Demography of Puri

Demography of Puri gives a picture of the structure and distribution of population in the city. Formal demography has, in the recent time, become more or less synonymous with population and as per the census of 2001, the city of Puri is home to a total population of 157,610. Of this, 82,229 are males which is 52% of the entire population. The females constitute 48% of the population in Puri, counting to 75,381 heads. 15,802 of the total population of Puri are under the age of 6 years. This is 10% of the total population count.

Puri demography also reflects the literacy rate of the city. There are 118,449 literates in Puri, making the average literacy rate to be 75% which is much higher the national average of 59.5%. Around 80% of the male population of Puri, counting to be 65,727 male population, is literate. 70% of the females in Puri are literate which encompasses 52, 722 heads.

The majority of the population of Puri is Hindus and 87% of the people of Puri speak Oriya. Hindi, Bengali and English are the other languages which are spoken by the people of Puri.



Last Updated on : April 02, 2026