A district in voices · Census 2011
Debagarh
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 2,81,089 people (89.94%). 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: 3,12,520 people in Debagarh · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 2,81,089 | 89.94% |
| MUNDA | 8,957 | 2.87% |
| KISAN | 8,132 | 2.60% |
| HINDI | 7,045 | 2.25% |
| HO | 2,858 | 0.91% |
| MUNDARI | 1,373 | 0.44% |
| KHARIA | 1,096 | 0.35% |
| COORGI/KODAGU | 646 | 0.21% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 421 | 0.13% |
| URDU | 223 | 0.07% |
| SANTALI | 148 | 0.05% |
| BENGALI | 141 | 0.05% |
| OTHERS | 113 | 0.04% |
| TELUGU | 81 | 0.03% |
| PUNJABI | 34 | 0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 28 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 20 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 17 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 16 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 12 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 12 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 11 | <0.01% |
| KASHMIRI | 10 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 9 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 6 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 6 | <0.01% |
| RAI | 5 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 4 | <0.01% |
| DOGRI | 2 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 1 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 1 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 1 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 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 2760 | 2,80,879 | 1,42,290 | 1,38,589 | 89.88% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 2798 | 8,955 | 4,505 | 4,450 | 2.87% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 2790 | 8,132 | 4,013 | 4,119 | 2.60% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2741 | 5,713 | 2,866 | 2,847 | 1.83% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 2784 | 2,858 | 1,392 | 1,466 | 0.91% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 2800 | 1,373 | 672 | 701 | 0.44% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2733 | 1,160 | 679 | 481 | 0.37% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 2786 | 1,096 | 529 | 567 | 0.35% |
| Coorgi/Kodagu Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 2780 | 646 | 322 | 324 | 0.21% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2792 | 404 | 212 | 192 | 0.13% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 2773 | 223 | 119 | 104 | 0.07% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 2762 | 192 | 103 | 89 | 0.06% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 2767 | 148 | 69 | 79 | 0.05% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 2722 | 141 | 89 | 52 | 0.05% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 2771 | 81 | 62 | 19 | 0.03% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2731 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 2737 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 2764 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2732 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 2742 | 24 | 15 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 2775 | 20 | 6 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2793 | 17 | 6 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 2729 | 15 | 8 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 2728 | 13 | 12 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 2744 | 12 | 12 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 2749 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 2755 | 12 | 12 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 2738 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 2751 | 11 | 8 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kashmiri Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 2746 | 10 | 10 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 2761 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 2777 | 10 | 5 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 2769 | 9 | 9 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 2736 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 2759 | 8 | 5 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 2739 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 2720 | 6 | 6 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 2778 | 6 | 2 | 4 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 2782 | 6 | 5 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kudubi/Kudumbi Under KONKANI · C-16 row 2748 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Rai Under RAI · C-16 row 2802 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Khari Boli Under HINDI · C-16 row 2734 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 2757 | 4 | 4 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Dogri Under DOGRI · C-16 row 2726 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 2740 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kol Under MUNDA · C-16 row 2797 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 2724 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Lamani/Lambadi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2735 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 2753 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 2765 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 2788 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 2795 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 2804 | 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: 2,90,130 people in Debagarh · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 2,61,649 | 90.18% |
| KISAN | 8,124 | 2.80% |
| MUNDA | 8,118 | 2.80% |
| HINDI | 5,664 | 1.95% |
| HO | 2,856 | 0.98% |
| MUNDARI | 1,209 | 0.42% |
| KHARIA | 917 | 0.32% |
| COORGI/KODAGU | 645 | 0.22% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 404 | 0.14% |
| SANTALI | 122 | 0.04% |
| OTHERS | 93 | 0.03% |
| BENGALI | 81 | 0.03% |
| TELUGU | 62 | 0.02% |
| URDU | 39 | 0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 28 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 26 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 17 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 17 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 13 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 8 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 8 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 6 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 5 | <0.01% |
| RAI | 5 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 4 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 4 | <0.01% |
| DOGRI | 2 | <0.01% |
| KASHMIRI | 1 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 1 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 1 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 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 2760 | 2,61,447 | 1,32,294 | 1,29,153 | 90.11% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 2790 | 8,124 | 4,008 | 4,116 | 2.80% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 2798 | 8,116 | 4,097 | 4,019 | 2.80% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2741 | 5,131 | 2,535 | 2,596 | 1.77% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 2784 | 2,856 | 1,391 | 1,465 | 0.98% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 2800 | 1,209 | 600 | 609 | 0.42% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 2786 | 917 | 448 | 469 | 0.32% |
