Kandhamal is a district in Odisha State of India. It has a total of 17 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 8,021 sq km. There are 4 towns and 2,587 villages in this district.
As per census Kandhamal has a population of 733,110 in 2011 out of which 359,945 are male and 373,165 are female. Population of Kandhamal in 2020/2021 is 724,076(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 399,786 out of 233,900 are male and 165,886 are female. People living in Kandhamal depend on multiple skills, total workers are 355,349 out of which men are 193,515 and women are 161,834. Total 60,098 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 48,359 are cultivated by men and 11,739 are women. 42,795 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 26,504 and 16,291 are women. Kandhamal sex ratio is 1,037 females per 1000 of males. Next Kandhamal Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 8,021 sq km., 52 sq km is urban and 7969 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 813,753 in the district, 72,279 are in urban area and 660,831 are in rural area. 16,766 households are in urban, 155,256 are in rural area. 55,893 literate people are in urban, 343,893 are in rural area.
Geography of Kandhamal
Languages spoken are odia
Odisha 2014 Assembly Elections - Analysis - Results - Party Symbols
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gochhapada | 35,593 | 17,391 | 18,202 | 8,303 |
| Phulabani | 41,762 | 20,689 | 21,073 | 9,954 |
| Phulabani Town | 38,732 | 20,009 | 18,723 | 8,976 |
| Khajuripada | 42,560 | 21,174 | 21,386 | 10,551 |
| G Udayagiri | 48,846 | 23,509 | 25,337 | 12,185 |
| Tikabali | 48,709 | 23,744 | 24,965 | 12,289 |
| Chakapada | 22,752 | 11,320 | 11,432 | 5,899 |
| Sarangagarh | 35,335 | 17,338 | 17,997 | 8,916 |
| Phiringia | 53,570 | 26,113 | 27,457 | 12,455 |
| Baliguda | 97,084 | 47,634 | 49,450 | 22,318 |
| Nuagaon | 19,364 | 9,372 | 9,992 | 4,711 |
| Tumudibandha | 28,538 | 14,113 | 14,425 | 6,469 |
| Belaghar | 19,506 | 9,381 | 10,125 | 4,410 |
| Kotagarh | 47,900 | 23,598 | 24,302 | 10,146 |
| Brahmanigaon | 36,505 | 17,760 | 18,745 | 7,803 |
| Daringbadi | 63,524 | 31,002 | 32,522 | 13,925 |
| Raikia | 52,830 | 25,798 | 27,032 | 12,712 |