Municipality · Balasore district
Baleshwar
Baleshwar is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Balasore district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 1,18,162 people in 25,713 households, up 11.4% from 1,06,082 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 1,18,162
- Literacy
- 88.1%
- Area
- 19.4 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 52
- Sub-district
- Baleshwar (M)
- LGD body code
- 250486
People and work in Baleshwar
- Population
- 1,18,162
- 60,219 male · 57,943 female
- Households
- 25,713
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.1%
- men 91.4% · women 84.6%above urban Balasore (84.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- about the same as urban Balasore (959)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 957
- People per km²
- 6,091
- Scheduled Castes
- 12,056 (10.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,897 (5.0%)
What the 40,004 workers did
- Cultivators241 (0.6%)
- Agricultural labourers520 (1.3%)
- Household industry1,577 (3.9%)
- Other work32,153 (80.4%)
- Marginal workers5,513 (13.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Including its outgrowths — built-up areas next to the town that the census counts with it — Baleshwar had 1,44,373 people in 2011.
Population since 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Baleshwar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 19.4 km²
- Population class
- Class I
- Community development block
- Baleshwar Sadar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,256 mm
- Temperature range
- 7°C to 41.5°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 214 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Baleshwar (in the town)
- Roads
- 400 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 22,964
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 58 (25 government, 33 private)
- Middle schools
- 32 (18 government, 14 private)
- Secondary schools
- 18 (15 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 8 (2 government, 6 private)
- Degree colleges
- 8
- Engineering colleges
- 3
- Management institutes
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 4, 345 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 10
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 314
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 16
- Private banks
- 7
- Co-operative banks
- 6
- Cinema halls
- 5
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 3
- Main manufactured products
- Abhaya Transform, Eastern Cylinder, Seed Research Centre
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 Balasore
See also: Baleshwar (M) sub-district · People of Balasore district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Baleshwar as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.