Kandhamal District

Kandhamal district is located in Orissa. Population of Kandhamal district is 731,952 as per Census 2011. Kandhamal is 23th most Populous district out of total 30 districts in Orissa and it is 497th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Kandhamal is 91 Persons per square Km. It is 30th most densely populated out of 30 districts in Orissa and it is 584th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Kandhamal is 65.12%. This means 65.12 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 22 in terms of literacy rate out of total 30 districts of Orissa and 503 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Kandhamal is 78.41% while female literacy stands at 52.46%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Kandhamal is 1037 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Kandhamal is 8,043.43 Sq. Km. It is 6th largest district in Orissa and 97th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.