Development data · Lok Sabha
Puri as contested in 2024
This seat spans 3 districts. Figures below are for Puri, its primary district only.
Figures are for Puri 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 moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
Figures are for Puri, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
24 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.