Kandhamal as contested in 2024

This seat spans 4 districts. Figures below are for Kandhamal, its primary district only.

Figures are for Kandhamal district (Census 2011 boundaries) — this seat's main district — not for the constituency itself. No agency publishes these for constituencies.

Census 2011NFHS-5, 2019–21

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

7,33,110

Density

91 / km²

Sex ratio

1037 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

8,021 km²

SC population15.8%

ST population53.6%

NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Kandhamal, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

79%HINDU

Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water4.8%

Electricity16.7%

Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births93.9%

Children fully vaccinated96.8%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%

Children underweight (under 5)35.2%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%

Women literate68.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%

Clean cooking fuel24.1%

Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

4 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI🏺Brass and Bell Metal🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

Paschima Somnatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples

🛕TempleWikidata

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Virupaksha Temple Odisha

🛕TempleWikidata

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Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples

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Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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