A district in voices · Census 2011
Kendrapara
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 13,17,433 people (91.47%). 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: 14,40,361 people in Kendrapara · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 13,17,433 | 91.47% |
| BENGALI | 68,530 | 4.76% |
| URDU | 47,704 | 3.31% |
| SANTALI | 2,919 | 0.20% |
| TELUGU | 1,186 | 0.08% |
| HINDI | 821 | 0.06% |
| SAVARA | 478 | 0.03% |
| MUNDARI | 350 | 0.02% |
| MUNDA | 333 | 0.02% |
| OTHERS | 233 | 0.02% |
| ENGLISH | 85 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 56 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 47 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 42 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 35 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 29 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 27 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 11 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 8 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 7 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 5 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 5 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 3 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 3 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 2 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 2 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 1 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| HO | 1 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 1 | <0.01% |
| TRIPURI | 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 9032 | 13,17,420 | 6,55,452 | 6,61,968 | 91.46% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9009 | 68,530 | 35,310 | 33,220 | 4.76% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9045 | 47,704 | 23,639 | 24,065 | 3.31% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9039 | 2,919 | 1,512 | 1,407 | 0.20% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9043 | 1,186 | 607 | 579 | 0.08% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9013 | 794 | 405 | 389 | 0.06% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9073 | 478 | 237 | 241 | 0.03% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9071 | 350 | 173 | 177 | 0.02% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9069 | 333 | 152 | 181 | 0.02% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9051 | 85 | 49 | 36 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9007 | 56 | 43 | 13 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9067 | 47 | 31 | 16 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9029 | 42 | 23 | 19 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9047 | 35 | 20 | 15 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9027 | 29 | 15 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9041 | 27 | 19 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9018 | 16 | 10 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9025 | 11 | 8 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 9033 | 11 | 4 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 9061 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9057 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 9014 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9059 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 9065 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 9017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 9019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 9031 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9037 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 9049 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9035 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 9053 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 9055 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 9063 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kokbarak Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 9075 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 9077 | 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: 13,56,827 people in Kendrapara · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 12,52,119 | 92.28% |
| BENGALI | 68,108 | 5.02% |
| URDU | 30,989 | 2.28% |
| SANTALI | 2,474 | 0.18% |
| TELUGU | 922 | 0.07% |
| HINDI | 667 | 0.05% |
| SAVARA | 477 | 0.04% |
| MUNDARI | 345 | 0.03% |
| MUNDA | 329 | 0.02% |
| OTHERS | 231 | 0.02% |
| ENGLISH | 75 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 31 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 17 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 8 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 8 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 7 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 6 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 3 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 3 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 2 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 1 | <0.01% |
| GADABA | 1 | <0.01% |
| HO | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 1 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 1 | <0.01% |
| TRIPURI | 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 9032 | 12,52,106 | 6,22,209 | 6,29,897 | 92.28% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9009 | 68,108 | 35,070 | 33,038 | 5.02% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9045 | 30,989 | 14,966 | 16,023 | 2.28% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9039 | 2,474 | 1,283 | 1,191 | 0.18% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9043 | 922 | 477 | 445 | 0.07% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9013 | 664 | 321 | 343 | 0.05% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9073 | 477 | 236 | 241 | 0.04% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9071 | 345 | 170 | 175 | 0.03% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9069 | 329 | 151 | 178 | 0.02% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9051 | 75 | 40 | 35 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9047 | 31 | 17 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9027 | 17 | 7 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 9033 | 11 | 4 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9029 | 8 | 4 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 9061 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9041 | 7 | 5 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9025 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 9011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 9021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Bhuiya/Bhuyan[Ori] Under ODIA · C-16 row 9031 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 9037 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 9016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 9035 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Gadaba Under GADABA · C-16 row 9053 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 9055 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9059 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 9063 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kokbarak Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 9075 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 83,534 people in Kendrapara · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 65,314 | 78.19% |
| URDU | 16,715 | 20.01% |
| SANTALI | 445 | 0.53% |
| BENGALI | 422 | 0.51% |
| TELUGU | 264 | 0.32% |
| HINDI | 154 | 0.18% |
| ASSAMESE | 56 | 0.07% |
| LADAKHI | 47 | 0.06% |
| NEPALI | 34 | 0.04% |
| TAMIL | 20 | 0.02% |
| MARATHI | 12 | 0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 10 | 0.01% |
| KHARIA | 7 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 5 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 5 | <0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 5 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 4 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 4 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 4 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 2 | <0.01% |
| OTHERS | 2 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 1 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 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 9032 | 65,314 | 33,243 | 32,071 | 78.19% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 9045 | 16,715 | 8,673 | 8,042 | 20.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 9039 | 445 | 229 | 216 | 0.53% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 9009 | 422 | 240 | 182 | 0.51% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 9043 | 264 | 130 | 134 | 0.32% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 9013 | 130 | 84 | 46 | 0.16% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 9007 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 0.07% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 9067 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 0.06% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 9029 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 9041 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 9018 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 9027 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 9051 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 9057 | 7 | 3 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 9014 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 9025 | 5 | 4 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 9065 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 9071 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 9047 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 9059 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 9069 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 9017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 9019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Bhumij Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 9049 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 9023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 9073 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 9077 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
Follow a voice into its story
These introductions connect to individual mother-tongue entries recorded here. They are a selection from our growing collection, not a complete list of the district’s languages.
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 379; source name Kendrapara. 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.