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District of Odisha

Boudh District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 4.82 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

4,82,000 482,000 1 March 2026

Boudh district's population is estimated at ≈4.82 lakh (4,82,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Odisha projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 4,41,162.

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

Boudh district

Census 2011
4,41,162
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.82 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
20,424

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,20,738

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 4.82 lakh 4,82,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
4.41 lakh 4,41,162 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
142per km² 2011
Sex ratio
991 Odisha: 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)
978 Odisha: 941
Literacy rate
71.6% Male 83.3% · Female 59.8%
Urban share
4.6% Odisha: 16.7%
Growth 2001–11
+18.2% Odisha: +14.1%
Area
3,098km² Census 2011
Households
1.07 lakh 4.1 people per household
Villages
1,187 Census 2011
Towns
1 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Boudh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
4.9 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,67,713
19611,90,436
19712,27,902
19812,68,366
19913,17,622
20013,73,372
20114,41,162
2016 *4,57,000
2021 *4,71,000
2026 *4,82,000
2031 *4,90,000
2036 *4,94,000

* Estimate

How Boudh'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 Boudh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Baudh Sadar 1,37,39831.1%97775.7%14.9%
2 Manamunda1,06,22724.1%99969.7%0.0%
3 Kantamal 77,48317.6%100163.8%0.0%
4 Baunsuni 43,8179.9%99072.6%0.0%
5 Harbhanga 39,3508.9%96573.5%0.0%
6 Puruna Katak 36,8878.4%102674.7%0.0%

How people in Boudh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.0%

Agricultural labourers

47.7%

Household industry

5.3%

Other work

18.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.8%.

Age structure of Boudh

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 Boudh
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-422,17821,761
5-923,03022,601
10-1426,47025,851
15-1920,18820,348
20-2417,65518,486
25-2917,32417,575
30-3414,99416,072
35-3915,50615,720
40-4413,83712,773
45-4911,79610,873
50-549,1858,808
55-597,6917,965
60-648,7148,220
65-695,2775,045
70-743,9333,800
75-791,5661,558
80+1,7231,561
Children (0–14)
32.2%
Odisha 28.9%
Working age (15–59)
58.4%
Odisha 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.4%
Odisha 9.5%
Median age
25.2years
Odisha 26.6
Dependency ratio
60.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Odisha 53.5

Languages spoken in Boudh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Boudh
  1. Odia 99.3%
  2. Kui 0.4%
  3. Hindi 0.2%
  4. Telugu 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Urdu 0.0%
  7. Others 0.0%
  8. Tamil 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Odia78.7%
  2. Sambalpuri20.6%
  3. Kui0.4%
  4. Hindi0.2%
  5. Telugu0.1%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Urdu0.0%
  8. Tamil0.0%

Housing and amenities in Boudh

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 17.8%

    Odisha 43.1%

  • Tap water 4.3%

    Odisha 13.9%

  • Water source within premises 8.4%

    Odisha 22.5%

  • Toilet within premises 10.8%

    Odisha 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 87.9%

    Odisha 76.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 7.5%

    Odisha 19.7%

  • Closed drainage 0.8%

    Odisha 4.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 2.9%

    Odisha 9.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 96.0%

    Odisha 84.5%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 21.9%

    Odisha 38.1%

  • Television 12.3%

    Odisha 26.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 7.2%

    Odisha 14.5%

  • Computer or laptop 3.2%

    Odisha 5.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.7%

    Odisha 1.8%

  • Use banking services 41.5%

    Odisha 45.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 23.0%

    Odisha 25.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.2%

    Odisha 90.3%

  • Rent their home 2.2%

    Odisha 6.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 19.8%

    Odisha 42.4%

  • House in good condition 21.0%

    Odisha 29.6%

  • Concrete roof 13.0%

    Odisha 23.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.9%

    Odisha 36.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 47.0%

    Odisha 38.8%

Odisha

What the numbers say

  • Boudh district held 1.1% of Odisha's population in 2011, 29th of 30 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.6%, 1.3 points below the Odisha average of 72.9%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.3% of men but only 59.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 991 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 979.
  • 4.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Odisha as a whole (16.7%).
  • The population grew 18.2% in 2001–11, faster than Odisha's 14.1%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈4.82 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official Odisha projection.

Compare with

All districts of Odisha →

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 Boudh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Boudh (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 Boudh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareOdisha
Hindu 4,38,152 99.3% 93.6%
Muslim 1,007 0.2% 2.2%
Christian 522 0.1% 2.8%
Sikh 24 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist 5 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 11 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 7 0.0% 1.1%
Religion not stated 1,434 0.3% 0.2%
Total4,41,162100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Boudh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈4,82,000 (4.82 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Boudh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 4,41,162.

What was the population of Boudh district in Census 2011?
4,41,162: 2,21,625 males and 2,19,537 females, of whom 20,424 lived in towns and 4,20,738 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Boudh?
Literacy was 71.6% in 2011 (men 83.3%, women 59.8%). The sex ratio was 991 females per 1,000 males, and 978 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Boudh district?
Baudhgarh, with 20,424 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Boudh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,187 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Odisha district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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