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TABLE NO. I.

SHOWING POPULATION ACCORDING TO COMMUNITIES

THE 13 ORISSA STATES.

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Name of State	Area in sq. mile.	Schedule Caste	Caste Hindu	Tribes	Others	Total
Mayurbhanj	4, 034	51,295	218,747	714,950[unclear]	5,981	990,977
Kalahandi	3,559	117,958	289,49I	189,430	1,061	597,940
Patna	2,530	109,137	384,626	128,945	9,512	632,220
Athmalik	723	9,398	48,806	14,449 [unclear]	1 2	72,765
Bamra	1974	22,991	80,8I0	73,226	1,250	178,277
Baudh	1,156	24,472	98,898	22,613	192	146,175
Bonai	1,280	10,468	25,122	56,507	441	92,538
Gangpur	2,477	7,608	87,707	298,235	4,621	398,171
Keonjnar	3,206	71,029	306033	150.857	1,867	529,786
Nilgiri	263	16,598	43,642	12,704	165	73,109
Pal Lahra	450	4,840	18,034	11,236	20	34,130
Rairakhol	857	4,493	24,813	8,837	42	38,185
Sonepur	948	39,950	194,610	13,604	709	248,873
TOTAL	23,457	490,237	1,821,339	1,695,597	25,973	4,033,146