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A district in voices · Census 2011

Cuttack
More than a single voice.

The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 23,97,705 people (91.36%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.

District population · 201126,24,470
Rural population71.95%18,88,423 people
Urban population28.05%7,36,047 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: 26,24,470 people in Cuttack · all areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA23,97,70591.36%
URDU1,22,3564.66%
HINDI36,5671.39%
BENGALI22,5670.86%
TELUGU20,6000.78%
MUNDA9,7640.37%
SANTALI4,7310.18%
HO2,5890.10%
GUJARATI1,9680.07%
OTHERS1,6980.06%
PUNJABI8620.03%
MARATHI5230.02%
KUI4170.02%
MALAYALAM3760.01%
TAMIL3390.01%
NEPALI228<0.01%
ENGLISH220<0.01%
MAITHILI166<0.01%
JUANG109<0.01%
MUNDARI100<0.01%
MANIPURI65<0.01%
LADAKHI63<0.01%
KANNADA60<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH57<0.01%
SINDHI51<0.01%
ASSAMESE48<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI40<0.01%
DOGRI28<0.01%
SANSKRIT26<0.01%
YIMCHUNGRE26<0.01%
SAVARA25<0.01%
KURUKH/ORAON14<0.01%
AFGHANI/KABULI/PASHTO12<0.01%
KHARIA10<0.01%
ARABIC/ARBI9<0.01%
THADO8<0.01%
TIBETAN7<0.01%
KODA/KORA5<0.01%
KOYA4<0.01%
KASHMIRI3<0.01%
ANGAMI3<0.01%
GADABA3<0.01%
KISAN3<0.01%
LUSHAI/MIZO3<0.01%
RABHA3<0.01%
KONKANI2<0.01%
KUKI2<0.01%
PAITE2<0.01%
DIMASA1<0.01%
GONDI1<0.01%
TRIPURI1<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 9812
23,97,59712,36,38911,61,20891.36%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 9833
1,22,35661,95560,4014.66%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9782
32,67117,48215,1891.24%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9769
22,56411,83610,7280.86%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9830
20,59910,20910,3900.78%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9876
9,7544,9774,7770.37%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9823
4,7312,3202,4110.18%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9786
2,6151,3761,2390.10%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 9852
2,5891,3451,2440.10%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9774
1,9501,0069440.07%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9818
8614663950.03%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9806
5232722510.02%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9778
4822871950.02%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 9866
4171692480.02%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9802
3762011750.01%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9790
3552061490.01%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9828
3391721670.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9788
26116398<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9808
228126102<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9846
22012496<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9800
1668581<0.01%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 9854
1095752<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9879
1005248<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 9804
65596<0.01%
Ladakhi
Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9872
633924<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9858
572829<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9792
553421<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9780
52520<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9767
482721<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9814
452619<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9841
372215<0.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9781
35314<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9825
321517<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9787
31310<0.01%
Dogri
Under DOGRI · C-16 row 9772
28271<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9815
281513<0.01%
Tikhir
Under YIMCHUNGRE · C-16 row 9893
26260<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9885
251510<0.01%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9779
23167<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9820
23149<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9811
21813<0.01%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9826
19109<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9775
18108<0.01%
Kumauni
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9784
18180<0.01%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9789
1789<0.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 9870
14104<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9813
1367<0.01%
Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto
Under AFGHANI/KABULI/PASHTO · C-16 row 9835
12111<0.01%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9856
1064<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9877
1091<0.01%
Arabic/Arbi
Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 9839
936<0.01%
Thado
Under THADO · C-16 row 9887
835<0.01%
Tibetan
Under TIBETAN · C-16 row 9889
770<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9793
523<0.01%
Koda/Kora
Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 9862
541<0.01%
Khortha/Khotta
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9783
422<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 9864
440<0.01%
Chakma
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9770
330<0.01%
Others
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9821
321<0.01%
Others
Under ANGAMI · C-16 row 9837
321<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9842
