# Koraput District, Odisha – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/ District · Odisha # Koraput district Koraput is a district of Odisha, 15th of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,379,647 people** in 21 sub-districts, 7 towns and 2,042 villages; 16% lived in towns. The largest town is [Jeypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/jeypore/jeypur/) (84,830). - 1,379,647people (2011) - 21sub-districts - 7towns - 49.2%literacy ## Who lives in Koraput? Koraput had **1,379,647 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.3% of Odisha's population and 15th of 30 districts of Odisha by population. There were 1,032 women for every 1,000 men (above the Odisha figure of 979; 4th of 30 districts of Odisha). Among children under 7 the ratio was 979 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 Koraput? 49.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Odisha's 72.9%), 28th of 30 districts of Odisha. Men were at 60.3% and women at 38.6% — a gap of 21.8 points (it is 17.6 points across Odisha). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sunabeda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/sunabeda/) (78.6%) and lowest in [Kotiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotiya/) (22.0%). 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 Koraput do for a living? 50.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 44.1%). Of all workers, 23% farmed their own land, 13% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 20% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 43% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 36% of workers here, against 32% across Odisha. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/) (56% of workers in farming) and the least is [Koraput Town](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/koraput-town/) (5% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (20%) · **■** Marginal 43 (43%) 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 Koraput 16.4% of people lived in towns and cities (close to Odisha's 16.7%), 7th of 30 districts of Odisha. The Census counted 7 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Jeypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/jeypore/jeypur/) with 84,830 people, home to 38% 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 Koraput Koraput had 2,042 census villages, 1,941 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 594 people; 7 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Konga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/jeypore/konga/) (6,591), [Baligan](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boipariguda/baligan/) (6,467), [Batasona](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/batasona/) (5,859), [Charangul](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/sunabeda/charangul/) (5,841) and [Kundura](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kundura/kundura/) (5,326). 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 Koraput compared with Odisha ■ Koraput · ■ Odisha Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **941 Working population ****50.3%** **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 Koraput Of every 100 households in Koraput in 2011, 25 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Koraput · ■ Electricity for lighting ****25%** Toilet within the home ****17%** No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** Tap water ****16%** Drinking water within premises ****14%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** Use banking services ****36%** Television ****18%** Mobile phone ****24%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****11%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****50%** Own their home ****87%** 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 Koraput Sub-district People Villages Towns [Kotpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/) 120,929 113 1 [Boriguma](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boriguma/) 98,341 79 1 [Bhairabsingipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/bhairabsingipur/) 70,420 83 0 [Dasamantapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/dasamantapur/) 50,736 124 0 [Lakshmipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/lakshmipur/) 40,232 73 0 [Narayanpatana](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/narayanpatana/) 43,575 127 0 [Bandhugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/bandhugaon/) 58,974 153 0 [Kakiriguma](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kakiriguma/) 25,329 30 0 [Koraput](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/koraput/) 68,193 124 0 [Koraput Town](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/koraput-town/) 54,832 8 1 [Jeypore](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/jeypore/) 181,906 102 1 [Kundura](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kundura/) 57,038 67 0 [Boipariguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/boipariguda/) 125,337 323 0 [Machh kund](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/machh-kund/) 41,132 124 0 [Padua](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/padua/) 54,561 110 0 [Nandapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/nandapur/) 72,579 216 0 [Similiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/similiguda/) 22,247 22 0 [Sunabeda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/sunabeda/) 65,664 12 1 [Damonjodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/damonjodi/) 29,431 12 2 [Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/) 88,128 106 0 [Kotiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotiya/) 10,063 34 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 Koraput - Jeypur · 84,830 - Sunabeda . · 50,394 - Koraput · 47,468 - Kotpad · 16,326 - Boriguma · 9,785 - Damanjodi · 8,862 - Kurumuli · 8,504 ## Largest villages in Koraput - Konga · 6,591 - Baligan · 6,467 - Batasona · 5,859 - Charangul · 5,841 - Kundura · 5,326 - Kerenga · 5,265 - Hordali · 5,104 - Narayanpatna · 4,880 - Pottangi · 4,401 - Phampuni · 4,332 - Nandapur · 4,027 - Amalabadi · 3,907 - Balia · 3,565 - Phupugam · 3,533 - Kumuli · 3,522 - Kandili · 3,517 - Mathpada · 3,432 - Boipariguda · 3,398 - Limma · 3,373 - Tenkar · 3,329 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 Koraput?21: Kotpad, Boriguma, Bhairabsingipur, Dasamantapur, Lakshmipur, Narayanpatana, Bandhugaon, Kakiriguma, Koraput, Koraput Town, Jeypore, Kundura… - What is the population of Koraput district?1,379,647 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Koraput?Jeypur