A district in voices · Census 2011
Nuapada
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 4,98,971 people (81.75%). 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: 6,10,382 people in Nuapada · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 4,98,971 | 81.75% |
| HINDI | 1,03,672 | 16.98% |
| MUNDA | 2,332 | 0.38% |
| SANTALI | 1,659 | 0.27% |
| GUJARATI | 771 | 0.13% |
| PUNJABI | 514 | 0.08% |
| URDU | 471 | 0.08% |
| TELUGU | 420 | 0.07% |
| MARATHI | 365 | 0.06% |
| OTHERS | 333 | 0.05% |
| BENGALI | 273 | 0.04% |
| KHARIA | 168 | 0.03% |
| SINDHI | 116 | 0.02% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 75 | 0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 57 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 49 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 25 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 20 | <0.01% |
| KARBI/MIKIR | 15 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 15 | <0.01% |
| LAHNDA | 13 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 10 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 9 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 7 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 4 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 4 | <0.01% |
| HO | 4 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 2 | <0.01% |
| GARO | 2 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 2 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 2 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 1 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 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 16877 | 3,54,144 | 1,75,770 | 1,78,374 | 58.02% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16878 | 1,44,772 | 71,656 | 73,116 | 23.72% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16854 | 86,749 | 42,351 | 44,398 | 14.21% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16856 | 10,261 | 5,169 | 5,092 | 1.68% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16857 | 5,030 | 2,287 | 2,743 | 0.82% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16925 | 2,330 | 1,159 | 1,171 | 0.38% |
| Others Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16886 | 1,643 | 770 | 873 | 0.27% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16851 | 1,121 | 531 | 590 | 0.18% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16847 | 653 | 352 | 301 | 0.11% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16881 | 514 | 266 | 248 | 0.08% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16894 | 459 | 238 | 221 | 0.08% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16892 | 420 | 208 | 212 | 0.07% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16872 | 365 | 175 | 190 | 0.06% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16864 | 275 | 146 | 129 | 0.05% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16845 | 273 | 158 | 115 | 0.04% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16911 | 159 | 80 | 79 | 0.03% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16848 | 118 | 49 | 69 | 0.02% |
| Kachchhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16888 | 116 | 58 | 58 | 0.02% |
| Bharmauri/Gaddi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16852 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 0.02% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16914 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16859 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16868 | 57 | 23 | 34 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 16879 | 54 | 32 | 22 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16890 | 49 | 30 | 19 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16843 | 20 | 20 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16853 | 19 | 13 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16904 | 19 | 9 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16863 | 18 | 8 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 16862 | 16 | 9 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16885 | 16 | 11 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Karbi/Mikir Under KARBI/MIKIR · C-16 row 16909 | 15 | 3 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16916 | 15 | 9 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Others Under LAHNDA · C-16 row 16922 | 13 | 5 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 16895 | 12 | 8 | 4 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16899 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16912 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 16927 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 16874 | 7 | 5 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 16903 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 16866 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 16897 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16860 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 16870 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GARO · C-16 row 16901 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 16906 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Lohara Under HO · C-16 row 16907 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 16920 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16924 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 16929 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Baghati/Baghati Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16850 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 16855 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16858 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16861 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 16876 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16883 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 16918 | 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: 5,76,328 people in Nuapada · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 4,81,111 | 83.48% |
| HINDI | 89,693 | 15.56% |
| MUNDA | 2,332 | 0.40% |
| SANTALI | 1,646 | 0.29% |
| OTHERS | 333 | 0.06% |
| GUJARATI | 266 | 0.05% |
| TELUGU | 196 | 0.03% |
| URDU | 170 | 0.03% |
| KHARIA | 167 | 0.03% |
| BENGALI | 154 | 0.03% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 74 | 0.01% |
| SINDHI | 37 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 24 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 21 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 19 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 15 | <0.01% |
| KARBI/MIKIR | 15 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 13 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 9 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 8 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 6 | <0.01% |
| HO | 4 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 3 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 3 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 2 | <0.01% |
| GARO | 2 | <0.01% |
| LADAKHI | 2 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 1 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 1 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 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 16877 | 3,37,109 | 1,67,121 | 1,69,988 | 58.49% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16878 | 1,43,947 | 71,255 | 72,692 | 24.98% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16854 | 79,086 | 38,615 | 40,471 | 13.72% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16857 | 4,853 | 2,206 | 2,647 | 0.84% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16856 | 4,227 | 2,060 | 2,167 | 0.73% |
