Kendujhar

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

Quick facts

8,755,606
Population
1,969,536
Households
990
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
58.14%
Approx. literacy

Kendujhar has an aggregated population of 8,755,606. Approximately 41.16% live in rural areas (3,603,466) and 5.78% live in urban areas (506,118).

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 3,603,466 3
Anandapur 333,069 109
Bamebari 161,331 64
Barbil 185,850 23
Baria 220,992 110
Bolani 48,271 14
Champua 280,957 119
Daitari 78,648 52
Ghasipura 338,220 113
Ghatgaon 321,318 132
Harichandanpur 242,133 114
Jhumpura 134,744 57
Joda 171,463 37
Kanjipani 65,223 41
Kendujhar Sadar 472,242 218
Kendujhar Town 236,050 63
Nandipada 247,626 127
Nayakote 138,168 73
Pandapara 189,924 102
Patana 314,472 167
Rugudi 49,680 21
Sainkul 236,079 98
Soso 192,732 82
Telkoi 287,154 148
Turumunga 205,794 111

Population summary

Kendujhar has a population of 8,755,606 (4,400,615 males and 4,354,991 females). The sex ratio is about 990 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,755,606
Male4,400,615
Female4,354,991
Rural population3,603,466 (41.16%)
Urban population506,118 (5.78%)
Households1,969,536

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 58.14%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,090,761
Total illiterates3,664,845

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,010,341 (11.54%). ST: 4,035,449 (46.09%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,010,34111.54%
ST4,035,44946.09%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,262,553 (14.42%). Workers: 3,748,502 (42.81%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,262,55314.42%
Total workers3,748,50242.81%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kendujhar 1,801,733
Kendujhar 1,548,674
Kendujhar 253,059
Kendujhar Sadar 157,414
Kendujhar Sadar 157,414
Anandapur 124,218
Ghasipura 112,740
Ghasipura 112,740
Ghatgaon 107,106
Ghatgaon 107,106