Notified Area Council · Boudh district
Baudhgarh
Baudhgarh is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Boudh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 20,424 people in 4,559 households, up 13.3% from 18,025 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 20,424
- Literacy
- 86.8%
- Area
- 20.7 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Baudh Sadar
- LGD body code
- 250548
People and work in Baudhgarh
- Population
- 20,424
- 10,492 male · 9,932 female
- Households
- 4,559
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.8%
- men 93.3% · women 79.9%about the same as urban Boudh (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as urban Boudh (947)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 961
- People per km²
- 987
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,496 (26.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 497 (2.4%)
What the 7,134 workers did
- Cultivators365 (5.1%)
- Agricultural labourers135 (1.9%)
- Household industry758 (10.6%)
- Other work4,810 (67.4%)
- Marginal workers1,066 (14.9%)
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 1941
Census counts for each decade in which Baudhgarh was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 20.7 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Baudh
- Annual rainfall
- 1,108 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 230 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Redhakhol, 30 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 100 km
- Roads
- 30 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,159
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 10 (7 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (5 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (3 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 4
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 92 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 19
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Handloom Saree
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 Boudh
See also: Baudh Sadar sub-district · People of Boudh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Baudhgarh as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.