| Coorgi/Kodagu Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 2780 | 645 | 321 | 324 | 0.22% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2733 | 434 | 268 | 166 | 0.15% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2792 | 397 | 207 | 190 | 0.14% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 2762 | 192 | 103 | 89 | 0.07% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 2767 | 122 | 60 | 62 | 0.04% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 2722 | 81 | 47 | 34 | 0.03% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 2771 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 2773 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2732 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 2764 | 27 | 21 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 2775 | 17 | 5 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 2729 | 15 | 8 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 2737 | 13 | 11 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 2742 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 2749 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 2728 | 11 | 11 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 2738 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 2777 | 10 | 5 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2731 | 9 | 9 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 2736 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 2744 | 8 | 8 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 2759 | 8 | 5 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 2769 | 8 | 8 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 2739 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2793 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 2755 | 6 | 6 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kudubi/Kudumbi Under KONKANI · C-16 row 2748 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 2782 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Rai Under RAI · C-16 row 2802 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 2720 | 4 | 4 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khari Boli Under HINDI · C-16 row 2734 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 2751 | 4 | 4 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 2778 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Dogri Under DOGRI · C-16 row 2726 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 2740 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 2761 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kol Under MUNDA · C-16 row 2797 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Lamani/Lambadi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2735 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kashmiri Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 2746 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 2757 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 2765 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 2795 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 2804 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 22,390 people in Debagarh · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 19,440 | 86.82% |
| HINDI | 1,381 | 6.17% |
| MUNDA | 839 | 3.75% |
| URDU | 184 | 0.82% |
| KHARIA | 179 | 0.80% |
| MUNDARI | 164 | 0.73% |
| BENGALI | 60 | 0.27% |
| SANTALI | 26 | 0.12% |
| OTHERS | 20 | 0.09% |
| TELUGU | 19 | 0.08% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 17 | 0.08% |
| KASHMIRI | 9 | 0.04% |
| KISAN | 8 | 0.04% |
| MALAYALAM | 7 | 0.03% |
| MARATHI | 6 | 0.03% |
| PUNJABI | 6 | 0.03% |
| KANNADA | 4 | 0.02% |
| NEPALI | 3 | 0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 3 | 0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 3 | 0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 2 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 2 | <0.01% |
| HO | 2 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 1 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 1 | <0.01% |
| COORGI/KODAGU | 1 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 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 2760 | 19,432 | 9,996 | 9,436 | 86.79% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 2798 | 839 | 408 | 431 | 3.75% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 2733 | 726 | 411 | 315 | 3.24% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2741 | 582 | 331 | 251 | 2.60% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 2773 | 184 | 93 | 91 | 0.82% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 2786 | 179 | 81 | 98 | 0.80% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 2800 | 164 | 72 | 92 | 0.73% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 2722 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 0.27% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 2731 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0.15% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 2737 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0.12% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 2767 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0.12% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 2771 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.08% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 2742 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.05% |
| Others Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2793 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.04% |
| Kashmiri Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 2746 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.04% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 2761 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.04% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 2790 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.04% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 2751 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 2792 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.03% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 2755 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.03% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 2764 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.03% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 2744 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.02% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 2757 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 2775 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 2778 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 2720 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 2728 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 2784 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 2724 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 2753 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 2769 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Coorgi/Kodagu Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 2780 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 2782 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 2788 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 373; source name Debagarh. 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.