Notified Area Council · Angul district
Athmallik
Athmallik is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Angul district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 12,298 people in 2,899 households, up 8.1% from 11,376 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 12,298
- Literacy
- 78.6%
- Area
- 29.01 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Athmallik
- LGD body code
- 248142
People and work in Athmallik
- Population
- 12,298
- 6,290 male · 6,008 female
- Households
- 2,899
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.6%
- men 86.4% · women 70.4%below urban Angul (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- above urban Angul (889)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 884
- People per km²
- 424
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,506 (28.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 916 (7.4%)
What the 4,907 workers did
- Cultivators461 (9.4%)
- Agricultural labourers176 (3.6%)
- Household industry222 (4.5%)
- Other work2,162 (44.1%)
- Marginal workers1,886 (38.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 2001
Census counts for each decade in which Athmallik was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 29.01 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Athmallik
- Annual rainfall
- 1,660.51 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 42.6°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 240 km by road
- District headquarters
- Anugul, 86 km
- Nearest railway station
- Boinda, 36 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 210 km
- Roads
- 69.68 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 11 (9 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 48 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 9
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Angul
- Anugul
- Talcher
- Nalco
- Dera Colliery Township
- Ghantapada
- Gotamara
- Kandasar (Part)
- Rengali Damproject Township
- Budhapanka
- Nuahata
- Palalahada
- Jorada (Bada)
- Kulad (Part)
- Danara
- T.T.P.S. Township
- Tipo
- F.C.I. Township
See also: Athmallik sub-district · People of Angul district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Athmallik as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.