Highest Poverty in Odisha

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · India · Odisha

Highest Poverty — Odisha

1 Udala 24.5%

2 Udayagiri 24.5%

3 Titlāgarh 24.5%

4 Tarabha 24.5%

5 Tālcher 24.5%

6 Sundergarh 24.5%

7 Sunākhala 24.5%

8 Subulia 24.5%

9 Sorala 24.5%

10 Sorada 24.5%

11 Sonepur 24.5%

12 Sohela 24.5%

13 Sambalpur 24.5%

14 Rengāli 24.5%

15 Remuna 24.5%

16 Rāyagada 24.5%

17 Rourkela 24.5%

18 Rāmpur 24.5%

19 Rambha 24.5%

20 Rāja Ranapur 24.5%

21 Purushottampur 24.5%

22 Polasara 24.5%

23 Pipili 24.5%

24 Phulbāni 24.5%

25 Patnāgarh 24.5%

26 Patāmundai 24.5%

27 Paralakhemundi 24.5%

28 Parādīp Garh 24.5%

29 Pālūru 24.5%

30 Pāl Laharā 24.5%

31 Padmapur 24.5%

32 Padampur 24.5%

33 Nūāhatā 24.5%

34 Nowrangapur 24.5%

35 Nimāparha 24.5%

36 Nilagiri 24.5%

37 Nayāgarh 24.5%

38 Mohana 24.5%

39 Malakanagiri 24.5%

40 Loisinga 24.5%

41 Kumārmunda 24.5%

42 Kullāda 24.5%

43 Kukkudākhandi 24.5%

44 Rairangpur 24.5%

45 Koraput 24.5%

46 Konārka 24.5%

47 Koīra 24.5%

48 Kodala 24.5%

49 Kuchinda 24.5%

50 Kiri Buru 24.5%

51 Khordha 24.5%

52 Kharhiāl 24.5%

53 Khandpara 24.5%

54 Khallikot 24.5%

55 Kesinga 24.5%

56 Keonjhargarh 24.5%

57 Kendrāparha 24.5%

58 Karanjiā 24.5%

59 Kantilo 24.5%

60 Kantābānji 24.5%

61 Kāmākhyānagar 24.5%

62 Kāliapāni 24.5%

63 Athmallik 24.5%

64 Jharsuguda 24.5%

65 Jeypore 24.5%

66 Jatani 24.5%

67 Joshipur 24.5%

68 Jaleshwar 24.5%

69 Jājpur 24.5%

70 Jagatsinghapur 24.5%

71 Itāmāti 24.5%

72 Hīrākud 24.5%

73 Hinjilicut 24.5%

74 Gunupur 24.5%

75 Gudāri 24.5%

76 Gopālpur 24.5%

77 Ganjām 24.5%

78 Digapahandi 24.5%

79 Dhenkānāl 24.5%

80 Deogarh 24.5%

81 Daspalla 24.5%

82 Dāringbārhi 24.5%

83 Cuttack 24.5%

84 Chittarkonda 24.5%

85 Chikiti 24.5%

86 Chhatrapur 24.5%

87 Chāndpur 24.5%

88 Chāndbāli 24.5%

89 Chāmpua 24.5%

90 Burla 24.5%

91 Buguda 24.5%

92 Bramhabarada 24.5%

93 Brajarajnagar 24.5%

94 Brahmapur 24.5%

95 Bolānīkhodān 24.5%

96 Bissamcuttack 24.5%

97 Birmitrapur 24.5%

98 Binika 24.5%

99 Bijepur 24.5%

100 Bhubaneswar 24.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Odisha face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Udala has a poverty rate of 24.5%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Udala, 24.5% of residents — roughly 1 in 4 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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