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Odisha Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

4.47 crore Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March 1 March 2026 How this is made →

4,46,77,000 44.68 million 1 March 2026

Odisha's population is projected at 4.47 crore (4,46,77,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 4,19,74,218.

RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March

Key figures

Population 2026
4.47 crore 4,46,77,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
4.2 crore 4,19,74,218 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
270per km² 2011 · 2026: 287
Sex ratio
979 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
941 India 918
Literacy rate
72.9% Male 81.6% · Female 64.0%
Urban share
16.7% 2026: 19.5% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+14.1% 2011→2026: +6.4%
Area
1,55,707km²
Households
96.38 lakh 4.4 people per household
Work participation
41.8% 2011
Children 0–6
52.73 lakh 12.6%

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts 1951–2011, then the official projection to 2036.

Odisha: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
4.5 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
19511,46,45,946
19611,75,48,846
19712,19,44,615
19812,63,70,271
19913,16,59,736
20013,68,04,660
20114,19,74,218
2016 *4,31,28,000
2021 *4,40,33,000
2026 *4,46,77,000
2031 *4,50,08,000
2036 *4,50,25,000

* Official projection

Districts (30)

All 30 districts of Odisha →
All 30 districts of Odisha
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1 Ganjam≈ 36.95 lakh35,29,03198371.1%
2 Cuttack≈ 27.57 lakh26,24,69994085.5%
3 Mayurbhanj≈ 26.68 lakh25,19,738100663.2%
4 Balasore(Baleshwar)≈ 24.78 lakh23,20,52995779.8%
5 Khordha≈ 24.89 lakh22,53,38792986.9%
6 Sundargarh≈ 22.31 lakh20,93,43797373.3%
7 Jajpur≈ 19.24 lakh18,26,96397380.1%
8 Kendujhar≈ 19.33 lakh18,01,73398868.2%
9 Puri≈ 17.93 lakh16,97,01696384.7%
10 Balangir≈ 18.6 lakh16,48,99798764.7%
11 Kalahandi≈ 17.22 lakh15,76,869100359.2%
12 Bhadrak≈ 15.91 lakh15,06,33798182.8%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Odisha projection.

Largest cities in Odisha

All large cities of Odisha →

  • Bhubaneswar

    City (2011): 8,43,402

    Metro (2011): 8,85,363

  • Cuttack

    City (2011): 6,10,189

    Metro (2011): 6,63,188

  • Brahmapur

    City (2011): 3,56,598

  • Rourkela

    City (2011): 2,72,721

    Metro (2011): 5,52,239

  • Raurkela

    City (2011): 2,10,317

    Metro (2011): 5,52,239

  • Puri

    City (2011): 2,00,564

  • Sambalpur

    City (2011): 1,84,000

    Metro (2011): 2,66,271

  • Baleshwar

    City (2011): 1,18,162

    Metro (2011): 1,77,751

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
16.0 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
7.7 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
30 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
1.7 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
923 (917)
females per 1,000 males

SRS 2023 Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2023 (ORGI) How this is made → Sample Registration System 2023. India in brackets.

Age structure of Odisha

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Odisha
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-418,78,12717,74,902
5-920,85,33919,89,429
10-1422,03,53521,45,090
15-1919,72,68419,52,714
20-2418,70,93919,12,588
25-2917,72,87618,01,161
30-3415,42,23315,60,758
35-3915,28,68515,22,503
40-4413,87,92013,03,554
45-4912,12,36611,21,664
50-549,57,5248,90,288
55-597,44,2917,39,429
60-647,37,6357,36,426
65-694,87,8494,91,676
70-743,80,6353,87,435
75-791,83,2941,81,506
80+2,04,8571,93,135
Children (0–14)
28.9%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
61.6%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
9.5%
India 8.6%
Median age
26.6years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
53.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Odisha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 90 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Odisha
  1. Odia 82.7%
  2. Hindi 3.0%
  3. Kui 2.2%
  4. Santali 2.1%
  5. Urdu 1.6%
  6. Telugu 1.6%
  7. Bengali 1.2%
  8. Ho 1.0%
  9. All other languages 4.7%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Odia75.1%
  2. Sambalpuri6.3%
  3. Kui2.2%
  4. Santali2.0%
  5. Urdu1.6%
  6. Telugu1.6%
  7. Hindi1.2%
  8. Bengali1.2%

Housing and amenities in Odisha

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 43.1%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 13.9%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 22.5%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 22.1%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.5%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 19.7%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 4.4%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.9%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.5%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 38.1%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 26.8%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.5%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 5.1%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 45.1%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 25.5%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.3%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 6.7%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 42.4%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 29.6%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 23.6%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 36.3%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 38.8%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Odisha

Per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices, the standard measure of state per capita income. NSO National Statistical Office (MoSPI), compiled in the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 How this is made →

Per capita income 2024-25
₹1,68,966
#23 of 33 States/UTs in 2023-24
Real growth, latest year (2024-25)
+7.3%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (13 years)
+5.4%
GSDP 2024-25
₹8.9 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Odisha
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1248,38748,387
2012-1354,76250,769
2013-1460,68754,209
2014-1563,34554,361
2015-1664,83557,806
2016-1777,50766,416
2017-1887,05571,032
2018-1998,00575,421
2019-201,04,63376,439
2020-211,03,21173,325
2021-221,33,76885,516
2022-231,34,61284,213
2023-241,50,41489,705
2024-251,68,96696,224

Median State/UT 2023-24: ₹2,34,721. Financial years (April–March). Latest years are advance or quick estimates and get revised.

What the numbers say

  • Odisha is home to 3.14% of India's people and is the 11th most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Odisha growing 6.4% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, slower than India's 17.6%.
  • There were 979 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943), but only 941 girls per 1,000 boys under seven, a sign of a skewed sex ratio at birth.
  • 16.7% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 19.5% in 2026.
  • A woman in Odisha has 1.7 children on average (SRS 2023), below the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Ganjam is the most populous district, with 35.29 lakh people in 2011 (8.4% of the state).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Odisha, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Odisha (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Odisha (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu 3,93,00,341 93.6% 79.8%
Muslim 9,11,670 2.2% 14.2%
Christian 11,61,708 2.8% 2.3%
Sikh 21,991 0.1% 1.7%
Buddhist 13,852 0.0% 0.7%
Jain 9,420 0.0% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions 4,78,317 1.1% 0.7%
Religion not stated 76,919 0.2% 0.2%
Total4,19,74,218100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Odisha in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Odisha's population at 4,46,77,000 (4.47 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Odisha in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 4,19,74,218 people in Odisha: 2,12,12,136 males and 2,07,62,082 females.

Which district of Odisha has the largest population?
Ganjam had the most people in 2011 (35,29,031). The least populous was Deogarh (3,12,520).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Odisha?
In Census 2011 Odisha had 979 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 941) and a literacy rate of 72.9% (men 81.6%, women 64.0%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Odisha be released?
Counting of people takes place in February 2027 with a reference date of 1 March 2027. The government has not announced a release date; in 2011 provisional totals came out on 31 March 2011, about a month after counting ended. This page will switch to Census 2027 figures as soon as they are published.

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