According to the 2011 census, Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[5] or the US state of Montana.

[1] The district has a population density of 247 inhabitants per square kilometre (640/sq mi).

[1] Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.17%.

[7] 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.

[8] Neelamadhav Krushi Sanghathan from Banapur, proposed the GI registration of Nayagarh Kanteimundi brinjal.