826040.09%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 387
1,0005154850.08%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 403
6083132950.05%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 362
5232712520.04%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 395
4362122240.03%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 305
3852181670.03%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 391
3711901810.03%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 346
2451251200.02%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 357
2451191260.02%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 307
221123980.02%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 312
1106743<0.01%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 348
1066343<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 407
884939<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 339
683830<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 320
623824<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 332
511833<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 321
493217<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 376
452817<0.01%
Koli
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 336
412219<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 393
351817<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 381
311318<0.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 337
301515<0.01%
Chang
Under CHANG · C-16 row 372
28820<0.01%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 355
241113<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 330
17107<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 360
1569<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 363
14410<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 367
1468<0.01%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 380
1156<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 401
1156<0.01%
Dhundhari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 315
927<0.01%
Coorgi/Kodagu
Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 374
844<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 303
615<0.01%
Kokna/Kokni/Kukna
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 369
642<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 328
532<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 354
523<0.01%
Bundeli/Bundel khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 313
431<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 322
413<0.01%
Bhatri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 342
440<0.01%
Kol
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 399
431<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 326
312<0.01%
Lamani/Lambadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 317
211<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 319
220<0.01%
Desia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 343
211<0.01%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 352
211<0.01%
Others
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 340
110<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 350
110<0.01%
Angami
Under ANGAMI · C-16 row 365
101<0.01%
Bhili/Bhilodi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 368
101<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 370
110<0.01%
Others
Under KABUI · C-16 row 385
110<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 389
101<0.01%
Others
Under POCHURY · C-16 row 405
110<0.01%
Urban population breakdown

Denominator: 1,50,110 people in Bargarh · urban areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA1,28,84285.83%
HINDI15,92010.61%
URDU1,2330.82%
TELUGU1,0750.72%
BENGALI8460.56%
PUNJABI4870.32%
GUJARATI4570.30%
OTHERS1980.13%
GARO1670.11%
MARATHI1600.11%
SINDHI1060.07%
KISAN930.06%
KHARIA900.06%
NEPALI890.06%
TAMIL810.05%
MALAYALAM740.05%
MAITHILI450.03%
SANTALI390.03%
MUNDA270.02%
KURUKH/ORAON12<0.01%
KANNADA11<0.01%
SAVARA9<0.01%
KUI8<0.01%
TULU7<0.01%
MOGH6<0.01%
MANIPURI5<0.01%
HALABI5<0.01%
ASSAMESE4<0.01%
MUNDARI4<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI3<0.01%
ENGLISH3<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH2<0.01%
KASHMIRI1<0.01%
GONDI1<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
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 345
81,62341,31440,30954.38%
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 344
47,17324,10223,07131.43%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 316
13,1906,9116,2798.79%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 362
1,2286395890.82%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 359
1,0745565180.72%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 318
1,0485285200.70%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 305
8464533930.56%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 324
6163412750.41%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 348
4872592280.32%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 307
4382242140.29%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 314
4262012250.28%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 312
3341851490.22%
Others
Under GARO · C-16 row 378
16778890.11%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 337
16086740.11%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 323
13161700.09%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 320
12975540.09%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 391
9349440.06%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 387
9048420.06%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 339
8944450.06%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 357
8148330.05%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 355
7739380.05%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 332
7440340.05%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 346
4623230.03%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 330
4524210.03%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 352
3920190.03%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 354
2914150.02%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 322
2515100.02%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 308
191090.01%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 400
188100.01%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 311
171160.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 395
1266<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 326
1165<0.01%
Kol
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 399
954<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 407
945<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 393
826<0.01%
Others
Under TULU · C-16 row 409
734<0.01%
Mogh
Under MOGH · C-16 row 397
633<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 334
541<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 363
541<0.01%
Others
Under HALABI · C-16 row 383
532<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 303
431<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 403
422<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 367
312<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 376
312<0.01%
Bagheli/Baghel Khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 310
211<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 389
211<0.01%
Bundeli/Bundel khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 313
101<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 319
110<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 328
101<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 360
101<0.01%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 380
101<0.01%

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Sources, geography & interpretation

Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 370; source name Bargarh. 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.