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A district in voices · Census 2011

Jharsuguda
More than a single voice.

The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 4,05,880 people (70.04%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.

District population · 20115,79,505
Rural population60.11%3,48,340 people
Urban population39.89%2,31,165 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: 5,79,505 people in Jharsuguda · all areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA4,05,88070.04%
HINDI82,51614.24%
KISAN36,1466.24%
MUNDA10,9671.89%
KHARIA10,8001.86%
BENGALI7,3841.27%
OTHERS6,6461.15%
KURUKH/ORAON3,6150.62%
TELUGU3,1790.55%
NEPALI2,7450.47%
URDU2,0330.35%
MUNDARI1,8670.32%
PUNJABI1,5610.27%
GUJARATI9210.16%
KUI5030.09%
SINDHI3820.07%
MARATHI3770.07%
MALAYALAM3670.06%
COORGI/KODAGU3150.05%
SANTALI2490.04%
TAMIL2440.04%
MAITHILI2380.04%
HO2040.04%
ENGLISH1530.03%
GONDI40<0.01%
ASSAMESE28<0.01%
KANNADA24<0.01%
BHUMIJ18<0.01%
MALTO18<0.01%
KONKANI15<0.01%
MANIPURI13<0.01%
SAVARA13<0.01%
KASHMIRI12<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH9<0.01%
TULU6<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI5<0.01%
MOGH5<0.01%
KORWA4<0.01%
CHANG1<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 1063
2,44,9191,24,2041,20,71542.26%
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1062
1,58,90982,13076,77927.42%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1026
55,59530,08325,5129.59%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 1104
36,14618,00118,1456.24%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 1117
10,8835,4015,4821.88%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 1100
10,8005,3075,4931.86%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 1012
7,3844,0163,3681.27%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1040
6,5293,5013,0281.13%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1039
6,4453,2103,2351.11%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1022
5,3232,2733,0500.92%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1020
4,0172,2151,8020.69%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 1110
3,6151,8151,8000.62%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 1076
3,1591,6201,5390.55%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1030
2,9541,3481,6060.51%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 1059
2,7451,3431,4020.47%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1064
2,0491,0451,0040.35%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 1079
2,0151,1119040.35%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 1119
1,8679559120.32%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 1066
1,5578177400.27%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1032
1,2286485800.21%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1014
8924504420.15%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 1108
503604430.09%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 1072
3731931800.06%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 1052
3671662010.06%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1056
3501871630.06%
Coorgi/Kodagu
Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 1090
3151571580.05%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 1069
2491341150.04%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 1074
2441361080.04%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 1049
234136980.04%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 1096
204129750.04%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 1092
15383700.03%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1038
14980690.03%
Khortha/Khotta
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1028
9169220.02%
Kol
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 1116
8436480.01%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1018
6836320.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1031
6439250.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 1094
402218<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 1010
281216<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1016
281117<0.01%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1057
271413<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 1042
241410<0.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1025
23914<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 1077
20119<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 1080
18135<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 1086
1899<0.01%
Others
Under MALTO · C-16 row 1112
1899<0.01%
Konkani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 1046
14104<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 1054
1394<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 1123
1394<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 1044
1284<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 1071
963<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 1102
954<0.01%
Bundeli/Bundel khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1021
853<0.01%
Others
Under TULU · C-16 row 1125
642<0.01%
Bharmauri/Gaddi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1019
514<0.01%
Mogh
Under MOGH · C-16 row 1114
523<0.01%
Palmuha
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1036
422<0.01%
Thati
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 1050
431<0.01%
Others
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 1067
431<0.01%
Others
Under KORWA · C-16 row 1106
413<0.01%
Khari Boli
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1027
312<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1035
312<0.01%
Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori]
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1061
312<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1082
321<0.01%
Kurmali Thar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1029
211<0.01%
Saurashtra/Saurashtri
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1015
110<0.01%
Dhundhari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1023
101<0.01%
Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1024
101<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1033
110<0.01%
Nimadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1034
101<0.01%
Panch Pargania
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1037
110<0.01%
Kudubi/Kudumbi
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 1047
110<0.01%
Bhili/Bhilodi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1083
110<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1084
101<0.01%
Chang
Under CHANG · C-16 row 1088
101<0.01%
Others
Under KABUI · C-16 row 1098
110<0.01%
Others
Under POCHURY · C-16 row 1121
101<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: 3,48,340 people in Jharsuguda · rural areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA2,79,74280.31%
KISAN30,8368.85%
HINDI10,8173.11%
KHARIA8,5472.45%
MUNDA8,5422.45%
OTHERS5,1271.47%
KURUKH/ORAON2,5110.72%
MUNDARI1,0010.29%
BENGALI4520.13%
NEPALI2010.06%
PUNJABI1400.04%
URDU1180.03%
TELUGU790.02%
SANTALI630.02%
GUJARATI27<0.01%
KUI21<0.01%
MARATHI20<0.01%
MALAYALAM19<0.01%
SAVARA12<0.01%
ENGLISH10<0.01%
GONDI9<0.01%
MAITHILI8<0.01%
SINDHI7<0.01%
TAMIL5<0.01%
HO5<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH5<0.01%
KANNADA4<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI4<0.01%
COORGI/KODAGU4<0.01%
BHUMIJ2<0.01%
CHANG1<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 1063
2,07,3151,05,0951,02,22059.52%
Odia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1062
71,18636,29634,89020.44%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 1104
30,83615,34315,4938.85%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 1100
8,5474,2234,3242.45%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 1117
8,4584,1934,2652.43%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1026
4,6222,6112,0111.33%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 1110
2,5111,2701,2410.72%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1039
2,1261,0761,0500.61%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1030
1,9268471,0790.55%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1022
1,6034051,1980.46%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1064
1,2416416000.36%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 1119
1,0015104910.29%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 1012
4523111410.13%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1040
2321261060.07%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 1059
201103980.06%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 1066
14069710.04%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1020
13188430.04%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 1079
11560550.03%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1032
9247450.03%
Kol
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 1116
8436480.02%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 1076
7942370.02%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1018
6836320.02%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 1069
6337260.02%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1014
261313<0.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 1108
211110<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 1052
19118<0.01%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1057
19109<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 1123
1284<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1038
1064<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 1092
1064<0.01%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 1094
963<0.01%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 1049
871<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 1071
743<0.01%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 1074
532<0.01%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 1096
550<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 1102
532<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 1042
422<0.01%
Coorgi/Kodagu
Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 1090
422<0.01%
Khari Boli
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1027
312<0.01%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1031
330<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 1080
321<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1082
321<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 1086
211<0.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1016
101<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1033
110<0.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1056
110<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1084
101<0.01%
Chang
Under CHANG · C-16 row 1088
101<0.01%
Others
Under POCHURY · C-16 row 1121
101<0.01%
Urban population breakdown

