INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Malkangiri

Malkangiri is a district in the Odisha State of India. Total area of Malkangiri is 5,791 km² including 5,766.32 km² rural area and 24.68 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Malkangiri has a population of 6,13,192 peoples, out of which urban population is 49,528 while rural population is 5,63,664. The district has a population density of 105.9 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,37,599 houses in the district, including 11,374 urban houses and 1,26,225 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 995 villages in malkangiri district.

The Malkangiri district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Malkangiri is the largest tehsil in malkangiri district by both area and population. Paparmetla is the smallest tehsil in malkangiri district by area while Jodamba is the smallest tehsil by population. There are 11 tehsils in Malkangiri district. Here is the list of all Malkangiri Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Malkangiri District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Chitrakonda57033,579
2Jodamba33814,669
3Kalimela82576,811
4M V 7934643,705
5Malkangiri1,1911,77,657
6Mathili61884,201
7Motu47234,876
8Mudulipada42029,614
9Orkel44174,584
10Paparmetla22115,232
11Podia34828,264

Population of Malkangiri District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 5,63,664 49,528 6,13,192
Male Population 2,77,901 25,723 3,03,624
Female Population 2,85,763 23,805 3,09,568
Population Density 98 / km² 2,007 / km² 106 / km²

Households in Malkangiri District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
1,26,225
11,374
1,37,599






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Malkangiri
(मालकानगिरि)
State / UT : Odisha
Total Area : 5,791 km²
Total Population : 6,13,192
Density : 106/km²
Total Tehsils : 11
Total Villages : 995
Total PopulationVillages in Malkangiri District
less Than 200376
200 - 499285
500 - 999188
1000 - 199996
2000 - 499947
5000 - 99993
10000 and aboveN/A





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.