321<0.01%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 9848
303<0.01%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 9860
321<0.01%
Lushai/Mizo
Under LUSHAI/MIZO · C-16 row 9874
330<0.01%
Rabha
Under RABHA · C-16 row 9883
330<0.01%
Awadhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9777
220<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 9795
220<0.01%
Gorboli/Goru/Gorwani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9798
220<0.01%
Kuki
Under KUKI · C-16 row 9868
220<0.01%
Paite
Under PAITE · C-16 row 9881
220<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9785
110<0.01%
Kishtwari
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 9796
110<0.01%
Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori]
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9810
101<0.01%
Bagri
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9817
110<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9831
101<0.01%
Others
Under DIMASA · C-16 row 9844
110<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 9850
110<0.01%
Kokbarak
Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 9891
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: 18,88,423 people in Cuttack · rural areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA17,86,93894.63%
URDU76,7724.07%
MUNDA9,3130.49%
HINDI4,5410.24%
BENGALI2,9350.16%
HO2,5170.13%
SANTALI2,0600.11%
TELUGU1,3610.07%
OTHERS1,2230.06%
JUANG107<0.01%
KUI102<0.01%
GUJARATI72<0.01%
MANIPURI56<0.01%
LADAKHI51<0.01%
MUNDARI51<0.01%
NEPALI41<0.01%
ENGLISH34<0.01%
MARATHI31<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH26<0.01%
YIMCHUNGRE26<0.01%
TAMIL24<0.01%
ASSAMESE22<0.01%
MALAYALAM21<0.01%
MAITHILI17<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI17<0.01%
PUNJABI14<0.01%
SAVARA14<0.01%
SANSKRIT9<0.01%
ARABIC/ARBI5<0.01%
KODA/KORA5<0.01%
KOYA4<0.01%
RABHA3<0.01%
KANNADA2<0.01%
KASHMIRI2<0.01%
KUKI2<0.01%
DOGRI1<0.01%
KURUKH/ORAON1<0.01%
LUSHAI/MIZO1<0.01%
PAITE1<0.01%
TRIPURI1<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 9812
17,86,8679,19,4748,67,39394.62%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 9833
76,77238,49038,2824.07%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9876
9,3134,7434,5700.49%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9782
4,4402,4132,0270.24%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9769
2,9321,6271,3050.16%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 9852
2,5171,3031,2140.13%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9823
2,0609761,0840.11%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9830
1,3617116500.07%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 9854
1075651<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 9866
1023864<0.01%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9774
723339<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 9804
56560<0.01%
Ladakhi
Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9872
513318<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9879
512526<0.01%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9790
482721<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9808
411922<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9814
372215<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9846
341816<0.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9806
311615<0.01%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9778
291712<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9858
261313<0.01%
Tikhir
Under YIMCHUNGRE · C-16 row 9893
26260<0.01%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9828
24186<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9767
22148<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9802
21165<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9811
21813<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9788
17143<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9800
1789<0.01%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9818
14104<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9841
1477<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9885
1459<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9813
734<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9820
642<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9815
523<0.01%
Arabic/Arbi
Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 9839
523<0.01%
Koda/Kora
Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 9862
541<0.01%
Khortha/Khotta
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9783
422<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 9864
440<0.01%
Chakma
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9770
330<0.01%
Others
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9821
321<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9842
321<0.01%
Rabha
Under RABHA · C-16 row 9883
330<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9792
220<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 9795
220<0.01%
Kuki
Under KUKI · C-16 row 9868
220<0.01%
Dogri
Under DOGRI · C-16 row 9772
110<0.01%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9779
110<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9785
110<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9786
110<0.01%
Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori]
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9810
101<0.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 9870
110<0.01%
Lushai/Mizo
Under LUSHAI/MIZO · C-16 row 9874
110<0.01%
Paite
Under PAITE · C-16 row 9881
110<0.01%
Kokbarak
Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 9891
110<0.01%
Urban population breakdown

