Notified Area Council · Dhenkanal district
Kamakshyanagar
Kamakshyanagar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Dhenkanal district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 16,810 people in 3,980 households, up 12.0% from 15,003 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 16,810
- Literacy
- 89.6%
- Area
- 11.15 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Kamakshyanagar
- LGD body code
- 248058
People and work in Kamakshyanagar
- Population
- 16,810
- 8,833 male · 7,977 female
- Households
- 3,980
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.6%
- men 93.8% · women 85.1%about the same as urban Dhenkanal (89.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 903
- below urban Dhenkanal (918)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 822
- People per km²
- 1,508
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,439 (20.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 279 (1.7%)
What the 5,801 workers did
- Cultivators456 (7.9%)
- Agricultural labourers729 (12.6%)
- Household industry119 (2.1%)
- Other work3,426 (59.1%)
- Marginal workers1,071 (18.5%)
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 Kamakshyanagar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 11.15 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Kamakhya Nagar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,336 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 145 km by road
- District headquarters
- Dhenkanal, 35 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhenkanal, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 95 km
- Roads
- 73.68 km pucca, 80.96 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 4,712
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (9 government, 6 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (6 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 43 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 8
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 6
- 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 Dhenkanal
See also: Kamakshyanagar sub-district · People of Dhenkanal district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kamakshyanagar as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.