Municipality · Dhenkanal district
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Dhenkanal district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 67,414 people in 14,908 households.
- Population (2011)
- 67,414
- Literacy
- 90.8%
- Area
- 30.56 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 23
- Sub-district
- Dhenkanal Sadar
- LGD body code
- 248060
People and work in Dhenkanal
- Population
- 67,414
- 34,864 male · 32,550 female
- Households
- 14,908
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 90.8%
- men 94.0% · women 87.4%above urban Dhenkanal (89.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- above urban Dhenkanal (918)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 883
- People per km²
- 2,206
- Scheduled Castes
- 11,105 (16.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,095 (6.1%)
What the 21,470 workers did
- Cultivators176 (0.8%)
- Agricultural labourers454 (2.1%)
- Household industry840 (3.9%)
- Other work17,408 (81.1%)
- Marginal workers2,592 (12.1%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 30.56 km²
- Population class
- Class II
- Community development block
- Dhenkanal Sadar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,451.3 mm
- Temperature range
- 7°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 99 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Dhenkanal (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 70 km
- Roads
- 138.1 km pucca, 110.2 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 5,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 53 (37 government, 16 private)
- Middle schools
- 16 (10 government, 6 private)
- Secondary schools
- 10 (6 government, 4 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 6 (3 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Engineering colleges
- 2
- Management institutes
- 2
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 3, 186 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 3
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 3
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 37
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 15
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 6
- Cinema halls
- 4
- Public libraries
- 3
- Reading rooms
- 3
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 15
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Sugar
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 Dhenkanal
See also: Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district · People of Dhenkanal district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Dhenkanal as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.