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Cuttack District: Orissa Review (Census Special)

Cuttack district is located in eastern India in the state of Odisha. It was established as the capital of Odisha for almost nine centuries until the 12th century and continues to be an important cultural and economic center. The district has a population of over 2.3 million people and covers an area of 3,932 square kilometers. It has a sex ratio that favors males and literacy rates that are higher for males than females. The majority of the population is Hindu and the economy relies heavily on agriculture.

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Cuttack District: Orissa Review (Census Special)

Cuttack district is located in eastern India in the state of Odisha. It was established as the capital of Odisha for almost nine centuries until the 12th century and continues to be an important cultural and economic center. The district has a population of over 2.3 million people and covers an area of 3,932 square kilometers. It has a sex ratio that favors males and literacy rates that are higher for males than females. The majority of the population is Hindu and the economy relies heavily on agriculture.

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Orissa Review (Census Special)

CUTTACK
DISTRICT
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Cuttack district is named after the principal town


as well as the headquarters of the district of the
same name. The word Cuttack is an anglicized
form of the Sanskrit work Kataka that assumes
seven different meanings out of which two,
namely, the military camp and the fort of Capital
or the seat of the government protected by the
army, find applicable in this context.
Cuttack, which is one of the oldest cities
of India and the capital city of Orissa for almost
nine centuries, was built as a military cantonment
in 989 AD by the king Nrupa Keshari as stated
by the distinguished historian, Sterling. He based
his opinion upon the Madalapanji, a chronicle of
the Lord Jagannath Temple of Puri. The city,
however, attained prominence in the 12th century
as the capital of imperial Gangas whose empire
stretched from the river Ganga in the north to the
river Godavari in the south. This capital town
continued to prosper during the rule of the
successive dynasties, except for a brief period.
After the killing of Mukundadeva by Ramchandra
Bhanj who was subsequently defeated & killed
by Bayazid the suzerainty of Cuttack passed on
to the hands of the Afghans in 1568 AD at first
and later to the Mughals.
The district Cuttack forms a part of the
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Mahanadi delta and extends from 84 58 to 86 20
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east longitudes and from 20 03 to 20 40 north


latitudes. It is bounded on the north by Jajapur
district, on the east by Jagatsinghapur and
Kendrapara districts, on the west by Dhenkanal
district and on the south by Khordha and
Nayagarh districts.
Total geographical area of the undivided
Cuttack district was 11,142.00 sq. km as
reported by the Surveyor General of India.
However, the district was divided into four districts
after the 1991 Census. These districts are
Jagatsinghapur, Kendrapara, Jajapur and
Cuttack. The area figures of Cuttack district after
division is 3932 sq. km and forms 2.53 per cent
of the total area of the State and ranks 17th
among the districts as far as area is concerned.
Presently the district Cuttack is constituted with
three sub-divisions, namely, Cuttack Sadar,
Athagad and Banki. The district contains a
population of 2,341,094 persons as per the 2001
Census and forms 6.36 per cent of the total
population of the State. In order of size and
population, the district holds seventeenth place
and second place among the districts respectively.
Area of the district is 3932 sq.km.
According to the Census of India, 2001, the
population of the district is 23.4 lakhs. The
percentage of male population is 51.59 and that
of females is 48.41 percent. The sex ratio of the
population works out to be 938 females per 1000
males and of 0-6years population is 939. The
population density is 595 per sq.km of area. The
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population growth rate during the decade 19912001 is 1.4 averaged annually.
The number of households spread over
rural and urban areas is 466,326 that providing
an average household size of 5 per household.
The percentage of population classified as
urban is 27.39. The major towns are Cuttack (M
Corp.), Choudwar and Banki (NAC).
Religion wise distribution indicates Hindus
constitute 93.95 percent, Christians 0.46 percent
and Muslim 5.19 percent. The total district
population is contributed by 3.57 percent of
Scheduled Tribes and 19.08 percent of
Scheduled Castes. The major tribes are Shabar
(32.27 percent), Munda etc.(19.09 percent) and
Saora etc. (15.85percent) among the total tribal
population of the district. Similarly, the castes
having highest population are Bauri (22.43
percent), Dewar (19.06 percent) and Pan Pano
(17.12 percent) considering the total Scheduled
Caste population.
The age composition of a population
indicates mainly the past trends of fertility and
mortality, although migration plays some roles if it
is significant. The population in the age group 0-4
years constitute 8.23 percent and 5-14 years
comprise 21.03 percent.
The working age population of 15-59 age
group constitute to 60.85 percent and the old age
population (including age not stated) comprise 9.9
percent. The old age group needs some attentions
and supportive action for different schemes.
The literacy rate of the district is 76.66
percent considering 7+ population. The male
literacy rate is 85.82 percent and female rate is
66.9 reflecting a major gender difference. The
total populations who have got some formal
education constitute 67.27 percent. Of them about
24.79 percent each have studied below Primary
or Primary level. Graduate and above constitute
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8.53 percent and without level 1.02 percent of


