District of Odisha

Nuapada District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,53,000 (6.53 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nuapada's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,10,382.

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

6,10,382: 3,01,962 males and 3,08,420 females, of whom 34,054 lived in towns and 5,76,328 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.53 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,53,000 653,000 1 March 2026

Nuapada district's population is estimated at ≈6.53 lakh (6,53,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Odisha projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,10,382.

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

Nuapada district

Census 2011: 6,10,382
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 6.53 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 34,054

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 5,76,328

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 6.53 lakh 6,53,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 6.1 lakh 6,10,382 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 158per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 1021 Odisha: 979
Child sex ratio (0–6): 981 Odisha: 941
Literacy rate: 57.4% Male 70.3% · Female 44.8%
Urban share: 5.6% Odisha: 16.7%
Growth 2001–11: +15.0% Odisha: +14.1%
Area: 3,852km² Census 2011
Households: 1.52 lakh 4.0 people per household
Villages: 668 Census 2011
Towns: 2 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

6.6 L 2026

› Show the numbers as a table

Year	Population
1951	2,19,850
1961	2,67,272
1971	3,38,894
1981	3,92,683
1991	4,69,482
2001	5,30,690
2011	6,10,382
2016 *	6,28,000
2021 *	6,43,000
2026 *	6,53,000
2031 *	6,59,000
2036 *	6,61,000

* Estimate

How Nuapada'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 Nuapada's 2011 population was spread
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1	Komna	1,27,206	20.8%	1030	53.9%	0.0%
2	Khariar	1,26,837	20.8%	1004	61.2%	11.9%
3	Sinapali	1,04,508	17.1%	1012	54.6%	0.0%
4	Nuapada	99,624	16.3%	1027	58.6%	0.0%
5	Boden	76,670	12.6%	1040	53.3%	0.0%
6	Jonk	75,537	12.4%	1021	63.0%	25.1%

Largest towns in Nuapada (Census 2011)

Khariar Road 18,967
Khariar 15,087

How people in Nuapada worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

31.0%

Agricultural labourers

49.1%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

17.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 50.0%.

Age structure of Nuapada

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	31,337	30,756
5-9	32,513	32,710
10-14	34,270	33,945
15-19	26,652	27,144
20-24	23,638	25,122
25-29	22,870	23,118
30-34	20,363	21,614
35-39	20,445	20,431
40-44	18,571	18,585
45-49	16,870	15,802
50-54	13,075	12,857
55-59	10,310	11,534
60-64	13,034	13,841
65-69	7,666	8,449
70-74	5,204	5,990
75-79	1,978	2,799
80+	2,453	3,135

Children (0–14): 32.1%; Odisha 28.9%
Working age (15–59): 57.3%; Odisha 61.6%
Older people (60+): 10.6%; Odisha 9.5%
Median age: 25.7years; Odisha 26.6
Dependency ratio: 62.0; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Odisha 53.5

Languages spoken in Nuapada

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Odia 81.7%
Hindi 17.0%
Munda 0.4%
Santali 0.3%
Gujarati 0.1%
Punjabi 0.1%
Urdu 0.1%
Telugu 0.1%
All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

Odia58.0%
Sambalpuri23.7%
Chhattisgarhi14.2%
Hindi1.7%
Laria0.8%
Banjari0.2%
Gujarati0.1%
Punjabi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Nuapada

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 27.5%

Odisha 43.1%
Tap water 10.1%

Odisha 13.9%
Water source within premises 7.4%

Odisha 22.5%
Toilet within premises 14.5%

Odisha 22.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.7%

Odisha 76.5%
Bathing area within premises 9.7%

Odisha 19.7%
Closed drainage 1.0%

Odisha 4.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 4.0%

Odisha 9.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 95.4%

Odisha 84.5%

What households own

Mobile phone 23.4%

Odisha 38.1%
Television 13.7%

Odisha 26.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 7.8%

Odisha 14.5%
Computer or laptop 2.7%

Odisha 5.1%
Car, jeep or van 0.8%

Odisha 1.8%
Use banking services 29.7%

Odisha 45.1%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 25.4%

Odisha 25.5%

The home itself

Own their home 95.1%

Odisha 90.3%
Rent their home 2.4%

Odisha 6.7%
Permanent (pucca) house 38.3%

Odisha 42.4%
House in good condition 23.2%

Odisha 29.6%
Concrete roof 5.8%

Odisha 23.6%
Cement or tiled floor 12.9%

Odisha 36.3%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 38.5%

Odisha 38.8%

Odisha

What the numbers say

Nuapada district held 1.5% of Odisha's population in 2011, 25th of 30 districts.
Literacy is 57.4%, 15.5 points below the Odisha average of 72.9%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.3% of men but only 44.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 1021 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 979.
5.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Odisha as a whole (16.7%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.53 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Odisha projection.

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

Population by religion in Nuapada (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 Nuapada (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Odisha
Hindu	6,01,092	98.5%	93.6%
Muslim	4,952	0.8%	2.2%
Christian	1,778	0.3%	2.8%
Sikh	724	0.1%	0.1%
Buddhist	76	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	905	0.1%	0.0%
Other religions and persuasions	22	0.0%	1.1%
Religion not stated	833	0.1%	0.2%
Total	6,10,382	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Nuapada district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,53,000 (6.53 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nuapada's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Odisha projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,10,382.

What was the population of Nuapada district in Census 2011?

6,10,382: 3,01,962 males and 3,08,420 females, of whom 34,054 lived in towns and 5,76,328 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Nuapada?

Literacy was 57.4% in 2011 (men 70.3%, women 44.8%). The sex ratio was 1021 females per 1,000 males, and 981 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Nuapada district?

Khariar Road, with 18,967 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Nuapada district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 668 Census 2011 villages and 2 towns.

⤓ Download Odisha district data (CSV)

Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction