A district in voices · Census 2011
Puri
More than a single voice.
The largest recorded language group was ODIA, with 16,15,249 people (95.09%). 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: 16,98,730 people in Puri · all areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 16,15,249 | 95.09% |
| URDU | 40,113 | 2.36% |
| TELUGU | 32,565 | 1.92% |
| BENGALI | 5,616 | 0.33% |
| HINDI | 3,582 | 0.21% |
| SANTALI | 657 | 0.04% |
| OTHERS | 297 | 0.02% |
| ENGLISH | 93 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 86 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 82 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 66 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 59 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 56 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 35 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 23 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 23 | <0.01% |
| HO | 15 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 14 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 14 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 14 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 13 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 11 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 8 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 8 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 8 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 6 | <0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 4 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 3 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 3 | <0.01% |
| MALTO | 3 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 2 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 1 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 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 13633 | 16,14,787 | 8,22,680 | 7,92,107 | 95.06% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 13648 | 40,113 | 20,441 | 19,672 | 2.36% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 13646 | 32,565 | 16,345 | 16,220 | 1.92% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 13600 | 5,616 | 2,927 | 2,689 | 0.33% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13608 | 3,287 | 1,752 | 1,535 | 0.19% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 13642 | 657 | 303 | 354 | 0.04% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 13635 | 433 | 212 | 221 | 0.03% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 13611 | 137 | 72 | 65 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 13654 | 93 | 49 | 44 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 13644 | 86 | 38 | 48 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 13676 | 82 | 78 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 13666 | 66 | 36 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 13672 | 59 | 45 | 14 | <0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13606 | 58 | 29 | 29 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 13629 | 56 | 31 | 25 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 13616 | 45 | 25 | 20 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 13625 | 35 | 12 | 23 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 13634 | 26 | 16 | 10 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 13631 | 23 | 15 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 13638 | 23 | 18 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 13605 | 21 | 14 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 13658 | 15 | 7 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 13602 | 14 | 6 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 13623 | 14 | 8 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 13662 | 14 | 10 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 13598 | 13 | 5 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 13610 | 12 | 7 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 13660 | 11 | 5 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 13640 | 8 | 4 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 13650 | 8 | 7 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 13668 | 8 | 3 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 13615 | 7 | 2 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 13621 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 13604 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13607 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 13614 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 13674 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 13636 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 13664 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MALTO · C-16 row 13670 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 13618 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 13627 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 13609 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 13612 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Puran/Puran Bhasha Under HINDI · C-16 row 13613 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KANNADA · C-16 row 13619 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 13652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 13656 | 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: 14,33,800 people in Puri · rural areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 13,92,970 | 97.15% |
| URDU | 34,589 | 2.41% |
| TELUGU | 3,351 | 0.23% |
| HINDI | 1,175 | 0.08% |
| BENGALI | 873 | 0.06% |
| SANTALI | 306 | 0.02% |
| OTHERS | 237 | 0.02% |
| SAVARA | 72 | <0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 66 | <0.01% |
| TAMIL | 22 | <0.01% |
| KUI | 19 | <0.01% |
| MUNDA | 17 | <0.01% |
| MARATHI | 14 | <0.01% |
| HO | 14 | <0.01% |
| KHOND/KONDH | 13 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 9 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 9 | <0.01% |
| BHILI/BHILODI | 8 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 6 | <0.01% |
| MALAYALAM | 5 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 5 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 4 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 4 | <0.01% |
| NEPALI | 4 | <0.01% |
| MALTO | 3 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 1 | <0.01% |
| BHUMIJ | 1 | <0.01% |
| GONDI | 1 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 1 | <0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 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 13633 | 13,92,528 | 7,07,338 | 6,85,190 | 97.12% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 13648 | 34,589 | 17,526 | 17,063 | 2.41% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 13646 | 3,351 | 1,675 | 1,676 | 0.23% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13608 | 1,056 | 543 | 513 | 0.07% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 13600 | 873 | 440 | 433 | 0.06% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 13635 | 418 | 200 | 218 | 0.03% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 13642 | 306 | 92 | 214 | 0.02% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 13676 | 72 | 72 | 0 | <0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 13654 | 66 | 36 | 30 | <0.01% |
| Chhattisgarhi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13606 | 58 | 29 | 29 | <0.01% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 13611 | 32 | 20 | 12 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 13634 | 24 | 16 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 13644 | 22 | 11 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 13666 | 19 | 8 | 11 | <0.01% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 13672 | 17 | 12 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 13629 | 14 | 7 | 7 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 13658 | 14 | 6 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 13662 | 13 | 9 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 13610 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 13605 | 10 | 8 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 13623 | 9 | 5 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 13660 | 9 | 3 | 6 | <0.01% |
| Baori Under BHILI/BHILODI · C-16 row 13650 | 8 | 7 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 13638 | 6 | 6 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 13625 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 13640 | 5 | 2 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 13598 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 13602 | 4 | 1 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Banjari Under HINDI · C-16 row 13604 | 4 | 2 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 13631 | 4 | 4 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under MALTO · C-16 row 13670 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Nagpuria Under HINDI · C-16 row 13612 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Puran/Puran Bhasha Under HINDI · C-16 row 13613 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 13614 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 13616 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 13618 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under BHUMIJ · C-16 row 13652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under GONDI · C-16 row 13656 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 13668 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 13674 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
Urban population breakdown
Denominator: 2,64,930 people in Puri · urban areas, 2011.
