# Rayagada District, Odisha – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/ District · Odisha # Rayagada district Rayagada is a district of Odisha, 21st of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **967,911 people** in 15 sub-districts, 7 towns and 2,665 villages; 15% lived in towns. The largest town is [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/rayagada/) (71,208). - 967,911people (2011) - 15sub-districts - 7towns - 49.8%literacy ## Who lives in Rayagada? Rayagada had **967,911 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Odisha's population and 21st of 30 districts of Odisha by population. There were 1,051 women for every 1,000 men (above the Odisha figure of 979; the highest of 30 districts of Odisha). Among children under 7 the ratio was 965 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 Rayagada? 49.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Odisha's 72.9%), 27th of 30 districts of Odisha. Men were at 61.0% and women at 39.2% — a gap of 21.9 points (it is 17.6 points across Odisha). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/) (59.9%) and lowest in [Doraguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/doraguda/) (32.1%). 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 Rayagada do for a living? 48.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 42.2%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 51% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 31% of workers here, against 32% across Odisha. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Puttasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/puttasing/) (52% of workers in farming) and the least is [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/) (23% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 51 (51%) 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 Rayagada 15.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Odisha's 16.7%), 10th of 30 districts of Odisha. The Census counted 7 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 4 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/rayagada/) with 71,208 people, home to 48% 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 Rayagada Rayagada had 2,665 census villages, 2,468 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 333 people; 2 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Padmapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/padmapur/padmapur/) (6,654), [Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/kashipur/) (5,823), [Elagalupadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/elagalupadu/) (3,878), [Komtalpeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/komtalpeta/) (3,817) and [Kutuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/puttasing/kutuni/) (3,683). 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 Rayagada compared with Odisha ■ Rayagada · ■ Odisha Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **941 Working population ****48.3%** **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 Rayagada Of every 100 households in Rayagada in 2011, 27 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rayagada · ■ Electricity for lighting ****27%** Toilet within the home ****15%** No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** Tap water ****19%** Drinking water within premises ****12%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** Use banking services ****45%** Television ****19%** Mobile phone ****24%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****9%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****50%** Own their home ****89%** 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 Rayagada Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ambadala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/ambadala/) 54,514 330 0 [Muniguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/muniguda/) 55,233 155 1 [Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/chandrapur/) 28,952 132 0 [Bishamakatak](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/bishamakatak/) 87,895 318 1 [Kalyanasingpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kalyanasingpur/) 66,029 264 1 [Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/) 70,542 278 0 [Andirakanch](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/andirakanch/) 15,258 41 0 [Tikiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/tikiri/) 35,376 73 0 [Doraguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/doraguda/) 19,457 57 0 [Rayagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/rayagada/) 222,518 334 2 [Seskhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/seskhal/) 47,586 147 0 [Gunupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/gunupur/) 114,856 179 1 [Gudari](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/gudari/) 65,526 197 1 [Padmapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/padmapur/) 44,779 99 0 [Puttasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/puttasing/) 39,390 61 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 Rayagada - Rayagada · 71,208 - Gunupur · 28,870 - Chandili · 18,552 - Bishamakatak · 8,399 - Tikarpada · 8,346 - Gudari · 6,931 - Kalyanasingpur · 4,660 ## Largest villages in Rayagada - Padmapur · 6,654 - Kashipur · 5,823 - Elagalupadu · 3,878 - Komtalpeta · 3,817 - Kutuni · 3,683 - Kotapeta · 3,648 - Gobardhan · 3,616 - Amalabhata · 3,373 - Ambadala · 3,360 - Barijhola · 3,277 - Amalabhata · 3,269 - Ukkamba · 3,213 - Ramanaguda · 3,179 - Sikarpai · 3,060 - Munikhal · 2,992 - Chandrapur · 2,963 - Dambasara · 2,891 - Tikiri · 2,846 - Kolnara · 2,673 - Gopalapur · 2,631 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 Rayagada?15: Ambadala, Muniguda, Chandrapur, Bishamakatak, Kalyanasingpur, Kashipur, Andirakanch, Tikiri, Doraguda, Rayagada, Seskhal, Gunupur… - What is the population of Rayagada district?967,911 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Rayagada?Rayagada