Municipality · Deogarh district
Debagarh
Debagarh is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Deogarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 22,390 people in 5,394 households, up 11.4% from 20,096 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 22,390
- Literacy
- 83.4%
- Area
- 24.1 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Debagarh
- LGD body code
- 250457
People and work in Debagarh
- Population
- 22,390
- 11,564 male · 10,826 female
- Households
- 5,394
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.4%
- men 89.1% · women 77.3%about the same as urban Deogarh (83.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 936
- about the same as urban Deogarh (936)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 929
- People per km²
- 929
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,866 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5,444 (24.3%)
What the 8,045 workers did
- Cultivators353 (4.4%)
- Agricultural labourers431 (5.4%)
- Household industry143 (1.8%)
- Other work5,577 (69.3%)
- Marginal workers1,541 (19.2%)
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 Debagarh was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 24.1 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Tileibani
- Annual rainfall
- 1,207.62 mm
- Temperature range
- 7°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 415 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Sambalpur, 90 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 96 km
- Roads
- 95.48 km pucca, 60 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,496
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 33 (17 government, 16 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 3, 80 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 4
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 45
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
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 Deogarh
See also: Debagarh sub-district · People of Deogarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Debagarh as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.