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Census town · Bargarh district

Bhatli

Bhatli is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Bargarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 4,865 people in 1,089 households, up 19.8% from 4,061 in 2001.

Population (2011)
4,865
Literacy
78.2%
Area
370 km²
Sub-district
Bhatli
Census town code
380737

People and work in Bhatli

Population
4,865
2,396 male · 2,469 female
Households
1,089
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
78.2%
men 86.0% · women 70.7%below urban Bargarh (85.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,030
above urban Bargarh (961)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
932
People per km²
13
Scheduled Castes
866 (17.8%)
Scheduled Tribes
363 (7.5%)

What the 1,918 workers did

  • Cultivators242 (12.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers117 (6.1%)
  • Household industry603 (31.4%)
  • Other work812 (42.3%)
  • Marginal workers144 (7.5%)

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 Bhatli was counted as a town (L = lakh).

Place and climate

Area
370 km²
Population class
Class VI
Community development block
Bhatli
Annual rainfall
920 mm
Temperature range
10°C to 45°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
390 km by road
District headquarters
Bargarh, 20 km
Nearest railway station
Bargarh, 20 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Sambalpur, 70 km
Roads
2.5 km pucca, 14 km kutcha
Fire station
Nearest at Bargarh
Homes with electricity connections
401

Schools and colleges

Primary schools
3 (3 government, 0 private)
Middle schools
2 (2 government, 0 private)
Secondary schools
2 (2 government, 0 private)
Senior secondary schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)
Degree colleges
1

Health

Dispensaries and health centres
1
Veterinary hospitals
1
Medicine shops
5

Banks, culture and products

Nationalised banks
1
Co-operative banks
1
Main manufactured products
Flour, Edible Oil, Rice

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: Bhatli sub-district · People of Bargarh district

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