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ODIA | 2,22,279 | 83.90% |
| TELUGU | 29,214 | 11.03% |
| URDU | 5,524 | 2.09% |
| BENGALI | 4,743 | 1.79% |
| HINDI | 2,407 | 0.91% |
| SANTALI | 351 | 0.13% |
| TAMIL | 64 | 0.02% |
| OTHERS | 60 | 0.02% |
| KUI | 47 | 0.02% |
| MARATHI | 42 | 0.02% |
| MUNDA | 42 | 0.02% |
| MALAYALAM | 30 | 0.01% |
| ENGLISH | 27 | 0.01% |
| NEPALI | 19 | <0.01% |
| PUNJABI | 17 | <0.01% |
| GUJARATI | 10 | <0.01% |
| SAVARA | 10 | <0.01% |
| ASSAMESE | 9 | <0.01% |
| KURUKH/ORAON | 7 | <0.01% |
| KONKANI | 6 | <0.01% |
| MAITHILI | 5 | <0.01% |
| SANSKRIT | 3 | <0.01% |
| KOYA | 3 | <0.01% |
| MUNDARI | 3 | <0.01% |
| KANNADA | 2 | <0.01% |
| MANIPURI | 2 | <0.01% |
| KHARIA | 2 | <0.01% |
| HO | 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 13633 | 2,22,259 | 1,15,342 | 1,06,917 | 83.89% |
| Telugu Under TELUGU · C-16 row 13646 | 29,214 | 14,670 | 14,544 | 11.03% |
| Urdu Under URDU · C-16 row 13648 | 5,524 | 2,915 | 2,609 | 2.09% |
| Bengali Under BENGALI · C-16 row 13600 | 4,743 | 2,487 | 2,256 | 1.79% |
| Hindi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13608 | 2,231 | 1,209 | 1,022 | 0.84% |
| Santali Under SANTALI · C-16 row 13642 | 351 | 211 | 140 | 0.13% |
| Marwari Under HINDI · C-16 row 13611 | 105 | 52 | 53 | 0.04% |
| Tamil Under TAMIL · C-16 row 13644 | 64 | 27 | 37 | 0.02% |
| Kui Under KUI · C-16 row 13666 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 0.02% |
| Others Under HINDI · C-16 row 13616 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0.02% |
| Marathi Under MARATHI · C-16 row 13629 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0.02% |
| Munda Under MUNDA · C-16 row 13672 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Malayalam Under MALAYALAM · C-16 row 13625 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0.01% |
| English Under ENGLISH · C-16 row 13654 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Nepali Under NEPALI · C-16 row 13631 | 19 | 11 | 8 | <0.01% |
| Punjabi Under PUNJABI · C-16 row 13638 | 17 | 12 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Sambalpuri Under ODIA · C-16 row 13635 | 15 | 12 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Bhojpuri Under HINDI · C-16 row 13605 | 11 | 6 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Gujarati Under GUJARATI · C-16 row 13602 | 10 | 5 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Savara Under SAVARA · C-16 row 13676 | 10 | 6 | 4 | <0.01% |
| Assamese Under ASSAMESE · C-16 row 13598 | 9 | 4 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Sadan/Sadri Under HINDI · C-16 row 13615 | 7 | 2 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Kurukh/Oraon Under KURUKH/ORAON · C-16 row 13668 | 7 | 2 | 5 | <0.01% |
| Konkani Under KONKANI · C-16 row 13621 | 6 | 3 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Maithili Under MAITHILI · C-16 row 13623 | 5 | 3 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Haryanvi Under HINDI · C-16 row 13607 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Rajasthani Under HINDI · C-16 row 13614 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Others Under ODIA · C-16 row 13636 | 3 | 0 | 3 | <0.01% |
| Sanskrit Under SANSKRIT · C-16 row 13640 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Koya Under KOYA · C-16 row 13664 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Mundari Under MUNDARI · C-16 row 13674 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Manipuri Under MANIPURI · C-16 row 13627 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Proja (Ori) Under ODIA · C-16 row 13634 | 2 | 0 | 2 | <0.01% |
| Kharia Under KHARIA · C-16 row 13660 | 2 | 2 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kurmali Thar Under HINDI · C-16 row 13609 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Laria Under HINDI · C-16 row 13610 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Kannada Under KANNADA · C-16 row 13618 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Others Under KANNADA · C-16 row 13619 | 1 | 0 | 1 | <0.01% |
| Ho Under HO · C-16 row 13658 | 1 | 1 | 0 | <0.01% |
| Khond/Kondh Under KHOND/KONDH · C-16 row 13662 | 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 387; source name Puri. 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.
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