# Anugul District, Odisha – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/ District · Odisha # Anugul district Anugul is a district of Odisha, 16th of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,273,821 people** in 23 sub-districts, 18 towns and 1,871 villages; 16% lived in towns. The largest town is [Anugul](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/anugul/) (43,795). - 1,273,821people (2011) - 23sub-districts - 18towns - 77.5%literacy ## Who lives in Anugul? Anugul had **1,273,821 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.0% of Odisha's population and 16th of 30 districts of Odisha by population. There were 943 women for every 1,000 men (below the Odisha figure of 979; 27th of 30 districts of Odisha). Among children under 7 the ratio was 889 girls per 1,000 boys (the Odisha figure is 941). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.4 across Odisha. ## How literate is Anugul? 77.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Odisha's 72.9%), 12th of 30 districts of Odisha. Men were at 86.0% and women at 68.6% — a gap of 17.3 points (it is 17.6 points across Odisha). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhusan Steel Limited](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bhusan-steel-limited/) (88.3%) and lowest in [Purunakot](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/purunakot/) (66.2%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Anugul do for a living? 41.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.8%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 11% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 30% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 40% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 26% of workers here, against 32% across Odisha. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Industrial](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/industrial/) (46% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhusan Steel Limited](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bhusan-steel-limited/) (5% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 30 (30%) · **■** Marginal 40 (40%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Anugul 16.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Odisha's 16.7%), 8th of 30 districts of Odisha. The Census counted 18 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Anugul](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/anugul/) with 43,795 people, home to 21% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Anugul Anugul had 1,871 census villages, 1,654 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 645 people; 8 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Balaramprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/nalco/balaramprasad/) (8,423), [Kangula](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/banarpal/kangula/) (7,528), [Kumanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/kumanda/) (6,851), [Turanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/turanga/) (5,921) and [Jarasingha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/jarasingha/) (5,782). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Anugul compared with Odisha ■ Anugul · ■ Odisha Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **941 Working population ****41.3%** **41.8% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Anugul Of every 100 households in Anugul in 2011, 45 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Anugul · ■ Electricity for lighting ****45%** Toilet within the home ****24%** No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** Tap water ****14%** Drinking water within premises ****25%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** Use banking services ****48%** Television ****26%** Mobile phone ****36%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****20%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****25%** Own their home ****88%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Anugul Sub-district People Villages Towns [Palalahada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/palalahada/) 66,385 145 1 [Khamar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/khamar/) 63,421 145 0 [Rengali Damsite](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/rengali-damsite/) 37,838 43 1 [Kaniha](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/kaniha/) 55,678 107 0 [N.T.P.C.](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/n-t-p-c/) 16,590 17 0 [Samal Barrage](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/samal-barrage/) 31,421 52 1 [Talcher Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/talcher-sadar/) 97,968 136 1 [Colliery](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/colliery/) 61,938 47 4 [Bikrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bikrampur/) 25,772 13 2 [Nalco](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/nalco/) 50,375 11 3 [Banarpal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/banarpal/) 78,771 71 3 [Bhusan Steel Limited](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bhusan-steel-limited/) 1,098 2 0 [Anugul](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/anugul/) 155,203 95 1 [Jarapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/jarapada/) 61,335 56 0 [Industrial](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/industrial/) 34,314 43 0 [Chhendipada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/chhendipada/) 103,804 122 0 [Handapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/handapa/) 51,620 103 0 [Kishorenagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/kishorenagar/) 56,423 150 0 [Athmallik](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/athmallik/) 56,953 136 1 [Kiakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/kiakata/) 15,777 66 0 [Thakurgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/thakurgarh/) 49,898 133 0 [Purunakot](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/purunakot/) 29,526 87 0 [Bantala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bantala/) 71,713 91 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Anugul - Anugul · 43,795 - Talcher · 40,841 - Nalco · 19,644 - Dera Colliery Township · 15,787 - Ghantapada · 15,169 - Athmallik · 12,298 - Gotamara · 7,420 - Kandasar · 6,668 - Rengali Damproject Township · 6,345 - Budhapanka · 6,129 - Nuahata · 5,920 - Palalahada · 5,749 - Jorada · 4,428 - Kulad · 4,256 - Danara · 4,144 - T.T.P.S. Township · 3,613 - Tipo · 2,981 - F.C.I. Township · 1,359 ## Largest villages in Anugul - Balaramprasad · 8,423 - Kangula · 7,528 - Kumanda · 6,851 - Turanga · 5,921 - Jarasingha · 5,782 - Bagadia · 5,513 - Chhendipada · 5,510 - Kosala · 5,455 - Ranigodajungle · 4,778 - Talamulasasan · 4,749 - Khalari · 4,722 - Tubey · 4,711 - Kankili · 4,200 - Mahidharpur · 4,188 - Pokatunga · 4,176 - Tukuda · 3,991 - Gadasantri · 3,877 - Derang · 3,827 - Gadasila · 3,815 - Gobara · 3,802 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Anugul?23: Palalahada, Khamar, Rengali Damsite, Kaniha, N.T.P.C., Samal Barrage, Talcher Sadar, Colliery, Bikrampur, Nalco, Banarpal, Bhusan Steel Limited… - What is the population of Anugul district?1,273,821 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Anugul?Anugul