| Others Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16925 | 2,330 | 1,159 | 1,171 | 0.40% |
| Others Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16886 | 1,643 | 770 | 873 | 0.29% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16851 | 1,121 | 531 | 590 | 0.19% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16847 | 265 | 147 | 118 | 0.05% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16864 | 258 | 137 | 121 | 0.04% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16892 | 196 | 95 | 101 | 0.03% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16911 | 159 | 80 | 79 | 0.03% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16894 | 158 | 75 | 83 | 0.03% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16845 | 154 | 92 | 62 | 0.03% |
| Bharmauri/Gaddi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16852 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 0.02% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16914 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 16879 | 54 | 32 | 22 | <0.01% |
| Kachchhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16888 | 37 | 19 | 18 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16872 | 21 | 9 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16843 | 19 | 19 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16863 | 18 | 8 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16904 | 18 | 9 | 9 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16868 | 15 | 4 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Karbi/Mikir Under KARBI/MIKIR · C-16 row 16909 | 15 | 3 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16916 | 13 | 7 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16859 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others Under URDU · C-16 row 16895 | 12 | 8 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 16927 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16853 | 8 | 6 | 2 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16899 | 8 | 5 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16912 | 8 | 4 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16890 | 6 | 4 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Gondi Under GONDI · C-16 row 16903 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 16866 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16881 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16885 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 16870 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GARO · C-16 row 16901 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 16906 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Lohara Under HO · C-16 row 16907 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Ladakhi Under LADAKHI · C-16 row 16920 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 16924 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16848 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Baghati/Baghati Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16850 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Garhwali Under HINDI · C-16 row 16855 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Magadhi/Magahi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16858 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Pahari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16861 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 16874 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Bhumijali Under ODIA · C-16 row 16876 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 16883 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 16918 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 34,054 people in Nuapada · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 17,860 | 52.45% |
| HINDI | 13,979 | 41.05% |
| PUNJABI | 511 | 1.50% |
| GUJARATI | 505 | 1.48% |
| MARATHI | 344 | 1.01% |
| URDU | 301 | 0.88% |
| TELUGU | 224 | 0.66% |
| BENGALI | 119 | 0.35% |
| SINDHI | 79 | 0.23% |
| TAMIL | 43 | 0.13% |
| MALAYALAM | 42 | 0.12% |
| SANTALI | 13 | 0.04% |
| LAHNDA | 13 | 0.04% |
| NEPALI | 6 | 0.02% |
| BHUMIJ | 4 | 0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 2 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 2 | <0.01% |
| TULU | 2 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 1 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 1 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 1 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 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 16877 | 17,035 | 8,649 | 8,386 | 50.02% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16854 | 7,663 | 3,736 | 3,927 | 22.50% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 16856 | 6,034 | 3,109 | 2,925 | 17.72% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 16878 | 825 | 401 | 424 | 2.42% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 16881 | 511 | 265 | 246 | 1.50% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16847 | 388 | 205 | 183 | 1.14% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 16872 | 344 | 166 | 178 | 1.01% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 16894 | 301 | 163 | 138 | 0.88% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 16892 | 224 | 113 | 111 | 0.66% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16857 | 177 | 81 | 96 | 0.52% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 16845 | 119 | 66 | 53 | 0.35% |
| Others Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 16848 | 117 | 49 | 68 | 0.34% |
| Kachchhi Under SINDHI · C-16 row 16888 | 79 | 39 | 40 | 0.23% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 16859 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 0.17% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 16890 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 0.13% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 16868 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 0.12% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 16864 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 16862 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0.05% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 16885 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.04% |
| Others Under LAHNDA · C-16 row 16922 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.04% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 16853 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.03% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 16874 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 16897 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 16860 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 16899 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 16916 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under TULU · C-16 row 16929 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 16843 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 16866 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 16904 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KHARIA · C-16 row 16912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 16914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
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Sources, geography & interpretation
Census C-16, Odisha, 2011. District code 394; source name Nuapada. 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.