Denominator: 7,36,047 people in Cuttack · urban areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA6,10,76782.98%
URDU45,5846.19%
HINDI32,0264.35%
BENGALI19,6322.67%
TELUGU19,2392.61%
SANTALI2,6710.36%
GUJARATI1,8960.26%
PUNJABI8480.12%
MARATHI4920.07%
OTHERS4750.06%
MUNDA4510.06%
MALAYALAM3550.05%
TAMIL3150.04%
KUI3150.04%
NEPALI1870.03%
ENGLISH1860.03%
MAITHILI1490.02%
HO72<0.01%
KANNADA58<0.01%
SINDHI51<0.01%
MUNDARI49<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH31<0.01%
DOGRI27<0.01%
ASSAMESE26<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI23<0.01%
SANSKRIT17<0.01%
KURUKH/ORAON13<0.01%
AFGHANI/KABULI/PASHTO12<0.01%
LADAKHI12<0.01%
SAVARA11<0.01%
KHARIA10<0.01%
MANIPURI9<0.01%
THADO8<0.01%
TIBETAN7<0.01%
ARABIC/ARBI4<0.01%
ANGAMI3<0.01%
GADABA3<0.01%
KISAN3<0.01%
KONKANI2<0.01%
JUANG2<0.01%
LUSHAI/MIZO2<0.01%
KASHMIRI1<0.01%
DIMASA1<0.01%
GONDI1<0.01%
PAITE1<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 9812
6,10,7303,16,9152,93,81582.97%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 9833
45,58423,46522,1196.19%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9782
28,23115,06913,1623.84%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9769
19,63210,2099,4232.67%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9830
19,2389,4989,7402.61%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9823
2,6711,3441,3270.36%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9786
2,6141,3751,2390.36%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9774
1,8789739050.26%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9818
8474563910.12%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9806
4922562360.07%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9778
4532701830.06%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9876
4412342070.06%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9802
3551851700.05%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9828
3151541610.04%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 9866
3151311840.04%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9790
3071791280.04%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9788
244149950.03%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9808
187107800.03%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9846
186106800.03%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9800
14977720.02%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 9852
724230<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9792
533221<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9780
52520<0.01%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9879
492722<0.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9781
35314<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9825
321517<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9787
31310<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9858
311516<0.01%
Dogri
Under DOGRI · C-16 row 9772
27261<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9767
261313<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9815
231310<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9841
23158<0.01%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9779
22157<0.01%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9826
19109<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9775
18108<0.01%
Kumauni
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9784
18180<0.01%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9789
1789<0.01%
Sanskrit
Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9820
17107<0.01%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 9870
1394<0.01%
Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto
Under AFGHANI/KABULI/PASHTO · C-16 row 9835
12111<0.01%
Ladakhi
Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9872
1266<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9885
11101<0.01%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9856
1064<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9877
1091<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 9804
936<0.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9814
844<0.01%
Thado
Under THADO · C-16 row 9887
835<0.01%
Tibetan
Under TIBETAN · C-16 row 9889
770<0.01%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 9813
633<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9793
523<0.01%
Arabic/Arbi
Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 9839
413<0.01%
Others
Under ANGAMI · C-16 row 9837
321<0.01%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 9848
303<0.01%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 9860
321<0.01%
Awadhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 9777
220<0.01%
Gorboli/Goru/Gorwani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9798
220<0.01%
Juang
Under JUANG · C-16 row 9854
211<0.01%
Lushai/Mizo
Under LUSHAI/MIZO · C-16 row 9874
220<0.01%
Kishtwari
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 9796
110<0.01%
Bagri
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9817
110<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9831
101<0.01%
Others
Under DIMASA · C-16 row 9844
110<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 9850
110<0.01%
Paite
Under PAITE · C-16 row 9881
110<0.01%

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Sources, geography & interpretation

Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 381; source name Cuttack. 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.