Municipality · Angul district
Talcher
Talcher is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Angul district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 40,841 people in 9,114 households.
- Population (2011)
- 40,841
- Literacy
- 85.2%
- Area
- 25.46 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 21
- Sub-district
- Talcher Sadar
- LGD body code
- 248141
People and work in Talcher
- Population
- 40,841
- 21,774 male · 19,067 female
- Households
- 9,114
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.2%
- men 90.5% · women 79.1%below urban Angul (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 876
- below urban Angul (889)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 854
- People per km²
- 1,604
- Scheduled Castes
- 7,658 (18.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,703 (4.2%)
What the 13,350 workers did
- Cultivators102 (0.8%)
- Agricultural labourers33 (0.2%)
- Household industry524 (3.9%)
- Other work11,464 (85.9%)
- Marginal workers1,227 (9.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 25.46 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Talcher
- Annual rainfall
- 1,757.8 mm
- Temperature range
- 11.15°C to 46.57°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 150 km by road
- District headquarters
- Anugul, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Talchar, 3 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 120 km
- Roads
- 100 km pucca, 160 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,018
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 23 (14 government, 9 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (7 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (5 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 56 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 30
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 5
- Private banks
- 4
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 3
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Mechanical Spare Parts, Steel Furniture
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
- Nalco
- Dera Colliery Township
- Ghantapada
- Athmallik
- 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: Talcher Sadar sub-district · People of Angul district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Talcher as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.