List of most populous cities in Odisha

This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities (those not included in the Urban Agglomerations), with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Odisha:^[1]

Rank	Name	District	Type*	Population 2011	Male	Female	Population below 5 yrs	Literacy Rate
1	Bhubaneshwar	Khurda district	UA	881,988	468,302	413,686	79,706	93.00
2	Cuttack	Cuttack district	UA	658,986	331,246	327,740	53,760	91.03
3	Rourkela	Sundargarh district	UA	552,970	291,027	261,943	30,088	86.91
4	Brahmapur	Ganjam district	City	355,823	185,584	170,239	29,509	90.04
5	Sambalpur	Sambalpur district	UA	269,575	138,826	130,749	27,510	85.69
6	Puri	Puri district	City	201,026	104,267	96,759	17,000	89.38
7	Balasore	Balasore district	UA	177,557	90,750	86,807	17,911	86.58
8	Bhadrak	Bhadrak district	UA	129,152	66,368	62,784	14,492	81.21
9	Baripada	Mayurbhanj district	UA	116,874	60,535	56,339	10,688	88.02
10	Jharsuguda	Jharsuguda district	UA	97,730	50,932	46,798	12,074	74.42
11	Jeypore	Koraput district	UA	84,830	42,602	42,228	9,378	82.38
* UA=Urban Agglomeration

Urban Agglomeration

In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows:^[2]

“An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity.”

Constituents of Urban Agglomerations

The constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Odisha, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below:^[3]

• Bhubaneswar Urban Agglomeration includes: Bhubaneswar Town (M Corp.), Industrial & Colony Area (OG), Patrapada (OG), Sijua (OG), Ransinghapur (OG), Sarakantara (OG), Bahadalpur (OG), Ebaranga (OG), Raghunathpurjali (OG), Kalarahanga (OG), Injana (OG), Rokat (OG), Kesora (OG), Koradakanta (OG), and Bankual (OG)
• Cuttack Urban Agglomeration includes: Cuttack (M Corp.), Choudwar Town (M), and Industrial Area (OG)
• Rourkela Urban Agglomeration includes: Rourkela Industrial Township (IT), I.D.L.Factory & Other Colony Area (OG), Rourkela Town (M), Kulunga Industrial Estate & Other Colony Area (OG), Jalda Town (CT)
• Sambalpur Urban Agglomeration includes: Sambalpur Town (M Corp.), Dhankauda & Mathapali Area (OG), Burla Town (NAC), Amsadha Katapali Area (OG), and Hirakud Town (NAC)
• Baleshwar Urban Agglomeration includes: Baleshwar Town (M), Baleswwar Industrial Estate (OG), and Remuna Town (NAC)
• Bhadrak Urban Agglomeration includes: Bhadrak (M), Randia (OG), Sarmanga (OG), Koranta (OG), Boudhpur (OG), Samaraipur (OG), Erei Town (CT)
• Baripada Urban Agglomeration includes: Baripada Town (M), Podaastia Business Center Area (OG), Subarnarekha Irrigation Project Colony (OG), and Indupahi (OG)

Urban Agglomeration constituents

Urban Agglomerations constituents with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census are shown in the table below.^[4]

Urban Agglomeration	Name of Constituent	District	Type*	Population 2011	Male	Female	Population below 5 yrs	Literacy Rate
Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar Town	Khordha district	M Corp.	837,737	445,233	392,504	75,237	93.15
Cuttack	Cuttack	Cuttack district	M Corp.	606,007	303,530	302,477	48,585	91.17
Rourkela	Rourkela Industrial Township	Sundergarh district	IT	210,412	109,823	100,589	20,399	86.60
	Rourkela Town	Sundergarh district	M	273,217	144,949	128,268	29,050	87.95
Sambalpur	Sambalpur Town	Sambalpur district	M Corp.	183,383	94,627	88,756	18,555	85.74
69.90	Balasore	Balasore Town	Balasore district	M	118,202	60,308	57,894	11,115	88.79
Baripada	Baripada Town	Mayurbhanj district	M	110,058	57,008	53,050	9,933	89.31
Bhadrak	Bhadrak	Bhadrak district	M	107,369	55,094	52,275	12,251	80.88

Abbreviations: M Corp.= Municipal corporation, M= Municipality, NAC= Notified area committee, CT = Census town, IT= Inustrial Town, OG= Out Growth

References

1. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
2. "Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
3. "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
4. "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.