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As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the world.
Odia is the official language of Odisha [139] and is spoken by 82.70% of the population according to the 2011 census of India. [138] It is also one of the classical languages of India . English is the official language of correspondence between state and the union of India.
India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population. According to estimates from the United Nations (UN), India has overtaken China as the country with the largest population in the world, with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Presently, the majority of people in the state of Odisha are Hindus. As per the census of 2001, Odisha is the third largest Hindu-populated state (as a percentage of population) in India. However, while Odisha is predominantly Hindu it is not monolithic. There is a rich cultural heritage in the state owing to the Hindu faith.
The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , [ 8 ] the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, [ 9 ] area in square kilometres, and the population density per square kilometre.
Country rank Name District Type* Population 2011 Male Female Literacy rate 01 58 Bhubaneswar: Khordha district: Municipal Corporation 881,988 468,302 413,686 93.00 02 73 Cuttack: Cuttack district: Municipal Corporation 658,986 331,246 327,740 91.03 03 81 Rourkela: Sundargarh district: Municipal Corporation 552,970 291,027 261,943 92.01 04 127 ...
According to the 2011 Census, Puri district had a population of 1,698,730, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau [4] or the U.S. state of Idaho, [5] making it the 291st most populous district in India out of 640. The district has a population density of 488 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,260/sq mi) and experienced a population ...
The total fertility rate of India in 2017 stood at 2.2. [2] Due to the large population, poverty and strain on resources, the Indian government initiated population control efforts to decrease birth rate with the current target being at 2.1 children per woman. [3]