A district in voices · Census 2011
Ganjam
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 32,21,732 people (91.29%). 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: 35,29,031 people in Ganjam · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 32,21,732 | 91.29% |
| TELUGU | 2,53,189 | 7.17% |
| KUI | 15,372 | 0.44% |
| SAVARA | 14,905 | 0.42% |
| HINDI | 8,707 | 0.25% |
| URDU | 7,846 | 0.22% |
| BENGALI | 2,209 | 0.06% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 1,214 | 0.03% |
| MARATHI | 654 | 0.02% |
| MALAYALAM | 504 | 0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 459 | 0.01% |
| OTHERS | 450 | 0.01% |
| TAMIL | 444 | 0.01% |
| MALTO | 273 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 272 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 136 | <0.01% |
| SANTALI | 127 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 126 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 106 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 94 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 67 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 32 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 26 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 22 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 16 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 11 | <0.01% |
| DOGRI | 9 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 7 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 6 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 3 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 2 | <0.01% |
| SINDHI | 2 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 2 | <0.01% |
| HO | 2 | <0.01% |
| TIBETAN | 2 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 1 | <0.01% |
| MARAM | 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 14129 | 32,21,641 | 16,27,117 | 15,94,524 | 91.29% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 14146 | 2,53,189 | 1,23,455 | 1,29,734 | 7.17% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 14168 | 15,372 | 7,477 | 7,895 | 0.44% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 14178 | 14,905 | 7,268 | 7,637 | 0.42% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14104 | 8,142 | 5,244 | 2,898 | 0.23% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 14148 | 7,826 | 3,987 | 3,839 | 0.22% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 14091 | 2,209 | 1,368 | 841 | 0.06% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 14164 | 1,214 | 613 | 601 | 0.03% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 14124 | 654 | 437 | 217 | 0.02% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 14120 | 504 | 302 | 202 | 0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 14097 | 459 | 271 | 188 | 0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 14143 | 430 | 306 | 124 | 0.01% |
| Others Under MALTO · C-16 row 14172 | 273 | 124 | 149 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 14134 | 272 | 159 | 113 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14108 | 234 | 131 | 103 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 14155 | 136 | 65 | 71 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 14139 | 127 | 59 | 68 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 14126 | 126 | 76 | 50 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 14114 | 106 | 78 | 28 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14099 | 103 | 53 | 50 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 14112 | 101 | 69 | 32 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 14160 | 82 | 44 | 38 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 14089 | 67 | 50 | 17 | <0.01% |
| Desia Under ODIA · C-16 row 14128 | 36 | 22 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 14130 | 33 | 20 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 14110 | 32 | 17 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 14122 | 32 | 25 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 14107 | 28 | 20 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14100 | 27 | 14 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 14153 | 22 | 14 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 14149 | 20 | 17 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 14131 | 17 | 7 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 14118 | 16 | 9 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 14136 | 16 | 9 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 14102 | 15 | 0 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Yerukala/Yerukula Under TAMIL · C-16 row 14144 | 14 | 6 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14111 | 13 | 7 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 14159 | 12 | 5 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 14170 | 11 | 5 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 14137 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Dogri Under DOGRI · C-16 row 14095 | 9 | 9 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 14151 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 14166 | 6 | 6 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 14106 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 14132 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14109 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Tulu Under TULU · C-16 row 14182 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 14093 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Dhundhari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 14141 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 14157 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 14162 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Tibetan Under TIBETAN · C-16 row 14180 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 14105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 14116 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Maram Under MARAM · C-16 row 14174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 14176 | 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: 27,61,030 people in Ganjam · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 25,61,886 | 92.79% |
| TELUGU | 1,62,198 | 5.87% |
| KUI | 15,160 | 0.55% |
| SAVARA | 14,857 | 0.54% |
| HINDI | 2,611 | 0.09% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 1,200 | 0.04% |
| URDU | 987 | 0.04% |
| BENGALI | 435 | 0.02% |
| OTHERS | 384 | 0.01% |
| MARATHI | 283 | 0.01% |
| MALTO | 243 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 183 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 121 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 102 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 94 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 56 | <0.01% |
| SANTALI | 50 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 43 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 27 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 26 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 25 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 21 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 16 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 8 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 6 | <0.01% |
| DOGRI | 2 | <0.01% |
| SINDHI | 2 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| HO | 1 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 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 14129 | 25,61,800 | 12,86,584 | 12,75,216 | 92.78% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 14146 | 1,62,198 | 78,218 | 83,980 | 5.87% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 14168 | 15,160 | 7,365 | 7,795 | 0.55% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 14178 | 14,857 | 7,236 | 7,621 | 0.54% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14104 | 2,521 | 1,747 | 774 | 0.09% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 14164 | 1,200 | 604 | 596 | 0.04% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 14148 | 971 | 469 | 502 | 0.04% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 14091 | 435 | 279 | 156 | 0.02% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 14124 | 283 | 206 | 77 | 0.01% |
