 The tribes living in the district are Bhujia, Binjhwar, Dhanwar, Halba, Kamar, Kanwar, Kharai, Munda, Pardhi, Bahalia, Saur, Saharia, Sonar, Sanwara and Kharwar.At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.72% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi and 18.34% Odia as their first language.Major languages spoken in this region are Chhattisgarhi, Hindi and Odia.