Deogarh District, Odisha

Deogarh is an administrative district in Odisha, India. The district is located about 260 km from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is in Debagarh. Odia and Sambalpuri are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,940 km², including 2,915.87 km² of rural area and 24.13 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Deogarh District

Deogarh District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 914 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Barkot284639.46
2Debagarh3031,016.57
3Reamal327663.47

Population of Deogarh District

According to the 2011 Census, Deogarh District had a population of 3,12,520 people living in 75,452 households. The population comprised 1,58,230 males and 1,54,290 females, with an average population density of 106 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population3,12,5202,90,13022,390
Male Population1,58,2301,46,66611,564
Female Population1,54,2901,43,46410,826
Total Households75,45270,0585,394
Population Density106 / km²100 / km²928 / km²

Deogarh District had 1,97,819 literate people and 39,917 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 52,112 and 1,10,400 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)39,91737,3322,585
Literate Population1,97,8191,81,30016,519
Illiterate Population1,14,7011,08,8305,871
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population52,11248,2463,866
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,10,4001,04,9565,444

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.