| DISTRICT PROFILE | | | | |
| NAME OF THE DISTRICT: KALAHANDI | | | | |
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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 | 59.4 | |
| Area (sq. km.) | 7920 | % of births of order 3 and above | 49.8 | |
| Rank in Area | 7 | Couple Protection Rate (CPR) | 37.3 | |
| % to total states area | 5.09 | % of pregnant women with any ANC | 66.6 | |
| Sub-divisions | 2 | % of pregnant women with full ANC | 30.3 | |
| Tehsils | 7 | % of institutional delivery | 11.1 | |
| Blocks | 13 | % of safe delivery | 23.4 | |
| Gram Panchayats (GPs) | 273 | % of children with complete immunisation | 55.7 | |
| Towns | 3 | % of children with no immunisation | 9.2 | |
| Villages | 2205 | % of females with symptoms of RTI/STI | 9 | |
| Demographic Particulars (Census 2001) | | % of males with symptoms of RTI/STI | 14.1 | |
| Total Population (2001 Census) | 1334372 | % of females aware of HIV/AIDS | 17.7 | |
| Male Population | 667126 | % of males aware of HIV/AIDS | 41.2 | |
| Female Population | 667246 | IMR (q1) (census 1991) | 108 | |
| Rural Population | 1234095 | CBR | 29.2 | |
| Urban Population | 100277 | Category of District under RCH | B | |
| Rank in Population | 12 | Name of MNGO | OSCARD | |
| % to Total population of State | 3.64 | % of households with consumption of foods and nutrients below the RDI (Nutrition profile, Orissa, NIN, Hyderabad, 2000) | | |
| Total Population (0 - 6 years) | 211191 | Cereals and Millets | 13.5 | |
| Male Population (0 - 6 years) | 106150 | Pulses | 66.5 | |
| Female Population (0 - 6 years) | 105041 | Green Leafy Vegetables | 71.5 | |
| Growth Rates (1991 - 2001) | 17.99 | Roots and Tubers | 62.5 | |
| Density of Population (sq. km.) | 168 | Other Vegetables | 66 | |
| Rank Population Density (2001) | 21 | Milk and Milk products | 99.5 | |
| Sex Ratio (2001) | 1000 | Fats and Oils | 93.5 | |
| Rank in Sex Ratio | 6 | Sugar | 95 | |
| Total Literate population | 518951 | Protein | 79.5 | |
| Male Literate population | 352751 | Energy | 63 | |
| Female literate population | 166206 | Calcium | 72 | |
| Literacy Rate, Total (2001) | 46.2 | Thiamin | 34 | |
| Male Literacy | 62.88 | Iron | 99.5 | |
| Female Literacy | 29.56 | Retinal | 79.5 | |
| Medical/Health Infrastructure/institutions | | Riboflavin | 99.5 | |
| District Hospitals | 1 | Nutritional Status | Male | Fe |
| Area Hospitals | 5 | Severe under nutrition (1-5) % | 8.4 | 5.5 |
| Sub-division hospitals | 1 | Moderate under nutrition (1-5) % | 57.9 | 48.9 |
| Other hospitals | TB Hospital | Mild under nutrition (1-5) % | 28.4 | 39.1 |
| Mobile Health Units (MHU) | - | Normal (1-5) % | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| Community Health Centres (CHC) | 6 | Chronic energy deficiency (adult) % | 49.6 | 66.2 |
| Primary Health Centres (PHC) | 47 | Normal (adult) % | 50.1 | 33.6 |
| Sub-Centres | 213 | Obesity (adult) % | 0.3 | 0.2 |