Denominator: 2,31,165 people in Jharsuguda · urban areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA1,26,13854.57%
HINDI71,69931.02%
BENGALI6,9323.00%
KISAN5,3102.30%
TELUGU3,1001.34%
NEPALI2,5441.10%
MUNDA2,4251.05%
KHARIA2,2530.97%
URDU1,9150.83%
OTHERS1,5190.66%
PUNJABI1,4210.61%
KURUKH/ORAON1,1040.48%
GUJARATI8940.39%
MUNDARI8660.37%
KUI4820.21%
SINDHI3750.16%
MARATHI3570.15%
MALAYALAM3480.15%
COORGI/KODAGU3110.13%
TAMIL2390.10%
MAITHILI2300.10%
HO1990.09%
SANTALI1860.08%
ENGLISH1430.06%
GONDI310.01%
ASSAMESE280.01%
KANNADA20<0.01%
MALTO18<0.01%
BHUMIJ16<0.01%
KONKANI15<0.01%
MANIPURI13<0.01%
KASHMIRI12<0.01%
TULU6<0.01%
MOGH5<0.01%
KHOND/KONDH4<0.01%
KORWA4<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI1<0.01%
KABUI1<0.01%
SAVARA1<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 1062
87,72345,83441,88937.95%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1026
50,97327,47223,50122.05%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1063
37,60419,10918,49516.27%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 1012
6,9323,7053,2273.00%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1040
6,2973,3752,9222.72%
Kisan
Under KISAN · C-16 row 1104
5,3102,6582,6522.30%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1039
4,3192,1342,1851.87%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1020
3,8862,1271,7591.68%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1022
3,7201,8681,8521.61%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 1076
3,0801,5781,5021.33%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 1059
2,5441,2401,3041.10%
Munda
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 1117
2,4251,2081,2171.05%
Kharia
Under KHARIA · C-16 row 1100
2,2531,0841,1690.97%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 1079
1,9001,0518490.82%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 1066
1,4177486690.61%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1032
1,1366015350.49%
Kurukh/Oraon
Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 1110
1,1045455590.48%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1030
1,0285015270.44%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1014
8664374290.37%
Mundari
Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 1119
8664454210.37%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1064
8084044040.35%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 1108
482494330.21%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 1072
3731931800.16%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1056
3491861630.15%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 1052
3481551930.15%
Coorgi/Kodagu
Under COORGI/KODAGU · C-16 row 1090
3111551560.13%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 1074
2391331060.10%
Maithili
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 1049
226129970.10%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 1096
199124750.09%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 1069
18697890.08%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 1092
14377660.06%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1038
13974650.06%
Khortha/Khotta
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1028
9169220.04%
Magadhi/Magahi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1031
6136250.03%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 1094
3116150.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 1010
2812160.01%
Others
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1016
2711160.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1025
23914<0.01%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 1042
20128<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 1077
20119<0.01%
Others
Under MALTO · C-16 row 1112
1899<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 1086
1688<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 1080
15114<0.01%
Konkani
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 1046
14104<0.01%
Manipuri
Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 1054
1394<0.01%
Kashmiri
Under KASHMIRI · C-16 row 1044
1284<0.01%
Bundeli/Bundel khandi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1021
853<0.01%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 1057
844<0.01%
Others
Under TULU · C-16 row 1125
642<0.01%
Bharmauri/Gaddi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1019
514<0.01%
Mogh
Under MOGH · C-16 row 1114
523<0.01%
Palmuha
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1036
422<0.01%
Thati
Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 1050
431<0.01%
Others
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 1067
431<0.01%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 1102
422<0.01%
Others
Under KORWA · C-16 row 1106
413<0.01%
Pahari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1035
312<0.01%
Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori]
Under ODIA · C-16 row 1061
312<0.01%
Kurmali Thar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1029
211<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 1071
220<0.01%
Saurashtra/Saurashtri
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 1015
110<0.01%
Dhundhari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1023
101<0.01%
Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1024
101<0.01%
Nimadi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1034
101<0.01%
Panch Pargania
Under HINDI · C-16 row 1037
110<0.01%
Kudubi/Kudumbi
Under KONKANI · C-16 row 1047
110<0.01%
Bhili/Bhilodi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 1083
110<0.01%
Others
Under KABUI · C-16 row 1098
110<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 1123
110<0.01%

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Sources, geography & interpretation

Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 371; source name Jharsuguda. 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.