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A district in voices · Census 2011

Nabarangapur
More than a single voice.

The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 9,65,633 people (79.09%). Open the individual entries below: broad groups can contain distinct names and stories.

District population · 201112,20,946
Rural population92.82%11,33,321 people
Urban population7.18%87,625 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: 12,20,946 people in Nabarangapur · all areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA9,65,63379.09%
HINDI63,7745.22%
GONDI54,9914.50%
BENGALI53,8844.41%
HALABI23,1931.90%
KUI19,1661.57%
KHOND/KONDH17,0991.40%
OTHERS11,4000.93%
TELUGU7,4860.61%
URDU1,7050.14%
GADABA5830.05%
SANTALI5110.04%
MARATHI3400.03%
TAMIL2760.02%
KANNADA2040.02%
BHILI/BHILODI1510.01%
SAVARA1240.01%
HO103<0.01%
SINDHI68<0.01%
MALAYALAM51<0.01%
GUJARATI44<0.01%
NEPALI38<0.01%
PUNJABI33<0.01%
THADO28<0.01%
ENGLISH21<0.01%
BHUMIJ16<0.01%
MUNDA12<0.01%
TRIPURI5<0.01%
ARABIC/ARBI3<0.01%
ASSAMESE1<0.01%
BODO1<0.01%
KOYA1<0.01%
LAHAULI1<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 18494
8,38,0924,15,0444,23,04868.64%
Bhatri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18491
86,91442,84144,0737.12%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 18457
53,88427,89925,9854.41%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18529
47,42823,53423,8943.88%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18472
39,05419,49119,5633.20%
Desia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18493
30,39514,85715,5382.49%
Halabi
Under HALABI · C-16 row 18534
23,19311,52911,6641.90%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 18543
19,1419,12810,0131.57%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 18539
17,0998,2808,8191.40%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18467
13,1736,5316,6421.08%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18471
9,8644,6785,1860.81%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18495
9,2374,3944,8430.76%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18532
7,5263,7713,7550.62%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18511
7,4833,6823,8010.61%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 18514
1,7048718330.14%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18477
8924494430.07%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18498
8103744360.07%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18464
6643413230.05%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 18527
5832912920.05%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18503
4262262000.03%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 18509
2761711050.02%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 18487
2031031000.02%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18479
200102980.02%
Paradhi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18520
14470740.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 18486
13771660.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 18550
12458660.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18497
1024557<0.01%
Lohara
Under HO · C-16 row 18537
994752<0.01%
Relli
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18496
814437<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18473
542826<0.01%
Others
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18504
522824<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18482
482127<0.01%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 18507
402119<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 18489
382216<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18475
331914<0.01%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 18500
332013<0.01%
Mahili
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18502
331518<0.01%
Kalari
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18530
331914<0.01%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 18461
28208<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 18506
281612<0.01%
Thado
Under THADO · C-16 row 18552
281414<0.01%
Others
Under KUI · C-16 row 18544
251114<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 18525
21147<0.01%
Ponchi
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 18462
1679<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 18523
16106<0.01%
Gawari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18469
1266<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 18548
1257<0.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18470
1073<0.01%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18466
844<0.01%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18476
642<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18519
615<0.01%
Others
Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 18554
532<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18480
404<0.01%
Maria/ Muria
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18531
422<0.01%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 18536
422<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18512
330<0.01%
Arabic/Arbi
Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 18517
312<0.01%
Bharmauri/Gaddi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18465
211<0.01%
Pania
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18483
211<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18492
220<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 18455
101<0.01%
Kachari
Under BODO · C-16 row 18459
101<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18468
101<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18474
110<0.01%
Others
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18484
110<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 18515
110<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18521
101<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 18541
110<0.01%
Lahauli
Under LAHAULI · C-16 row 18546
110<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: 11,33,321 people in Nabarangapur · rural areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA8,97,04379.15%
HINDI58,8285.19%
GONDI54,3594.80%
BENGALI47,7324.21%
HALABI22,9382.02%
KUI19,1571.69%
KHOND/KONDH16,9911.50%
OTHERS11,0660.98%
TELUGU2,1200.19%
URDU9830.09%
GADABA5830.05%
SANTALI5060.04%
MARATHI2410.02%
KANNADA1880.02%
BHILI/BHILODI1500.01%
TAMIL1150.01%
HO103<0.01%
SAVARA78<0.01%
THADO28<0.01%
GUJARATI20<0.01%
PUNJABI17<0.01%
BHUMIJ16<0.01%
MALAYALAM15<0.01%
MUNDA12<0.01%
SINDHI11<0.01%
ENGLISH9<0.01%
TRIPURI5<0.01%
ARABIC/ARBI3<0.01%
ASSAMESE1<0.01%
NEPALI1<0.01%
KOYA1<0.01%
LAHAULI1<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 18494
7,72,0473,81,8933,90,15468.12%
Bhatri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18491
85,75142,25743,4947.57%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 18457
47,73224,75622,9764.21%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18529
47,13023,36723,7634.16%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18472
39,04919,48819,5613.45%
Desia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18493
29,38914,49114,8982.59%
Halabi
Under HALABI · C-16 row 18534
22,93811,39211,5462.02%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 18543
19,1329,12310,0091.69%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 18539
16,9918,2248,7671.50%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18467
12,2336,0576,1761.08%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18495
8,8664,2084,6580.78%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18532
7,1923,6033,5890.63%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18471
5,9262,5683,3580.52%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18511
2,1191,0551,0640.19%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 18514
9825104720.09%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18477
8794394400.08%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18498
8093734360.07%
Banjari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18464
6643413230.06%
Gadaba
Under GADABA · C-16 row 18527
5832912920.05%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18503
4212231980.04%
Others
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 18487
2031031000.02%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18479
18592930.02%
Paradhi
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18520
14470740.01%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 18509
11580350.01%
Sambalpuri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18497
1024557<0.01%
Lohara
Under HO · C-16 row 18537
994752<0.01%
Relli
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18496
784236<0.01%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 18550
783345<0.01%
Others
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18504
522824<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18473
492425<0.01%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 18486
382117<0.01%
Mahili
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18502
331518<0.01%
Kalari
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18530
331914<0.01%
Thado
Under THADO · C-16 row 18552
281414<0.01%
Others
Under KUI · C-16 row 18544
251114<0.01%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 18500
1798<0.01%
Ponchi
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 18462
1679<0.01%
Others
Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 18523
16106<0.01%
Gawari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18469
1266<0.01%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18482
1239<0.01%
Others
Under MUNDA · C-16 row 18548
1257<0.01%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 18506
1192<0.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 18525
963<0.01%
Sadan/Sadri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18476
642<0.01%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18466
523<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18519
514<0.01%
Others
Under TRIPURI · C-16 row 18554
532<0.01%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 18461
431<0.01%
Maria/ Muria
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18531
422<0.01%
Ho
Under HO · C-16 row 18536
422<0.01%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18475
312<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18480
303<0.01%
Arabic/Arbi
Under ARABIC/ARBI · C-16 row 18517
312<0.01%
Bharmauri/Gaddi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18465
211<0.01%
Pania
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18483
211<0.01%
Assamese
Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 18455
101<0.01%
Others
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18484
110<0.01%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 18489
110<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18492
110<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18512
110<0.01%
Others
Under URDU · C-16 row 18515
110<0.01%
Others
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18521
101<0.01%
Koya
Under KOYA · C-16 row 18541
110<0.01%
Lahauli
Under LAHAULI · C-16 row 18546
110<0.01%
Urban population breakdown

