Municipality · Gajapati district
Paralakhemundi
Paralakhemundi is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Gajapati district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 44,469 people in 10,264 households, up 3.2% from 43,097 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 44,469
- Literacy
- 81.2%
- Area
- 3.6 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Paralakhemundi
- LGD body code
- 250544
People and work in Paralakhemundi
- Population
- 44,469
- 22,252 male · 22,217 female
- Households
- 10,264
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.2%
- men 87.4% · women 75.0%above urban Gajapati (77.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 998
- about the same as urban Gajapati (1,006)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 919
- People per km²
- 12,353
- Scheduled Castes
- 7,180 (16.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,584 (3.6%)
What the 16,130 workers did
- Cultivators179 (1.1%)
- Agricultural labourers207 (1.3%)
- Household industry650 (4.0%)
- Other work12,595 (78.1%)
- Marginal workers2,499 (15.5%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Including its outgrowths — built-up areas next to the town that the census counts with it — Paralakhemundi had 46,272 people in 2011.
Population since 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Paralakhemundi was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 3.6 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Paralakhemunid
- Annual rainfall
- 1,545 mm
- Temperature range
- 4°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 365 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Paralkhemundi, 2 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 178 km
- Roads
- 60 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 11,500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 26 (16 government, 10 private)
- Middle schools
- 12 (8 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 7 (3 government, 4 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 6
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 111 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 4
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 6
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 4
- Public libraries
- 11
- Reading rooms
- 12
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 4
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Combs, Toys, Horn Goods
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: Paralakhemundi sub-district · People of Gajapati district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Paralakhemundi as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.