Khordha District, Odisha

Khordha District is an administrative district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated about 20 km from Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. The district headquarters is located at Khordha. Odia is the main language spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 2,813 km², including 2,530.41 km² of rural area and 282.59 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Khordha District

Khordha District is divided into 10 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,688 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Balianta 10090.68
2Balipatna 88170.01
3Banapur 283466.86
4Begunia 174244.13
5Bhubaneswar 188
6Bolagad 238171.70
7Chilika 145
8Jatani 123135.86
9Khordha 141212.60
10Tangi 208250.07

Population of Khordha District

As per the Census 2011, Khordha District has a total population of 22,51,673 people, consisting of 11,67,137 males and 10,84,536 females. There are 4,94,212 households in the district with an average population density of 800 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population22,51,67311,67,35710,84,316
Male Population11,67,1375,95,8095,71,328
Female Population10,84,5365,71,5485,12,988
Total Households4,94,2122,47,3042,46,908
Population Density800 / km²461 / km²3,837 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 17,49,936 literate people and 2,37,394 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,97,472 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,15,051 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,37,3941,30,9771,06,417
Literate Population17,49,9368,59,6808,90,256
Illiterate Population5,01,7373,07,6771,94,060
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,97,4721,89,4281,08,044
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,15,05167,79847,253

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.