Notified Area Council · Bargarh district
Barapali
Barapali is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Bargarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 20,850 people in 4,776 households, up 8.8% from 19,157 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 20,850
- Literacy
- 83.7%
- Area
- 14.2 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Barapali
- LGD body code
- 250447
People and work in Barapali
- Population
- 20,850
- 10,570 male · 10,280 female
- Households
- 4,776
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.7%
- men 90.8% · women 76.3%below urban Bargarh (85.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 973
- above urban Bargarh (961)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 1,051
- People per km²
- 1,468
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,077 (24.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 963 (4.6%)
What the 8,572 workers did
- Cultivators283 (3.3%)
- Agricultural labourers270 (3.1%)
- Household industry1,119 (13.1%)
- Other work5,267 (61.4%)
- Marginal workers1,633 (19.1%)
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 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Barapali was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 14.2 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Barpalli
- Annual rainfall
- 1,365.9 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 380 km by road
- District headquarters
- Bargarh, 22 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barpali (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 80 km
- Roads
- 59 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,355
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 18 (13 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 13 (8 government, 5 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (3 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 11
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 4
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 16
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Rice, Sambalpuri Saree, Groundnut Oil
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 Bargarh
See also: Barapali sub-district · People of Bargarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Barapali as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.