Notified Area Council · Bhadrak district
Dhamanagar
Dhamanagar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Bhadrak district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 22,920 people in 4,221 households, up 23.6% from 18,550 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 22,920
- Literacy
- 74.1%
- Area
- 18.45 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 5
- Sub-district
- Dhamanagar
- LGD body code
- 276632
People and work in Dhamanagar
- Population
- 22,920
- 11,758 male · 11,162 female
- Households
- 4,221
- about 5.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.1%
- men 79.9% · women 67.9%below urban Bhadrak (79.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 949
- about the same as urban Bhadrak (956)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 914
- People per km²
- 1,242
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,584 (11.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 197 (0.9%)
What the 6,479 workers did
- Cultivators1,082 (16.7%)
- Agricultural labourers1,610 (24.8%)
- Household industry50 (0.8%)
- Other work1,957 (30.2%)
- Marginal workers1,780 (27.5%)
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 Dhamanagar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 18.45 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Dhamnagar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,379.8 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 130 km by road
- District headquarters
- Bhadrak, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhadrak, 22 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Baleswar, 96 km
- Roads
- 30 km pucca, 4 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 14 (9 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (6 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 15
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Mollases, Pottary, Bamboo Basket
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 Bhadrak
See also: Dhamanagar sub-district · People of Bhadrak district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Dhamanagar as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.