Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri. The district is bordered by Khordha district to the south and east, Cuttack district to the east and north, Angul district to the north, Boudh district to the northwest, Kandhamal district to the west and Ganjam district to the southwest.

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Demographics

Religion

According to the 2011 census, Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 453rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 247 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.3%. Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.17%. 8.28% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.17% and 6.10% of the population respectively.

Language

Odia is the predominant language, spoken by 99.09% of the population. Kui is spoken by a small minority (0.60%).

Geographical indication

Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 2 January 2024 and is valid until 7 February 2031. Neelamadhav Krushi Sanghathan from Banapur, proposed the GI registration of Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal. After filing the application in February 2021, the Brinjal was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal" exclusive to the Brinjal grown in the region. It thus became the first brinjal variety from Odisha and the 23rd type of goods from Odisha to earn the GI tag. The GI tag protects the brinjal from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.