ODISHA
Odisha map
ABOUT ODISHA
Orissa accounts for 3.7 percent of the total population of the country. The population density of the state is 236 as against the national average of 324. The sex ratio (Females per one thousand males) of the state encouragingly stands at 972 against the national ratio of 927. However, urban sex ratio of Orissa remains lower at 895 as against the rural sex ration of 987. The total decadal growth is 16.25 percent. It was at 20.06 in 1991 census. It is remarkably less from the all India growth rate of 21.34 at 2001 census.
The Birth rate of Orissa during 2002 is 23.2 which is much less than that of India i.e. 25.0
Literacy : Literacy of Orissa has been increased from 49.09 at 1991 census to 63.08 at 2001
census. The female literacy rate stands at 50.51 where as the male literacy rate is 75.35. The female
literacy has increased from 34.40 in 1991 to 50.51 in 2001.
Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe : The Scheduled Castes account for 16.53 percent of
the total population of the State. The scheduled tribes account for 22.13 percent. The rural SC population
is 17.19 percent and the rural ST population is 24.61. However the urban SC & ST population is very
very less at 12.75 percent for SC and 8.1 percent for ST.
SOME FACTS
In Orissa, 103,350 nos of census houses are used as places of worship while only 83,119 number of
census houses are used as educational institutions and 14,178 census houses are used as educational
institutions and 14,178 census houses are used as hospitals and dispensaries.
21.24% of rural house holds and 38.78% of urban households have Radio and Transistors in their houses
while only 9.23% of rural households and 54.54% of urban households have TV sets in their houses.
Bicycle is still main made of transport in Orissa while 52% of households use bicycle, 8% households
avail scooter and motorcycle and only 2% households enjoy the facility of car, jeep, van etc. as their
mode of transport.
Language
Oriya, one of the oldest languages in the country having Sanskritic origin, is the predominant language
spoken in the state and its outlying tracts. It is spoken by about 84 per cent of the population of Orissa.
Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu are widely understood and sometimes spoken. Oriya is the official
language of the State. English is spoken by the educated few.
Though Orissa possesses fewer cities than most other stagtes of the country, almost all the languages
recognised by the Constitution have their speakers among the people. Apart from teh speakers of
Hindi and Urdu, there are the speakers of other languages like Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil and
so on. Orissa may be described as a polyglot state, there being hardly any instance of linguistic intolerance.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ODISHA
The State is endowed with vast mineral deposits like coal, iron-ore, manganese-ore, bauxite,
chromite, etc. According to All India Mineral Resources Estimates, the mineral deposits of Orissa in
respect of chromite, nickel, cobalt, bauxite, iron-ore were about 98.4%, 95.1%, 77.5%, 52.7% and
33.4% respectively of the total deposits of India. Other important mineral resources of the State are
limestone, china clay, quartz, precious and semi-precious stones, copper, vanadium, etc.
The main exported minerals of the State are chromite, coal, dolomite, iron-ore, manganese and
bauxite. The value of Mineral Production of Orissa 20002001 (Provisional) was 2,776.15 crore rupees
and 5.23% share to All India value.
The total productions of Minerals and Ores in the State during 2001-2002 was 749.79 lakh tonnes
valued at Rs. 2,776.15 crore in 2000-2001 registering an increase of 8.79% in quantity and 4.84% in
value.
Orissa accounts for 3.7 percent of the total population of the country. The population density of the state is 236 as against the national average of 324. The sex ratio (Females per one thousand males) of the state encouragingly stands at 972 against the national ratio of 927. However, urban sex ratio of Orissa remains lower at 895 as against the rural sex ration of 987. The total decadal growth is 16.25 percent. It was at 20.06 in 1991 census. It is remarkably less from the all India growth rate of 21.34 at 2001 census.
The Birth rate of Orissa during 2002 is 23.2 which is much less than that of India i.e. 25.0
Literacy : Literacy of Orissa has been increased from 49.09 at 1991 census to 63.08 at 2001
census. The female literacy rate stands at 50.51 where as the male literacy rate is 75.35. The female
literacy has increased from 34.40 in 1991 to 50.51 in 2001.
Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe : The Scheduled Castes account for 16.53 percent of
the total population of the State. The scheduled tribes account for 22.13 percent. The rural SC population
is 17.19 percent and the rural ST population is 24.61. However the urban SC & ST population is very
very less at 12.75 percent for SC and 8.1 percent for ST.
SOME FACTS
In Orissa, 103,350 nos of census houses are used as places of worship while only 83,119 number of
census houses are used as educational institutions and 14,178 census houses are used as educational
institutions and 14,178 census houses are used as hospitals and dispensaries.
21.24% of rural house holds and 38.78% of urban households have Radio and Transistors in their houses
while only 9.23% of rural households and 54.54% of urban households have TV sets in their houses.
Bicycle is still main made of transport in Orissa while 52% of households use bicycle, 8% households
avail scooter and motorcycle and only 2% households enjoy the facility of car, jeep, van etc. as their
mode of transport.
Language
Oriya, one of the oldest languages in the country having Sanskritic origin, is the predominant language
spoken in the state and its outlying tracts. It is spoken by about 84 per cent of the population of Orissa.
Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu are widely understood and sometimes spoken. Oriya is the official
language of the State. English is spoken by the educated few.
Though Orissa possesses fewer cities than most other stagtes of the country, almost all the languages
recognised by the Constitution have their speakers among the people. Apart from teh speakers of
Hindi and Urdu, there are the speakers of other languages like Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil and
so on. Orissa may be described as a polyglot state, there being hardly any instance of linguistic intolerance.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ODISHA
The State is endowed with vast mineral deposits like coal, iron-ore, manganese-ore, bauxite,
chromite, etc. According to All India Mineral Resources Estimates, the mineral deposits of Orissa in
respect of chromite, nickel, cobalt, bauxite, iron-ore were about 98.4%, 95.1%, 77.5%, 52.7% and
33.4% respectively of the total deposits of India. Other important mineral resources of the State are
limestone, china clay, quartz, precious and semi-precious stones, copper, vanadium, etc.
The main exported minerals of the State are chromite, coal, dolomite, iron-ore, manganese and
bauxite. The value of Mineral Production of Orissa 20002001 (Provisional) was 2,776.15 crore rupees
and 5.23% share to All India value.
The total productions of Minerals and Ores in the State during 2001-2002 was 749.79 lakh tonnes
valued at Rs. 2,776.15 crore in 2000-2001 registering an increase of 8.79% in quantity and 4.84% in
value.