Demographics
According to the 2011 census Balangir district has a population of 1,648,574, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho. This gives it a ranking of 302nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a literacy rate of 65.5%.
A large chunk of the population of Balangir district consists of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.
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