# Puri District, Odisha – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/ District · Odisha # Puri district Puri is a district of Odisha, 9th of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,698,730 people** in 15 sub-districts, 6 towns and 1,707 villages; 16% lived in towns. The largest town is [Puri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/puri/puri/) (200,564). - 1,698,730people (2011) - 15sub-districts - 6towns - 84.7%literacy ## Who lives in Puri? Puri had **1,698,730 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.0% of Odisha's population and 9th of 30 districts of Odisha by population. There were 963 women for every 1,000 men (below the Odisha figure of 979; 22nd of 30 districts of Odisha). Among children under 7 the ratio was 932 girls per 1,000 boys (the Odisha figure is 941). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.4 across Odisha. ## How literate is Puri? 84.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Odisha's 72.9%), 5th of 30 districts of Odisha. Men were at 90.8% and women at 78.3% — a gap of 12.6 points (it is 17.6 points across Odisha). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Puri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/puri/) (88.0%) and lowest in [Krushna Prasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/krushna-prasad/) (81.5%). 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 Puri do for a living? 36.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 14.8%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 13% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 33% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 28% 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 [Ramachandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/ramachandi/) (55% of workers in farming) and the least is [Puri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/puri/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (33%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%) 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 Puri 15.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Odisha's 16.7%), 9th of 30 districts of Odisha. The Census counted 6 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Puri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/puri/puri/) with 200,564 people, home to 76% 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 Puri Puri had 1,707 census villages, 1,600 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 896 people; 14 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Gadasanput](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/satyabadi/gadasanput/) (9,313), [Kapileswarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/sadar/kapileswarpur/) (8,413), [Lataharan](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/kakatpur/lataharan/) (7,431), [Samanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/sadar/samanga/) (6,806) and [Sriramchandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/satyabadi/sriramchandrapur/) (6,794). 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 Puri compared with Odisha ■ Puri · ■ Odisha Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **941 Working population ****36.6%** **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 Puri Of every 100 households in Puri in 2011, 55 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puri · ■ Electricity for lighting ****55%** Toilet within the home ****24%** No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** Tap water ****9%** Drinking water within premises ****33%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** Use banking services ****47%** Television ****32%** Mobile phone ****46%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****15%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****19%** Own their home ****93%** 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 Puri Sub-district People Villages Towns [Delanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/delanga/) 109,291 130 1 [Pipili](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/pipili/) 159,750 204 1 [Nimapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/nimapada/) 208,139 239 1 [Kakatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/kakatpur/) 100,525 81 0 [Astaranga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/astaranga/) 67,748 89 0 [Konark](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/konark/) 54,999 80 1 [Gop](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/gop/) 121,665 151 0 [Ramachandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/ramachandi/) 22,531 32 0 [Satyabadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/satyabadi/) 196,136 173 0 [Chandanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/chandanpur/) 87,953 87 1 [Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/sadar/) 107,735 109 0 [Brahmagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/brahmagiri/) 132,319 166 0 [Gadisagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/gadisagada/) 71,870 70 0 [Krushna Prasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/krushna-prasad/) 57,505 96 0 [Puri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/puri/puri/) 200,564 0 1 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 Puri - Puri · 200,564 - Nimapada · 19,289 - Pipili · 17,623 - Konark · 16,779 - Godiputamatiapara · 5,967 - Birapratappur · 4,708 ## Largest villages in Puri - Gadasanput · 9,313 - Kapileswarpur · 8,413 - Lataharan · 7,431 - Samanga · 6,806 - Sriramchandrapur · 6,794 - Dandamukunda pur · 6,541 - Gop · 5,935 - Balukhanda · 5,789 - Balanga · 5,673 - Erabanga · 5,528 - Bhandisahi · 5,487 - Alaguma · 5,437 - Bishnupur · 5,126 - Samangara · 5,070 - Rupadeipur · 4,996 - Denuan · 4,959 - Suhagpur · 4,957 - Nagapur · 4,719 - Bhandagarh · 4,681 - Gadakharada No.1 · 4,514 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 Puri?15: Delanga, Pipili, Nimapada, Kakatpur, Astaranga, Konark, Gop, Ramachandi, Satyabadi, Chandanpur, Sadar, Brahmagiri… - What is the population of Puri district?1,698,730 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Puri?Puri