# Debagarh District, Odisha – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/ District · Odisha # Debagarh district Debagarh is a district of Odisha, the least populous of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **312,520 people** in 4 sub-districts, 1 town and 878 villages; 7% lived in towns. The largest town is [Debagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/debagarh/) (22,390). - 312,520people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 1towns - 72.6%literacy ## Who lives in Debagarh? Debagarh had **312,520 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.7% of Odisha's population and the smallest of 30 districts of Odisha by population. There were 975 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Odisha figure of 979; 18th of 30 districts of Odisha). Among children under 7 the ratio was 927 girls per 1,000 boys (the Odisha figure is 941). An average household had 4.1 people, against 4.4 across Odisha. ## How literate is Debagarh? 72.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Odisha's 72.9%), 17th of 30 districts of Odisha. Men were at 81.9% and women at 63.0% — a gap of 18.9 points (it is 17.6 points across Odisha). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Debagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/) (73.8%) and lowest in [Reamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/reamal/) (71.3%). 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 Debagarh do for a living? 52.9% of people worked in 2011 (women: 47.3%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 15% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 13% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 50% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 32% across Odisha. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Reamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/reamal/) (42% of workers in farming) and the least is [Barkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/barkot/) (29% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (13%) · **■** Marginal 50 (50%) 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 Debagarh 7.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Odisha's 16.7%), 27th of 30 districts of Odisha. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Debagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/debagarh/) with 22,390 people, home to 100% 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 Debagarh Debagarh had 878 census villages, 718 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 404 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tinkbir](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/reamal/tinkbir/) (3,705), [Kandal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/kandal/) (3,357), [Ballam](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/ballam/) (2,820), [kalla](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/barkot/kalla/) (2,765) and [Reamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/reamal/reamal/) (2,630). 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 Debagarh compared with Odisha ■ Debagarh · ■ Odisha Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **941 Working population ****52.9%** **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 Debagarh Of every 100 households in Debagarh in 2011, 30 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Debagarh · ■ Electricity for lighting ****30%** Toilet within the home ****9%** No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** Tap water ****7%** Drinking water within premises ****11%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** Use banking services ****42%** Television ****14%** Mobile phone ****23%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****10%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****36%** Own their home ****96%** 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 Debagarh Sub-district People Villages Towns [Debagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/debagarh/) 107,906 216 1 [Barkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/barkot/) 72,887 189 0 [Kundheigola](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/kundheigola/) 52,419 222 0 [Reamal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/debagarh/reamal/) 79,308 251 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 Debagarh - Debagarh · 22,390 ## Largest villages in Debagarh - Tinkbir · 3,705 - Kandal · 3,357 - Ballam · 2,820 - kalla · 2,765 - Reamal · 2,630 - Saida · 2,447 - Saruali · 2,261 - Khilei · 2,196 - Rambhei · 2,124 - Gundiapali · 1,967 - Bamparda · 1,960 - Karlaga · 1,944 - Kundheigola · 1,808 - Dantaribahal · 1,700 - Kansar · 1,699 - Gurusang · 1,697 - Golabandha · 1,694 - Basalai · 1,681 - Kundapitha · 1,661 - Danra · 1,621 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 Debagarh?4: Debagarh, Barkot, Kundheigola, Reamal - What is the population of Debagarh district?312,520 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Debagarh?Debagarh