Notified Area Council · Gajapati district
Kashinagar
Kashinagar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Gajapati district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 9,684 people in 2,428 households.
- Population (2011)
- 9,684
- Literacy
- 56.7%
- Area
- 10.36 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Kasinagar
- LGD body code
- 250545
People and work in Kashinagar
- Population
- 9,684
- 4,591 male · 5,093 female
- Households
- 2,428
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.7%
- men 67.0% · women 47.6%below urban Gajapati (77.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,109
- above urban Gajapati (1,006)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 925
- People per km²
- 935
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,928 (19.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 196 (2.0%)
What the 4,625 workers did
- Cultivators503 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers992 (21.4%)
- Household industry94 (2.0%)
- Other work1,864 (40.3%)
- Marginal workers1,172 (25.3%)
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
- 10.36 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Kashinagar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,131.4 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 43.7°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 330 km by road
- District headquarters
- Paralakhemundi, 27 km
- Nearest railway station
- Palasa, 72 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 128 km
- Roads
- 15 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,788
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 8 (6 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 6 (5 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 5
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
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 Gajapati
See also: Kasinagar sub-district · People of Gajapati district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kashinagar as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.