| DISTRICT PROFILE | | | | |
| NAME OF THE DISTRICT: GANJAM | | | | |
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| Item | Particulars | Key Indicators relating to RCH from DRHS (RHS-RCH)1988-89 | Particulars | |
| General Information | | % of girl marrying below 18 years | 50.7 | |
| Area (sq. km.) | 8206 | % of births of order 3 and above | 49.9 | |
| Rank in Area | 5 | Couple Protection Rate (CPR) | 51.5 | |
| % to total states area | 5.27 | % of pregnant women with any ANC | 74.7 | |
| Sub-divisions | 3 | % of pregnant women with full ANC | 30.5 | |
| Tehsils | 14 | % of institutional delivery | 22.8 | |
| Blocks | 22 | % of safe delivery | 35.3 | |
| Gram Panchayats (GPs) | 425 | % of children with complete immunisation | 37.5 | |
| Towns | 18 | % of children with no immunisation | 28 | |
| Villages | 3171 | % of females with symptoms of RTI/STI | 22.3 | |
| Demographic Particulars (Census 2001) | | % of males with symptoms of RTI/STI | 23.8 | |
| Total Population (2001 Census) | 3136937 | % of females aware of HIV/AIDS | 22.5 | |
| Male Population | 1568568 | % of males aware of HIV/AIDS | 47.5 | |
| Female Population | 1568369 | IMR (q1) (census 1991) | 133 | |
| Rural Population | 2598746 | CBR | 32.4 | |
| Urban Population | 538191 | Category of District under RCH | C | |
| Rank in Population | 1 | Name of MNGO | OVHA | |
| % to Total population of State | 8.55 | % of households with consumption of foods and nutrients below the RDI (Nutrition profile, Orissa, NIN, Hyderabad, 2000) | | |
| Total Population (0 - 6 years) | 468557 | Cereals and Millets | 18.9 | |
| Male Population (0 - 6 years) | 242971 | Pulses | 78.1 | |
| Female Population (0 - 6 years) | 225586 | Green Leafy Vegetables | 78.6 | |
| Growth Rates (1991 - 2001) | 16.01 | Roots and Tubers | 26 | |
| Density of Population (sq. km.) | 382 | Other Vegetables | 60.7 | |
| Rank Population Density (2001) | 9 | Milk and Milk products | 99.5 | |
| Sex Ratio (2001) | 1000 | Fats and Oils | 93.4 | |
| Rank in Sex Ratio | 7 | Sugar | 96.9 | |
| Total Literate population | 1679600 | Protein | 64.3 | |
| Male Literate population | 1039075 | Energy | 48.5 | |
| Female literate population | 640525 | Calcium | 64.8 | |
| Literacy Rate, Total (2001) | 62.94 | Thiamin | 17.9 | |
| Male Literacy | 78.39 | Iron | 99 | |
| Female Literacy | 47.7 | Retinal | 86.2 | |
| Medical/Health Infrastructure/institutions | | Riboflavin | 98.5 | |
| District Hospitals | 1 | Nutritional Status | Male | Fe |
| Area Hospitals | 9 | Severe under nutrition (1-5) % | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| Sub-division hospitals | 2 | Moderate under nutrition (1-5) % | 40.9 | 25.5 |
| Other hospitals | 1 | Mild under nutrition (1-5) % | 38.6 | 40.4 |
| Mobile Health Units (MHU) | - | Normal (1-5) % | 15.9 | 27.7 |
| Community Health Centres (CHC) | 10 | Chronic energy deficiency (adult) % | 40.1 | 49.8 |
| Primary Health Centres (PHC) | 99 | Normal (adult) % | 58.3 | 49.6 |
| Sub-Centres | 424 | Obesity (adult) % | 1.6 | 0.6 |