Denominator: 87,625 people in Nabarangapur · urban areas, 2011.

Census language groups · mutually exclusive totals
GroupPeopleShare
ODIA68,59078.28%
BENGALI6,1527.02%
TELUGU5,3666.12%
HINDI4,9465.64%
URDU7220.82%
GONDI6320.72%
OTHERS3340.38%
HALABI2550.29%
TAMIL1610.18%
KHOND/KONDH1080.12%
MARATHI990.11%
SINDHI570.07%
SAVARA460.05%
NEPALI370.04%
MALAYALAM360.04%
GUJARATI240.03%
KANNADA160.02%
PUNJABI160.02%
ENGLISH120.01%
KUI90.01%
SANTALI5<0.01%
BODO1<0.01%
BHILI/BHILODI1<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 18494
66,04533,15132,89475.37%
Bengali
Under BENGALI · C-16 row 18457
6,1523,1433,0097.02%
Telugu
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18511
5,3642,6272,7376.12%
Hindi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18471
3,9382,1101,8284.49%
Bhatri
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18491
1,1635845791.33%
Desia
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18493
1,0063666401.15%
Chhattisgarhi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18467
9404744661.07%
Urdu
Under URDU · C-16 row 18514
7223613610.82%
Proja (Ori)
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18495
3711861850.42%
Others
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18532
3341681660.38%
Gondi
Under GONDI · C-16 row 18529
2981671310.34%
Halabi
Under HALABI · C-16 row 18534
2551371180.29%
Tamil
Under TAMIL · C-16 row 18509
16191700.18%
Khond/Kondh
Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 18539
10856520.12%
Marathi
Under MARATHI · C-16 row 18486
9950490.11%
Savara
Under SAVARA · C-16 row 18550
4625210.05%
Sindhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 18507
4021190.05%
Nepali
Under NEPALI · C-16 row 18489
3721160.04%
Malayalam
Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 18482
3618180.04%
Rajasthani
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18475
3018120.03%
Gujarati
Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 18461
241770.03%
Kachchhi
Under SINDHI · C-16 row 18506
177100.02%
Punjabi
Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 18500
161150.02%
Kannada
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18479
151050.02%
Others
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18477
131030.01%
English
Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 18525
12840.01%
Haryanvi
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18470
10730.01%
Kui
Under KUI · C-16 row 18543
9540.01%
Laria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18472
532<0.01%
Marwari
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18473
541<0.01%
Santali
Under SANTALI · C-16 row 18503
532<0.01%
Bhojpuri
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18466
321<0.01%
Relli
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18496
321<0.01%
Others
Under TELUGU · C-16 row 18512
220<0.01%
Kachari
Under BODO · C-16 row 18459
101<0.01%
Garhwali
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18468
101<0.01%
Nagpuria
Under HINDI · C-16 row 18474
110<0.01%
Others
Under KANNADA · C-16 row 18480
101<0.01%
Bhumijali
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18492
110<0.01%
Others
Under ODIA · C-16 row 18498
110<0.01%
Baori
Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 18519
101<0.01%

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Sources, geography & interpretation

Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 397; source name Nabarangapur. 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.