Kalahandi 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 7,920 sq km. There are 5 towns and 2,253 villages in this district.
As per census Kalahandi has a population of 1,576,869 in 2011 out of which 787,101 are male and 789,768 are female. Population of Kalahandi in 2020/2021 is 1,557,437(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 802,036 out of 484,177 are male and 317,859 are female. People living in Kalahandi depend on multiple skills, total workers are 751,930 out of which men are 447,290 and women are 304,640. Total 112,897 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 102,007 are cultivated by men and 10,890 are women. 143,873 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 100,376 and 43,497 are women. Kalahandi sex ratio is 1,003 females per 1000 of males. Next Kalahandi Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 7,920 sq km., 55 sq km is urban and 7865 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,750,325 in the district, 121,987 are in urban area and 1,454,882 are in rural area. 27,947 households are in urban, 373,304 are in rural area. 88,274 literate people are in urban, 713,762 are in rural area.
Geography of Kalahandi
Languages spoken are odia
Odisha 2014 Assembly Elections - Analysis - Results - Party Symbols
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesinga | 141,365 | 71,241 | 70,124 | 36,947 |
| Madanpur Rampur | 137,942 | 69,050 | 68,892 | 37,014 |
| Narala | 109,499 | 54,796 | 54,703 | 28,822 |
| Lanjigarh | 47,451 | 23,555 | 23,896 | 11,269 |
| Biswanathpur | 23,395 | 11,365 | 12,030 | 5,409 |
| Sadar | 219,195 | 110,518 | 108,677 | 52,948 |
| Kegaon | 102,668 | 51,395 | 51,273 | 26,148 |
| Junagarh | 181,649 | 90,699 | 90,950 | 45,315 |
| Golamunda | 78,214 | 39,240 | 38,974 | 20,625 |
| Dharamgarh | 108,110 | 54,437 | 53,673 | 27,846 |
| Kokasara | 158,742 | 78,488 | 80,254 | 41,585 |
| Jayapatna | 190,799 | 94,204 | 96,595 | 48,550 |
| Thuamul Rampur | 77,840 | 38,113 | 39,727 | 18,773 |