District of Odisha

Balasore District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Balasore district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,78,000 (24.78 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Balasore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,20,529.

Q: What was the population of Balasore district in Census 2011?

23,20,529: 11,85,787 males and 11,34,742 females, of whom 2,53,293 lived in towns and 20,67,236 in villages.

Formerly Baleshwar district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.78 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,78,000 2.48 million 1 March 2026

Balasore district's population is estimated at ≈24.78 lakh (24,78,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Odisha projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 23,20,529.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Odisha. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Balasore district

Census 2011: 23,20,529
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 24.78 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,53,293

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 20,67,236

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 24.78 lakh 24,78,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 23.21 lakh 23,20,529 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 610per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 957 Odisha: 979
Child sex ratio (0–6): 943 Odisha: 941
Literacy rate: 79.8% Male 87.0% · Female 72.3%
Urban share: 10.9% Odisha: 16.7%
Growth 2001–11: +14.6% Odisha: +14.1%
Area: 3,806km² Census 2011
Households: 5.33 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages: 2,932 Census 2011
Towns: 5 Census 2011

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Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Census
Estimate

25 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	6,58,742
1961	8,39,081
1971	10,91,230
1981	13,57,727
1991	16,96,583
2001	20,24,508
2011	23,20,529
2016 *	23,87,000
2021 *	24,40,000
2026 *	24,78,000
2031 *	24,99,000
2036 *	25,02,000

* Estimate

How Balasore's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Balasore's 2011 population was spread
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1	Soro	3,11,507	13.4%	943	83.7%	10.4%
2	Bhograi	1,88,559	8.1%	936	84.7%	0.0%
3	Baleshwar Sadar	1,79,092	7.7%	945	77.3%	0.0%
4	Baliapal	1,69,958	7.3%	957	82.4%	0.0%
5	Similia	1,61,623	7.0%	975	81.6%	0.0%
6	Basta	1,51,915	6.5%	944	79.3%	0.0%
7	Jaleswar	1,49,170	6.4%	943	80.3%	17.3%
8	Baleshwar (M)	1,44,373	6.2%	958	87.5%	100.0%
9	Khaira	1,39,777	6.0%	1014	82.1%	0.0%
10	Singla	1,34,178	5.8%	942	80.2%	0.0%
11	Nilagiri	1,32,168	5.7%	972	71.5%	13.1%
12	Kamarda	96,162	4.1%	930	84.7%	0.0%
13	Remuna	91,668	4.0%	965	75.2%	36.4%
14	Raibania	80,472	3.5%	978	65.7%	0.0%
15	Berhampur	57,614	2.5%	999	64.0%	0.0%
16	Chandipur	40,588	1.7%	955	74.1%	0.0%
17	Oupada	39,759	1.7%	1014	71.1%	0.0%
18	Rupsa	25,189	1.1%	963	73.6%	0.0%
19	Bampada	11,287	0.5%	930	77.5%	0.0%
20	Sahadevkhunta	10,233	0.4%	930	70.0%	0.0%
21	Balaramgadi Marine	5,237	0.2%	962	63.2%	0.0%

Largest towns in Balasore (Census 2011)

Baleshwar 1,44,373
Remuna 33,378
Soro 32,531
Jaleshwar 25,747
Nilagiri 17,264

How people in Balasore worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

31.0%

Agricultural labourers

38.4%

Household industry

3.1%

Other work

27.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.2%.

Age structure of Balasore

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	1,01,496	95,962
5-9	1,16,572	1,11,320
10-14	1,24,011	1,19,429
15-19	1,09,635	1,05,079
20-24	1,05,710	1,04,151
25-29	1,04,886	1,05,577
30-34	90,986	87,899
35-39	87,203	83,670
40-44	76,152	69,402
45-49	66,773	60,490
50-54	52,800	47,552
55-59	39,371	37,700
60-64	37,263	36,242
65-69	27,044	25,591
70-74	20,971	20,834
75-79	11,137	10,525
80+	12,022	11,559

Children (0–14): 28.9%; Odisha 28.9%
Working age (15–59): 61.9%; Odisha 61.6%
Older people (60+): 9.2%; Odisha 9.5%
Median age: 26.5years; Odisha 26.6
Dependency ratio: 53.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Odisha 53.5

Languages spoken in Balasore

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 41 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Odia 88.3%
Santali 4.1%
Urdu 3.4%
Bengali 1.3%
Others 1.1%
Hindi 0.7%
Mundari 0.3%
Munda 0.2%
All other languages 0.6%

Largest mother tongues

Odia88.0%
Santali4.1%
Urdu3.4%
Bengali1.3%
Hindi0.6%
Mundari0.3%
Bhumijali0.2%
Munda0.2%

Housing and amenities in Balasore

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 56.1%

Odisha 43.1%
Tap water 13.6%

Odisha 13.9%
Water source within premises 39.4%

Odisha 22.5%
Toilet within premises 27.5%

Odisha 22.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 70.9%

Odisha 76.5%
Bathing area within premises 18.9%

Odisha 19.7%
Closed drainage 2.2%

Odisha 4.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 6.9%

Odisha 9.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.7%

Odisha 84.5%

What households own

Mobile phone 45.5%

Odisha 38.1%
Television 30.5%

Odisha 26.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 14.2%

Odisha 14.5%
Computer or laptop 5.4%

Odisha 5.1%
Car, jeep or van 1.6%

Odisha 1.8%
Use banking services 47.6%

Odisha 45.1%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.0%

Odisha 25.5%

The home itself

Own their home 94.9%

Odisha 90.3%
Rent their home 3.0%

Odisha 6.7%
Permanent (pucca) house 26.6%

Odisha 42.4%
House in good condition 28.9%

Odisha 29.6%
Concrete roof 20.0%

Odisha 23.6%
Cement or tiled floor 21.8%

Odisha 36.3%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 55.5%

Odisha 38.8%

Odisha

What the numbers say

Balasore district held 5.5% of Odisha's population in 2011, 4th of 30 districts.
Literacy is 79.8%, 6.9 points above the Odisha average of 72.9%.
The sex ratio of 957 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 979.
10.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Odisha as a whole (16.7%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.78 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Odisha projection.
Its largest town, Baleshwar, had 1.44 lakh people in 2011, 6.2% of the district.

Compare with

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

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

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

Population by religion in Balasore (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 Balasore (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Odisha
Hindu	21,97,709	94.7%	93.6%
Muslim	94,254	4.1%	2.2%
Christian	6,434	0.3%	2.8%
Sikh	237	0.0%	0.1%
Buddhist	111	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	201	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	18,345	0.8%	1.1%
Religion not stated	3,238	0.1%	0.2%
Total	23,20,529	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Balasore district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,78,000 (24.78 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Balasore's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,20,529.

What was the population of Balasore district in Census 2011?

23,20,529: 11,85,787 males and 11,34,742 females, of whom 2,53,293 lived in towns and 20,67,236 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Balasore?

Literacy was 79.8% in 2011 (men 87.0%, women 72.3%). The sex ratio was 957 females per 1,000 males, and 943 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Balasore district?

Baleshwar, with 1,44,373 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Balasore district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 2,932 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction