Dhenkanal is a district in Odisha State of India. It has a total of 13 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 4,452 sq km. There are 5 towns and 1,208 villages in this district.. Dhenkanal population is estimated to be 1,658,008 in 2023.
Dhenkanal is one of districts of Odisha in India, Dhenkanal District population in 2023 is 1,658,008 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Dhenkanal District has a population of 1,192,811 in 2011 out of which 612,593 are male and 580,218 are female. Population of Dhenkanal in 2022 is estimated to be 1,574,511 inhabitants. Literate people are 829,910 out of 464,093 are male and 365,817 are female. People living in Dhenkanal District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 435,533 out of which men are 340,552 and women are 94,981. Total 59,655 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 57,261 are cultivated by men and 2,394 are women. 66,856 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 55,563 and 11,293 are women. Dhenkanal District sex ratio is 947 females per 1000 of males. Next Dhenkanal District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 4,452 sq km., 68 sq km is urban and 4384 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Dhenkanal, 1,324,021 in the district, 117,506 are in urban area and 1,075,305 are in rural area. 25,918 households are in urban, 253,446 are in rural area. 94,387 literate people are in urban, 735,523 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Dhenkanal is odia.
Tehsil is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Dhenkanal District District Tehsils list in the state of Odisha, Tehsil can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Dhenkanal District is divided into 13 Tehsils.
According to 2011 Census of India, Dhenkanal District District Tehsils population, Below is the list of Dhenkanal District Tehsils househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parajang | 164,482 | 83,880 | 80,602 | 38,920 |
| Kamakshyanagar | 117,096 | 60,101 | 56,995 | 26,786 |
| Kankadahad | 61,222 | 30,917 | 30,305 | 13,114 |
| Bhuban | 101,051 | 51,992 | 49,059 | 22,588 |
| Gandia | 104,442 | 53,238 | 51,204 | 25,204 |
| Nihalprasad | 53,452 | 27,270 | 26,182 | 12,345 |
| Tumusingha | 53,802 | 27,692 | 26,110 | 12,475 |
| Motunga | 62,014 | 32,296 | 29,718 | 14,709 |
| Bhusan Steel Limited | 26,821 | 14,600 | 12,221 | 6,213 |
| Balimi | 47,592 | 24,376 | 23,216 | 12,057 |
| Hindol | 44,159 | 22,512 | 21,647 | 10,877 |
| Rasol | 73,850 | 37,597 | 36,253 | 17,911 |
| Dhenkanal Sadar | 282,828 | 146,122 | 136,706 | 66,165 |