In Odisha, despite death of 149 elephants, mostly due to poaching and electrocution in the last two years, the population of pachyderms has increased to 1930 this year from 1886 in 2010. According to the latest census carried out in 38 forest divisions, the elephant population in the state now comprises 334 tuskers, 1087 females, 46 of unknown sex and 463 calves.