Districts in Odisha - Census 2011

List of districts of Odisha with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Odisha is divided into 30 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Ganjam is the largest district of Odisha by population, while the least populated district of Odisha is Debagarh.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Odisha sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ganjam Blocks 3,529,031 71.09% 983
2 Cuttack Blocks 2,624,470 85.5% 940
3 Mayurbhanj Blocks 2,519,738 63.17% 1,006
4 Baleshwar Blocks 2,320,529 79.79% 957
5 Khordha Blocks 2,251,673 86.88% 929
6 Sundargarh Blocks 2,093,437 73.34% 973
7 Jajapur Blocks 1,827,192 80.13% 973
8 Kendujhar Blocks 1,801,733 68.24% 988
9 Puri Blocks 1,698,730 84.67% 963
10 Balangir Blocks 1,648,997 64.72% 987
11 Kalahandi Blocks 1,576,869 59.22% 1,003
12 Bhadrak Blocks 1,506,337 82.78% 981
13 Bargarh Blocks 1,481,255 74.62% 977
14 Kendrapara Blocks 1,440,361 85.15% 1,007
15 Koraput Blocks 1,379,647 49.21% 1,032
16 Anugul Blocks 1,273,821 77.53% 943
17 Nabarangapur Blocks 1,220,946 46.43% 1,019
18 Dhenkanal Blocks 1,192,811 78.76% 947
19 Jagatsinghapur Blocks 1,136,971 86.59% 968
20 Sambalpur Blocks 1,041,099 76.22% 976
21 Rayagada Blocks 967,911 49.76% 1,051
22 Nayagarh Blocks 962,789 80.42% 915
23 Kandhamal Blocks 733,110 64.13% 1,037
24 Malkangiri Blocks 613,192 48.54% 1,020
25 Nuapada Blocks 610,382 57.35% 1,021
26 Subarnapur Blocks 610,183 74.42% 960
27 Jharsuguda Blocks 579,505 78.86% 953
28 Gajapati Blocks 577,817 53.49% 1,043
29 Baudh Blocks 441,162 71.61% 991
30 Debagarh Blocks 312,520 72.57% 975