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National Informatics Centre
Malkangiri District Unit, I.T.D.A. Complex,
Malkangiri - 764 048, Orissa, India
Ph : 91-6861-30274,
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Population Distribution

          Demography is the stastical study of human population especialy with reference to size and density, distribution and vital stastics.

 

Name of the Tahasil/N.A.C.
Male Population
Female Population
Total Population
Rural
Urban
Total
Rural
Urban
Total
Rural
Urban
Total
Malkangiri Tahasil

94,398

11,966

106,364

94,750

11,144

105,894

189,148

23,110

212,258

Chitrakonda Tahasil

62,665

5,938

68,603

63,714

5,562

69,276

126,379

11,500

137,879

Motu
Tahasil

65,573

---

65,573

64,522

---

64,522

130,095

---

130,095

TOTAL

222,636

17,904

240,540

222,986

16,706

239,692

445,622

34,610

480,232

Malkangiri(N.A.C.)

---

11,966

11,966

---

11,144

11,144

---

23,110

23,110

Balimela(N.A.C.)

---

5,983

5,983

---

5,562

5,562

---

11,500

11,500

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)


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Sex Composition

          Sex Composition is one of the most important demographic indicators for studying the population trend or in other words demographic analysis. Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males which is an important social indicator to study sex differentials in a society.

 

State/District/Tahasil
Sex Ratio of the Total Population
Rural
Urban
Total
Orissa State
986
895
972
Malkangiri District
1002
933
996
Malkangiri Tahasil
1004
931
996
Chitrakonda Tahasil
1017
937
1010
Motu Tahasil
984
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984

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)


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Literacy

          Literacy is one of the good indicators of development of a society.It provides an important data source for fomulation and implementation of policies and programmes of Government and numerous voluntary organisations.The definition to describe a person as literate is "A person aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is to be taken as a literate".

 

Literate Persons of the District
Name of the Tahasil
Rural Literates
Urban Literates
Total Literates
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Malkangiri Tahasil

29,017

13,825

42,824

7,741

5,350

13,091

36,758

19,175

55,933

Chitrakonda Tahasil

16,773

7,079

23,852

3,931

2,597

6,528

20,704

9,676

30,380

Motu Tahasil

24,428

13,341

37,769

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---

---

24,428

13,341

37,769

TOTAL

70,218

34,245

104,463

11,672

7,947

19,619

81,890

42,192

124,082

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)



Literacy Rate of the District
Name of the Tahasil
Rural Literacy Rate
Urban Literacy Rate
Total Literacy Rate
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Malkangiri Tahasil

37.23

17.64

27.41

75.94

56.26

66.44

41.70

21.82

31.77

Chitrakonda Tahasil

32.97

13.62

23.19

75.79

54.43

65.56

36.94

17.05

26.93

Motu Tahasil

44.82

24.87

34.92

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---

---

44.82

24.87

34.92

DISTRICT TOTAL

38.30

18.61

28.44

75.89

55.65

66.14

41.21

21.28

31.26

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)


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Density of Population

          Density of Population is one of the most important aspect of demographic study which throws light on the concentration of population in a perticular area. The density is defined as the average number of persons residing in an area of one sq. km.

 

State/District/Tahasil
Total Population
Population Density
Orissa State
36,707,000
236
Malkangiri District
480,232
83
Malkangiri Tahasil
212,258
223
Chitrakonda Tahasil
137,879
54
Motu Tahasil
130,095
50

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)


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Child Population

          The sex ratio of the Child Population in the age group 0-6 years is of topical interest for the demographers, social scientiests, women's group, reacher scolars, various planners and policy makers. There is uneven composition of the population among the male and females in the age group of 0-6 years. It is important to note that the imbalance in the number of males and females begins from the early ages.

 

Child Population in the age group of 0-6 years
Name of the Tahasil
Rural Population
Urban Population
Total Population
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Malkangiri Tahasil

16,452

16,369

32,821

1,773

1,634

3,407

18,225

18,003

36,228

Chitrakonda Tahasil

11,797

11,749

23,546

751

1,542

791

12,548

12,540

25,088

Motu Tahasil

11,071

10,870

21,941

---

---

---

11,071

10,870

21,941

TOTAL

39,320

38,988

78,308

2,524

2,425

4,949

41,844

41,413

83,257

Malkangiri(N.A.C)

---

---

---

1,773

1,634

3,407

1,773

1,634

3,407

Balimela(N.A.C.)

---

---

---

751

791

1,542

751

791

1,542

Source: Census of India-2001 (Provisional)


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