Deogarh District, Odisha

Deogarh District is an administrative district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated about 260 km from Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. The district headquarters is located at Debagarh. Odia and Sambalpuri are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical 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 geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Barkot 284639.46
2Debagarh 3031,016.57
3Reamal 327663.47

Population of Deogarh District

As per the Census 2011, Deogarh District has a total population of 3,12,520 people, consisting of 1,58,230 males and 1,54,290 females. There are 75,452 households in the district with an average population density of 106 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
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

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 1,97,819 literate people and 39,917 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 52,112 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,10,400 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
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.