# Orkel, Malkangiri (Odisha) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Malkangiri, Odisha 

# Orkel

Orkel is a sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had **74,584 people**, 1 town and 109 villages (98 inhabited). The largest village is Kamwada (4,609 people).

- 74,584people (2011)
- 109villages
- 1towns
- 52.7%literacy

## Population of Orkel compared with Malkangiri

■ Orkel · ■ Malkangiri district

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**992

Working population ****46.5%**

**50.7%

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 Orkel

Of every 100 households in Orkel in 2011, 20 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Orkel · ■ Malkangiri district

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****16%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**43%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Orkel

- Balimela11,796 people

## Largest villages in Orkel

- Kamwada · 4,609 people
- Nilakhamar · 3,318 people
- Potrel · 3,088 people
- Kudumuluguma · 2,641 people
- Tarlakota · 2,339 people
- Katapali · 2,163 people
- Parkanmala · 2,122 people
- Pushpali · 2,094 people
- Muduliguda · 1,809 people
- Chimitapalli · 1,650 people
- Limaguda · 1,367 people
- Sikhapali · 1,292 people
- Markelguda · 1,285 people
- Rahasbeda · 1,205 people
- M.V.36 · 1,162 people
- Chitapari · 1,098 people

[All 109 villages in Orkel →](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Orkel?109 (98 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Orkel in?Malkangiri district, Odisha
- What is the population of Orkel?74,584 (Census 2011)