the total educated persons. Middle to Higher
Secondary is reported by 15.96 percent of the
persons indicating some level of education. Work
participation rate of the district is 33.92 percent.
Of the total workers 77.31 percent are main
workers and 22.69 percent are marginal workers.
Schemes like NREGS have wider scope on
implementation in such districts where 66.08
percent population is non workers.
Looking at the housing statistics, it is
revealed that only 39.9 percent of households live
in permanent, 13.2 percent in semi-permanent and
47 percent in temporary houses. The district has
5 towns, and 1325 villages of which 1856 villages
are inhabited. It is revealed from the Census data
that cent percent of villages are having drinking
water and nearly cent percent have safe drinking
water facilities. Electricity is available in 94.34
percent and 67.4 percent have it for domestic
purpose and 16.1 percent only for agriculture.
Primary Schools are available in 77.16 percent
of villages and 37.45 percent have a Middle
School. Only 22.84 percent have Secondary/
Senior Secondary schools and 2.1 percent
colleges. Medical facility is available in 16.11
percent of villages which mainly constitutes health
sub-centers (13.25 percent). Postal and related
facilities are available in 36.5 percent of villages
and bus services are 31.7 percent. Paved
approach road is available in 62.28 percent and
Mud approach road is 85.90 percent of villages.
The District good on some development
indicators like electricity and education but the
road conditions need further improvement as
obtained in 2001 but much improvement may be
reflected in 2011 census. The low sex ratio is a
major demographic concern which may have
been contributed by the higher availability of the
sophisticated Medical facilities for prenatal
digonistic knowledge and consequent
undesiarable actions.
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Basic Data Sheet


District Cuttack (12), Orissa (21)
( Source: Census of India 2001)
Population:
Persons
Males
Females
Growth (1991 - 2001)
Rural
Urban
Scheduled Caste population
Percentage to total population
Literacy and Educational level
Literates
Persons
Males
Females
Literacy rate
Persons
Males
Females
Workers
Total workers
Main workers
Marginal workers
Non-workers

2,341,094
1,207,781
1,133,313
14.00
1,699,964
641,130
446,789
19.08

Religions
(Largestthree)
three)
eligions (Largest
1.Hindus
2.Muslims
3.Christians

83,591
3.57

76.66
85.82
66.90
794,034
613,883
180,151
1,547,060

Age groups
0 - 4 years
5 - 14 years
15 - 59 years
60 years and above (Incl. A.N.S.)

192,634
492,299
1,424,458
231,703

Scheduled Tribes (Largest three)


100,215
85,162
76,509
2,199,526
121,529
10,657

Population
534,654
42,622
15,989

House Type
Type of house (% of households occupying)
Permanent
39.9
Semi-permanent
13.2
Temporary
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Scheduled Tribe population


Percentage to total population

938
939

1,574,742
16,069
390,398
428,041
251,400
354,489
134,291

Important Towns (Largest three)


1.Cuttack (M Corp.)
2.Choudwar (M)
3.Banki (NAC)

Sex ratio (females per 1000 males)


Sex ratio (0-6 years)

466,326
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Educational Level attained


Total
Without level
Below primary
Primary
Middle
Matric/Higher Secondary/Diploma
Graduate and above

1,574,742
909,527
665,215

Scheduled Castes (Largest three)


1.Bauri
2.Dewar
3.Pan Pano

Number of households
Household size (per household)

1.Shabar
2.Munda etc.
3.Saora etc.
Amenities and infrastructural facilities
Total inhabited villages

26,976
15,961
13,246
1,856

Amenities available in villages


No. of villages
Drinking water facilities
1,856
Safe Drinking water
1,852
Electricity (Power Supply)
1,751
Electricity (domestic)
1,251
Electricity (Agriculture)
299
Primary school
1,432
Middle schools
695
Secondary/Sr Secondary schools
424
College
39
Medical facility
299
Primary Health Centre
53
Primary Health Sub-Centre
246
Post, telegraph and telephone facility
678
Bus services
589
Paved approach road
1,156
Mud approach road
1,594

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District Highlights

Cuttack is the 17th district in terms of size and the 2nd highest district in terms of population.
Cuttack is the 4th urbanized district in the state. About 27.39 per cent of its population live
in urban areas whereas about 14.99 per cent of states population live in urban areas.
In terms of population per sq. km. Cuttack is 3rd densely populated district in the state.
Cuttack has 28th rank in terms of sex ratio in the state.
There are only 94 uninhabited villages in the district whereas 6 villages have a population of
more than 5,000 each.
Talabasta in Banki P.S. is the most populated village ( 9,693 ) in the district.
The economy of the district is mainly dependent upon agriculture. Out of 100 workers in
the district 43% are engaged in agricultural sector.
Salepur police station is having the highest number of villages (278) in the district and Baranga
police station is having the lowest number of villages (24) in the district.

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