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District of Odisha

Ganjam District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 36.95 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

36,95,000 3.69 million 1 March 2026

Ganjam district's population is estimated at ≈36.95 lakh (36,95,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Odisha projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 35,29,031 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Brahmapur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
3,56,598
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 3.8 lakh

District

Ganjam district

Census 2011
35,29,031
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 36.95 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 36.95 lakh 36,95,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
35.29 lakh 35,29,031 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 430per km² 2011
Sex ratio
983 Odisha: 979
Child sex ratio (0–6)
908 Odisha: 941
Literacy rate
71.1% Male 81.0% · Female 61.1%
Urban share
21.8% Odisha: 16.7%
Growth 2001–11
+11.7% Odisha: +14.1%
Area
≈ 8,206km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
7.58 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages
3,196 Census 2011
Towns
39 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Ganjam: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
37 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199127,04,056
200131,60,635
201135,29,031
2016 *36,06,000
2021 *36,62,000
2026 *36,95,000
2031 *37,01,000
2036 *36,82,000

* Estimate

How Ganjam'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 Ganjam's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Brahmapur (M.Corp.)3,56,59810.1%92089.3%100.0%
2 Bhanjanagar1,77,2355.0%99277.2%24.8%
3 Kabisuryanagar1,76,6405.0%99972.0%9.9%
4 Hinjili1,62,7794.6%99571.7%17.9%
5 Purusottampur1,59,8694.5%101667.5%9.6%
6 Kodala1,51,3184.3%97968.0%9.2%
7 Golanthara1,47,5824.2%101262.6%11.0%
8 Khalikote1,46,7134.2%94268.5%13.0%
9 Asika1,43,7704.1%99076.3%18.4%
10 Brahmapur Sadar1,43,7634.1%95171.6%27.1%
11 Digapahandi1,37,2393.9%99764.2%9.6%
12 Polasara1,36,7033.9%98369.9%16.9%
13 Buguda1,36,2123.9%101673.8%11.1%
14 Patapur1,33,5743.8%96161.9%0.0%
15 Badagada1,25,8363.6%100558.5%5.5%
16 Jarada1,15,2013.3%105060.7%5.3%
17 Gangapur1,14,4803.2%102774.5%0.0%
18 Nuagaon1,14,4363.2%99565.9%10.2%
19 Rambha95,6592.7%98466.6%17.9%
20 Chhatrapur94,6832.7%99573.6%23.3%
21 Surada87,6842.5%98663.5%17.0%
22 Tarasingi84,9812.4%98270.8%6.6%
23 Jagannath Prasad79,9012.3%98877.8%0.0%
24 Gopalpur67,9571.9%93169.4%26.3%
25 Seragad66,2241.9%96169.4%10.0%
26 Dharakote57,5281.6%99272.0%7.4%
27 Chamakhandi48,2361.4%101469.4%0.0%
28 Ganjam45,2431.3%101370.0%40.1%
29 Ramagiri12,9860.4%98735.5%0.0%
30 Arjyapalli Marine8,0010.2%100240.3%100.0%
31 Lanjigarh (part)00.0%–––

Largest towns in Ganjam (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ganjam (Census 2011)
  1. Brahmapur 3,56,598
  2. Hinjilicut 24,671
  3. Polasara 23,119
  4. Chhatrapur 22,027
  5. Asika 21,428
  6. Bhanjanagar 20,482
  7. Kabisurjyanagar 17,430
  8. Lochapada CT 16,377
  9. Purusottampur 15,366
  10. Buguda 15,176

How people in Ganjam worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.0%

Agricultural labourers

37.7%

Household industry

3.7%

Other work

39.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.6%.

Age structure of Ganjam

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Ganjam
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
0-41,51,3021,37,688
5-91,76,0951,64,197
10-141,94,5541,93,395
15-191,76,9661,75,074
20-241,62,9101,56,689
25-291,44,1841,47,178
30-341,23,5011,32,753
35-391,23,1121,30,814
40-441,15,1271,10,114
45-4998,70690,629
50-5476,52475,064
55-5959,86161,340
60-6460,74362,893
65-6941,14440,585
70-7434,26234,377
75-7916,24614,862
80+18,45216,896
Children (0–14)
28.9%
Odisha 28.9%
Working age (15–59)
61.4%
Odisha 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.7%
Odisha 9.5%
Median age
26.2years
Odisha 26.6
Dependency ratio
54.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Odisha 53.5

Languages spoken in Ganjam

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Ganjam
  1. Odia 91.3%
  2. Telugu 7.2%
  3. Kui 0.4%
  4. Savara 0.4%
  5. Hindi 0.2%
  6. Urdu 0.2%
  7. Bengali 0.1%
  8. Khond/Kondh 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Odia91.3%
  2. Telugu7.2%
  3. Kui0.4%
  4. Savara0.4%
  5. Hindi0.2%
  6. Urdu0.2%
  7. Bengali0.1%
  8. Khond/Kondh0.0%

Housing and amenities in Ganjam

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 54.1%

    Odisha 43.1%

  • Tap water 26.5%

    Odisha 13.9%

  • Water source within premises 19.2%

    Odisha 22.5%

  • Toilet within premises 29.2%

    Odisha 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 69.3%

    Odisha 76.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 23.2%

    Odisha 19.7%

  • Closed drainage 5.5%

    Odisha 4.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 16.6%

    Odisha 9.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 80.4%

    Odisha 84.5%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 47.2%

    Odisha 38.1%

  • Television 34.6%

    Odisha 26.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 13.7%

    Odisha 14.5%

  • Computer or laptop 5.6%

    Odisha 5.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.2%

    Odisha 1.8%

  • Use banking services 47.9%

    Odisha 45.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 30.8%

    Odisha 25.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.5%

    Odisha 90.3%

  • Rent their home 10.2%

    Odisha 6.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 70.1%

    Odisha 42.4%

  • House in good condition 34.6%

    Odisha 29.6%

  • Concrete roof 53.9%

    Odisha 23.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 67.0%

    Odisha 36.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 23.1%

    Odisha 38.8%

Odisha

What the numbers say

  • Ganjam district held 8.4% of Odisha's population in 2011, 1st of 30 districts.
  • Literacy is 71.1%, 1.8 points below the Odisha average of 72.9%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.0% of men but only 61.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 21.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Odisha as a whole (16.7%).
  • The population grew 11.7% in 2001–11, slower than Odisha's 14.1% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈36.95 lakh, implies growth of about 5% since 2011; it is tied to the official Odisha projection.
  • Its largest town, Brahmapur, had 3.57 lakh people in 2011, 10.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

Ganjam covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Ganjam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    100.0% of the 2011 district

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

Population by religion in Ganjam (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Ganjam (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareOdisha
Hindu ≈ 34,86,100 98.8% 93.6%
Muslim ≈ 13,300 0.4% 2.2%
Christian ≈ 24,000 0.7% 2.8%
Sikh ≈ 600 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 1.1%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,700 0.1% 0.2%
Total35,29,031100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ganjam district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈36,95,000 (36.95 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ganjam's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 35,29,031.

What was the population of Ganjam district in Census 2011?
35,29,031: 17,79,218 males and 17,49,813 females, of whom 7,68,001 lived in towns and 27,61,030 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ganjam?
Literacy was 71.1% in 2011 (men 81.0%, women 61.1%). The sex ratio was 983 females per 1,000 males, and 908 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ganjam district?
Brahmapur, with 3,56,598 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ganjam district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 3,196 Census 2011 villages and 39 towns.

⤓ Download Odisha district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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