| Others Under MALTO · C-16 row 14172 | 243 | 112 | 131 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 14143 | 169 | 132 | 37 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 14120 | 121 | 80 | 41 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 14155 | 102 | 52 | 50 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 14160 | 82 | 44 | 38 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 14134 | 56 | 36 | 20 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 14139 | 50 | 20 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 14114 | 43 | 33 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Desia Under ODIA · C-16 row 14128 | 36 | 22 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 14130 | 29 | 18 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 14126 | 27 | 20 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 14097 | 26 | 22 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 14107 | 26 | 18 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 14089 | 25 | 21 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14100 | 25 | 13 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 14112 | 25 | 12 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 14131 | 17 | 7 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 14149 | 16 | 13 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 14153 | 16 | 10 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Yerukala/Yerukula Under TAMIL · C-16 row 14144 | 14 | 6 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 14159 | 12 | 5 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 14136 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 14137 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14099 | 8 | 4 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 14122 | 8 | 8 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 14118 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 14132 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Dogri Under DOGRI · C-16 row 14095 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14111 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 14141 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 14093 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14108 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 14110 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 14157 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 14162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 14166 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 7,68,001 people in Ganjam · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 6,59,846 | 85.92% |
| TELUGU | 90,991 | 11.85% |
| URDU | 6,859 | 0.89% |
| HINDI | 6,096 | 0.79% |
| BENGALI | 1,774 | 0.23% |
| GUJARATI | 433 | 0.06% |
| MALAYALAM | 383 | 0.05% |
| MARATHI | 371 | 0.05% |
| TAMIL | 261 | 0.03% |
| PUNJABI | 216 | 0.03% |
| KUI | 212 | 0.03% |
| NEPALI | 99 | 0.01% |
| SANTALI | 77 | 0.01% |
| OTHERS | 66 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 63 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 48 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 42 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 34 | <0.01% |
| MALTO | 30 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 24 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 14 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 11 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 10 | <0.01% |
| DOGRI | 7 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 7 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 6 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 5 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 5 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 3 | <0.01% |
| TIBETAN | 2 | <0.01% |
| BODO | 1 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| HO | 1 | <0.01% |
| MARAM | 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 14129 | 6,59,841 | 3,40,533 | 3,19,308 | 85.92% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 14146 | 90,991 | 45,237 | 45,754 | 11.85% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 14148 | 6,855 | 3,518 | 3,337 | 0.89% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14104 | 5,621 | 3,497 | 2,124 | 0.73% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 14091 | 1,774 | 1,089 | 685 | 0.23% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 14097 | 433 | 249 | 184 | 0.06% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 14120 | 383 | 222 | 161 | 0.05% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 14124 | 371 | 231 | 140 | 0.05% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 14143 | 261 | 174 | 87 | 0.03% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14108 | 233 | 130 | 103 | 0.03% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 14134 | 216 | 123 | 93 | 0.03% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 14168 | 212 | 112 | 100 | 0.03% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 14126 | 99 | 56 | 43 | 0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14099 | 95 | 49 | 46 | 0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 14139 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 14112 | 76 | 57 | 19 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 14114 | 63 | 45 | 18 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 14178 | 48 | 32 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 14089 | 42 | 29 | 13 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 14155 | 34 | 13 | 21 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 14110 | 31 | 17 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MALTO · C-16 row 14172 | 30 | 12 | 18 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 14122 | 24 | 17 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 14102 | 15 | 0 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 14164 | 14 | 9 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 14111 | 11 | 5 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 14170 | 11 | 5 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 14118 | 10 | 5 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Dogri Under DOGRI · C-16 row 14095 | 7 | 7 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 14151 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 14153 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 14106 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 14136 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 14166 | 5 | 5 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 14130 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 14149 | 4 | 4 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Tulu Under TULU · C-16 row 14182 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 14100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Dhundhari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 14107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 14109 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Tibetan Under TIBETAN · C-16 row 14180 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Bodo/Boro Under BODO · C-16 row 14093 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khortha/Khotta Under HINDI · C-16 row 14105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 14116 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 14132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 14157 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 14162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Maram Under MARAM · C-16 row 14174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 14176 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 388; source name Ganjam. 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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