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City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Odia : 168,121
2. English Multilingual Population : 51,834
3. Telugu : 24,800

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	200,564
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	211^th
District Area (km²)	:	3,051
District Area (Rank)	:	426^th
No.of Towns in District	:	6
No. of Villages in District	:	1,707

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Puri Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Puri is the 211^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Puri District in Odisha State. Puri District is 304^th highest ranked in population & 426^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Puri is the 4^th highest ranked in Odia Script out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate odia population compared to other cities.

2.
The average # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021) of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 6,151. Puri is the 32^nd highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Puri is the 72^nd highest ranked in English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) . This indicates a higher pool of literate english population compared to other cities.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Puri is the 48^th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023 of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Puri is the 663^rd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies relatively low structured employment due to this location not being a highly urbanized district and/or not a high GDP top 40 metropolis.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Puri is the 649^th worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025) .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Puri is the 629^th worst ranked in # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) .This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Puri City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Puri Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data

Puri Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Hindu Temples	Famous Hindu Temples	1	Jagannath Temple

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Bhubaneswar	BBI	31 Km

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of Community Health Centers	9	113^th	5785
2	No of District Hospital	1	162^nd	3079
3	No of Total Hospitals	61	201^st	4913
4	No of Nurses	3392	218^th	1185
5	No of Primary Health Centers	48	219^th	2678

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	2	254^th	3337
2	No of Doctors	1795	410^th	7243
3	No of Hospital Beds	1470	455^th	5632

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in 1000, RBI SCB 2024)	1	101^st	10667
2	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2024)	5533	150^th	9252
3	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2024)	23	186^th	2156
4	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	212^th	6289
5	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	183	230^th	1584
6	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	236^th	4959
7	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	274^th	6154

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	11	75^th	1768
2	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	101^st	9423
3	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	239^th	8209
4	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	340^th	10177
5	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	23154	400^th	4005
6	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	408^th	7818
7	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2024)	14	417^th	9954
8	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	425^th	7355
9	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	441^st	1607
10	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	460^th	11223
11	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	480^th	3753
12	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	484^th	3837
13	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	484^th	7725
14	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	493^rd	8754
15	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	493^rd	7655
16	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)	28688	534^th	11084

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	304^th	10141

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	234^th	3161
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	468^th	6131

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	6151	32^nd	7259
2	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	1085	32^nd	2728
3	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	759	53^rd	2434
4	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	684	53^rd	3690
5	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	11775	60^th	2550
6	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	1484	60^th	10028
7	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)	3658	65^th	4748
8	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)	4319	83^rd	1560
9	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)	1	98^th	3563
10	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	3322	101^st	7713
11	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	193	101^st	10825
12	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	108^th	10944
13	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	57	110^th	5019
14	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	49523	128^th	3399
15	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	39460	131^st	10751
16	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)	593	131^st	5680
17	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	6788	144^th	10336
18	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023)	2	144^th	6485
19	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	44296	147^th	3478
20	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023)	1915	227^th	7022

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)	29	161^st	7807
2	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)	1920	364^th	8189
3	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	553^rd	10803
4	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	5042	562^nd	10537
5	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	442	562^nd	6776
6	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	334	567^th	2525
7	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021)	416	581^st	9840
8	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	258	629^th	7737

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	91^st	3459
2	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	141^st	10391
3	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	270^th	1442
4	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)	1	48^th	7219
5	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)	1	58^th	4159
6	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)	2654	81^st	3620
7	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)	29	86^th	5066
8	Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)	24	117^th	1542

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	162759	72^nd	4452
2	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No,Feb. 2025)	171050	75^th	6230
3	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2025)	106	103^rd	6365

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI September 2024)	123	176^th	3940
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2024)	413842	534^th	3778
3	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	649^th	2573

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Odia Script	5442	4^th	5645
2	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	88^th	10136
3	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	115^th	8245
4	English Multilingual Population	50193	133^rd	4788

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	191^st	5173
2	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	199^th	3090
3	Kannada Script	23603	272^nd	1300
4	Gujarati Script	25953	277^th	5557
5	Marathi Script	27903	313^th	3176
6	Malayalam Script	6112	345^th	2444
7	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	373^rd	2675
8	Assamese Script	3229	425^th	11177
9	Tamil Script	23886	454^th	8441
10	Latin Script (English)	2647	473^rd	8048
11	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	574^th	7751
12	Bengali Script	13153	652^nd	5459
13	Telugu Script	39429	691^st	9729

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	240^th	5171
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)	240	337^th	5810
3	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)	656764	452^nd	7237

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Inhabited Villages	777	91^st	10331
2	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	114^th	11077
3	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	227^th	8906
4	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	250^th	8768

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	357^th	8800
2	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	368^th	8849
3	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	373^rd	6128
4	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	422^nd	8922
5	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	441^st	5765
6	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	445^th	2071
7	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	481^st	6869
8	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	507^th	10885
9	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	600^th	5721

Population: 200,564 | Population Rank: 211^th

Area (KM²): 3,051 | Area Rank: 426^th

Better than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	85^th	4274
2	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	286^th	5004

Worse than India Average-

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	535^th	1865
2	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	539^th	8068
3	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	546^th	10395
4	# of Companies,2023	1876	602^nd	4096
5	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	663^rd	9559

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
A - We are continuously on the lookout for market announcements of new surveys & new data. You can expect important government survey results to be live on our website, within 30 to 45 days after appearing in press/media. We model on spreadsheets & update our SQL databases, after data validation. Many government sources are following a regular frequency (Eg. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) data, TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) etc) however, many other data-fields including GDP by State & Crime Rates by State, are not being reported at a regular frequency.