Ganjam

This page provides an overview of Ganjam: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

16,877,154
Population
3,629,130
Households
985
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
62.07%
Approx. literacy

Ganjam has an aggregated population of 16,877,154. Approximately 41.82% live in rural areas (7,058,062) and 9.1% live in urban areas (1,536,002).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 7,058,062 3
Arjyapalli Marine 16,002 3
Asika 404,899 105
Badagada 370,526 285
Bhanjanagar 487,711 142
Brahmapur (M.Corp.) 713,196 3
Brahmapur Sadar 392,285 55
Buguda 393,460 106
Chamakhandi 144,708 34
Chhatrapur 262,022 49
Dharakote 168,331 66
Digapahandi 398,527 177
Gangapur 343,440 123
Ganjam 117,571 27
Golanthara 426,495 93
Gopalpur 186,017 28
Hinjili 459,208 82
Jagannath Prasad 239,703 82
Jarada 339,544 248
Kabisuryanagar 512,490 118
Khalikote 421,045 180
Kodala 439,989 171
Nuagaon 331,663 207
Patapur 400,722 154
Polasara 386,990 130
Purusottampur 464,241 110
Ramagiri 38,958 112
Rambha 269,847 111
Seragad 192,019 55
Surada 248,185 119
Tarasingi 249,298 110

Population summary

Ganjam has a population of 16,877,154 (8,500,508 males and 8,376,646 females). The sex ratio is about 985 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population16,877,154
Male8,500,508
Female8,376,646
Rural population7,058,062 (41.82%)
Urban population1,536,002 (9.1%)
Households3,629,130

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 62.07%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates10,475,350
Total illiterates6,401,804

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 3,319,863 (19.67%). ST: 588,050 (3.48%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC3,319,86319.67%
ST588,0503.48%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,023,095 (11.99%). Workers: 7,239,010 (42.89%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,023,09511.99%
Total workers7,239,01042.89%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Ganjam 3,529,031
Ganjam 2,761,030
Ganjam 768,001
Brahmapur (M.Corp.) 356,598
Brahmapur (M.Corp.) 356,598
Bhanjanagar 177,235
Kabisuryanagar 176,640
Hinjili 162,779
Purusottampur 159,869
Kabisuryanagar 159,210