District of Odisha

Khordha District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,89,000 (24.89 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Khordha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 22,53,387.

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

22,53,387: 11,68,012 males and 10,85,375 females, of whom 10,84,316 lived in towns and 11,69,071 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.89 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,89,000 2.49 million 1 March 2026

Khordha district's population is estimated at ≈24.89 lakh (24,89,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Odisha projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 22,53,387 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

Bhubaneswar (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 8,43,402
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 9.3 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Bhubaneswar urban agglomeration

Census 2011: 8,85,363
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 9.8 lakh

District

Khordha district

Census 2011: 22,53,387
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 24.89 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 24.89 lakh 24,89,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 22.53 lakh 22,53,387 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 800per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 929 Odisha: 979
Child sex ratio (0–6): 916 Odisha: 941
Literacy rate: 86.9% Male 91.8% · Female 81.6%
Urban share: 48.1% Odisha: 16.7%
Growth 2001–11: +19.9% Odisha: +14.1%
Area: ≈ 2,817km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 4.95 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages: 1,535 Census 2011
Towns: 13 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

26 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	15,03,331
2001	18,78,911
2011	22,53,387
2016 *	23,44,000
2021 *	24,23,000
2026 *	24,89,000
2031 *	25,39,000
2036 *	25,71,000

* Estimate

How Khordha'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 Khordha's 2011 population was spread
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1	Bhubaneswar (M.Corp.)	8,85,363	39.3%	892	91.7%	100.0%
2	Tangi	1,52,037	6.7%	958	78.2%	7.5%
3	Khordha	1,39,978	6.2%	935	87.2%	33.0%
4	Balipatna	1,32,796	5.9%	956	84.6%	14.4%
5	Jatani	1,26,405	5.6%	959	87.8%	50.4%
6	Balugaon	1,13,758	5.0%	943	81.3%	21.0%
7	Banapur	1,13,212	5.0%	994	78.0%	15.3%
8	Begunia	97,166	4.3%	954	84.9%	0.0%
9	Balianta	91,728	4.1%	956	84.1%	14.0%
10	Bolagad	90,794	4.0%	937	84.7%	0.0%
11	Jankia	84,608	3.8%	957	83.5%	0.0%
12	Khordha Sadar	62,040	2.8%	958	85.5%	7.3%
13	Chandaka	55,468	2.5%	955	81.4%	0.0%
14	Nirakarpur	37,980	1.7%	946	85.6%	0.0%
15	Nandankanan	17,670	0.8%	956	87.5%	0.0%
16	Tamando	16,406	0.7%	954	90.9%	0.0%
17	Airfield (Kapila Prasad)	13,445	0.6%	931	89.5%	0.0%
18	Uttara P.S	12,941	0.6%	963	84.0%	0.0%
19	Mancheswar	5,117	0.2%	956	85.9%	0.0%
20	Khandagiri	2,572	0.1%	940	90.5%	0.0%
21	Pipili (part)	1,714	0.1%	959	85.5%	0.0%
22	Lingaraj	189	0.0%	890	97.0%	0.0%

Largest towns in Khordha (Census 2011)

Bhubaneswar 8,85,363
Jatani 63,697
Khordha 46,205
Balugaon 17,645
Banapur 17,278
Pratapsasan CT 12,830
Bhakarsahi CT 7,110
Balipatapur CT 6,898
Bhapur CT 6,438
Dungamal CT 6,271

How people in Khordha worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

11.7%

Agricultural labourers

14.7%

Household industry

5.0%

Other work

68.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.2%.

Age structure of Khordha

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 →

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	85,880	78,907
5-9	96,895	89,311
10-14	1,06,118	98,160
15-19	1,10,460	1,00,953
20-24	1,13,965	1,09,339
25-29	1,03,836	1,06,594
30-34	94,166	91,848
35-39	92,169	88,868
40-44	82,041	72,244
45-49	70,281	62,211
50-54	55,551	48,150
55-59	44,040	39,259
60-64	38,795	34,108
65-69	25,452	22,321
70-74	20,509	18,657
75-79	10,793	9,654
80+	13,194	11,550

Children (0–14): 24.7%; Odisha 28.9%
Working age (15–59): 66.2%; Odisha 61.6%
Older people (60+): 9.1%; Odisha 9.5%
Median age: 28.2years; Odisha 26.6
Dependency ratio: 44.1; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Odisha 53.5

Languages spoken in Khordha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 56 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 →

Odia 92.1%
Urdu 2.0%
Telugu 1.7%
Hindi 1.7%
Bengali 1.4%
Santali 0.4%
Kui 0.1%
Ho 0.1%
All other languages 0.5%

Largest mother tongues

Odia92.1%
Urdu2.0%
Telugu1.7%
Hindi1.5%
Bengali1.4%
Santali0.4%
Kui0.1%
Ho0.1%

Housing and amenities in Khordha

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 71.6%

Odisha 43.1%
Tap water 30.3%

Odisha 13.9%
Water source within premises 47.5%

Odisha 22.5%
Toilet within premises 47.4%

Odisha 22.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 50.9%

Odisha 76.5%
Bathing area within premises 47.5%

Odisha 19.7%
Closed drainage 21.6%

Odisha 4.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 33.0%

Odisha 9.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 59.6%

Odisha 84.5%

What households own

Mobile phone 63.0%

Odisha 38.1%
Television 52.0%

Odisha 26.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 34.0%

Odisha 14.5%
Computer or laptop 15.5%

Odisha 5.1%
Car, jeep or van 6.9%

Odisha 1.8%
Use banking services 52.3%

Odisha 45.1%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 11.9%

Odisha 25.5%

The home itself

Own their home 73.6%

Odisha 90.3%
Rent their home 21.1%

Odisha 6.7%
Permanent (pucca) house 64.0%

Odisha 42.4%
House in good condition 43.8%

Odisha 29.6%
Concrete roof 43.8%

Odisha 23.6%
Cement or tiled floor 66.1%

Odisha 36.3%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 37.0%

Odisha 38.8%

Odisha

What the numbers say

Khordha district held 5.4% of Odisha's population in 2011, 5th of 30 districts.
Literacy is 86.9%, 14.0 points above the Odisha average of 72.9%.
The sex ratio of 929 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 979.
48.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Odisha as a whole (16.7%).
The population grew 19.9% in 2001–11, faster than Odisha's 14.1% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.89 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official Odisha projection.
Its largest town, Bhubaneswar, had 8.85 lakh people in 2011, 39.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Khordha (2011) 99.9% of this district
100.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Odisha →

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

Population by religion in Khordha (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 Khordha (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Odisha
Hindu	≈ 21,49,200	95.4%	93.6%
Muslim	≈ 84,200	3.7%	2.2%
Christian	≈ 12,500	0.6%	2.8%
Sikh	≈ 1,300	0.1%	0.1%
Buddhist	≈ 500	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 500	0.0%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 400	0.0%	1.1%
Religion not stated	≈ 4,800	0.2%	0.2%
Total	22,53,387	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Khordha district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,89,000 (24.89 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Khordha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 22,53,387.

What was the population of Khordha district in Census 2011?

22,53,387: 11,68,012 males and 10,85,375 females, of whom 10,84,316 lived in towns and 11,69,071 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 Khordha?

Literacy was 86.9% in 2011 (men 91.8%, women 81.6%). The sex ratio was 929 females per 1,000 males, and 916 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Khordha district?

Bhubaneswar, with 8,85,363 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Khordha district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,535 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction