A district in voices · Census 2011
Jagatsinghapur
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 10,49,691 people (92.32%). 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: 11,36,971 people in Jagatsinghapur · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 10,49,691 | 92.32% |
| URDU | 42,235 | 3.71% |
| BENGALI | 27,774 | 2.44% |
| TELUGU | 7,355 | 0.65% |
| HINDI | 5,286 | 0.46% |
| SANTALI | 2,403 | 0.21% |
| OTHERS | 631 | 0.06% |
| KUI | 420 | 0.04% |
| HO | 185 | 0.02% |
| TAMIL | 141 | 0.01% |
| MARATHI | 117 | 0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 115 | 0.01% |
| MUNDA | 114 | 0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 110 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 75 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 65 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 53 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 35 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 27 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 24 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 21 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 18 | <0.01% |
| SINDHI | 11 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 10 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 10 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 7 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 6 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 6 | <0.01% |
| KODA/KORA | 5 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 4 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 4 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 4 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 3 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 2 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 1 | <0.01% |
| ADI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KISAN | 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 9410 | 10,49,510 | 5,33,847 | 5,15,663 | 92.31% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9428 | 42,235 | 20,546 | 21,689 | 3.71% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9377 | 27,774 | 14,304 | 13,470 | 2.44% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9426 | 7,355 | 3,760 | 3,595 | 0.65% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9384 | 5,094 | 2,673 | 2,421 | 0.45% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9419 | 2,403 | 1,250 | 1,153 | 0.21% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 9455 | 420 | 213 | 207 | 0.04% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 9443 | 185 | 103 | 82 | 0.02% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9424 | 141 | 82 | 59 | 0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9404 | 117 | 48 | 69 | 0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9415 | 115 | 72 | 43 | 0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9459 | 114 | 83 | 31 | 0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9461 | 110 | 61 | 49 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9382 | 109 | 59 | 50 | <0.01% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 9409 | 99 | 49 | 50 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9400 | 75 | 42 | 33 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9439 | 65 | 31 | 34 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9379 | 53 | 26 | 27 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 9413 | 39 | 25 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 9391 | 34 | 21 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 9408 | 33 | 15 | 18 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9434 | 31 | 18 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 9453 | 27 | 13 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9398 | 24 | 15 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9393 | 21 | 11 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9406 | 18 | 10 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9375 | 10 | 4 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9457 | 10 | 7 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9383 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 9389 | 9 | 7 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9388 | 8 | 4 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9390 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9421 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9463 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9387 | 6 | 5 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 9412 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 9437 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9445 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 9385 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Koda/Kora Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 9451 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 9411 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9422 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 9432 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kokna/Kokni/Kukna Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9435 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9447 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 9465 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 9386 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9381 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9396 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 9441 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9395 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 9402 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9417 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ADI · C-16 row 9430 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 9449 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <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: 10,20,991 people in Jagatsinghapur · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 9,66,499 | 94.66% |
| URDU | 29,565 | 2.90% |
| BENGALI | 18,106 | 1.77% |
| HINDI | 3,472 | 0.34% |
| SANTALI | 1,174 | 0.11% |
| TELUGU | 1,081 | 0.11% |
| KUI | 368 | 0.04% |
| OTHERS | 215 | 0.02% |
| MARATHI | 89 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 78 | <0.01% |
| HO | 75 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 55 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 50 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 31 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 28 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 23 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 18 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 17 | <0.01% |
| SINDHI | 11 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 9 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 5 | <0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 5 | <0.01% |
| ARABIC/ARBI | 4 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 4 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 3 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 2 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 1 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 1 | <0.01% |
| ADI | 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 9410 | 9,66,438 | 4,89,632 | 4,76,806 | 94.66% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9428 | 29,565 | 14,339 | 15,226 | 2.90% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9377 | 18,106 | 9,261 | 8,845 | 1.77% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9384 | 3,411 | 1,778 | 1,633 | 0.33% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9419 | 1,174 | 601 | 573 | 0.11% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9426 | 1,081 | 545 | 536 | 0.11% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 9455 | 368 | 184 | 184 | 0.04% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9404 | 89 | 32 | 57 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9415 | 78 | 48 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 9443 | 75 | 41 | 34 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9439 | 55 | 27 | 28 | <0.01% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 9409 | 51 | 28 | 23 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9459 | 50 | 46 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9434 | 31 | 18 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9424 | 28 | 13 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9382 | 26 | 14 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9379 | 23 | 11 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 9453 | 18 | 8 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9400 | 17 | 10 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 9391 | 16 | 10 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9406 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 9413 | 8 | 5 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9388 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Sindhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9421 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9387 | 6 | 5 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kumauni Under HINDI · C-16 row 9385 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9393 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9461 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under SINDHI · C-16 row 9422 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Arabic/Arbi Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 9432 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 9465 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9398 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 9411 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9445 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9375 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9381 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9417 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ADI · C-16 row 9430 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9463 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 1,15,980 people in Jagatsinghapur · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 83,192 | 71.73% |
| URDU | 12,670 | 10.92% |
| BENGALI | 9,668 | 8.34% |
| TELUGU | 6,274 | 5.41% |
| HINDI | 1,814 | 1.56% |
| SANTALI | 1,229 | 1.06% |
| OTHERS | 416 | 0.36% |
| TAMIL | 113 | 0.10% |
| HO | 110 | 0.09% |
| MUNDARI | 105 | 0.09% |
| MUNDA | 64 | 0.06% |
| MALAYALAM | 58 | 0.05% |
| KUI | 52 | 0.04% |
| PUNJABI | 37 | 0.03% |
| GUJARATI | 30 | 0.03% |
| MARATHI | 28 | 0.02% |
| MAITHILI | 21 | 0.02% |
| KANNADA | 16 | 0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 10 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 10 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 9 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 9 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 9 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 6 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 6 | <0.01% |
| KODA/KORA | 5 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 4 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 4 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 4 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 3 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 2 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KISAN | 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 9410 | 83,072 | 44,215 | 38,857 | 71.63% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9428 | 12,670 | 6,207 | 6,463 | 10.92% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9377 | 9,668 | 5,043 | 4,625 | 8.34% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9426 | 6,274 | 3,215 | 3,059 | 5.41% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9384 | 1,683 | 895 | 788 | 1.45% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9419 | 1,229 | 649 | 580 | 1.06% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9424 | 113 | 69 | 44 | 0.10% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 9443 | 110 | 62 | 48 | 0.09% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9461 | 105 | 58 | 47 | 0.09% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9382 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 0.07% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9459 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 0.06% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9400 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 9455 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 0.04% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 9409 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 0.04% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9415 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 9408 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 0.03% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 9413 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9379 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9404 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9398 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 9391 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9393 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9439 | 10 | 4 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9457 | 10 | 7 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9375 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9383 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 9389 | 9 | 7 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9406 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 9453 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9390 | 7 | 4 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 9412 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 9437 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9463 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Koda/Kora Under KODA/KORA · C-16 row 9451 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kokna/Kokni/Kukna Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9435 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9445 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9447 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 9386 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9396 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 9411 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 9441 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9381 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 9388 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 9395 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 9402 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kisan Under KISAN · C-16 row 9449 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 380; source name Jagatsinghapur. 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.