Census town · Gajapati district
Rayagada
Rayagada is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Gajapati district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 4,662 people in 885 households.
- Population (2011)
- 4,662
- Literacy
- 77.9%
- Area
- 10.13 km²
- Sub-district
- Rayagada
- Census town code
- 414848
People and work in Rayagada
- Population
- 4,662
- 2,336 male · 2,326 female
- Households
- 885
- about 5.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.9%
- men 85.7% · women 70.1%about the same as urban Gajapati (77.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 996
- below urban Gajapati (1,006)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 906
- People per km²
- 460
- Scheduled Castes
- 82 (1.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,596 (34.2%)
What the 1,646 workers did
- Cultivators32 (1.9%)
- Agricultural labourers12 (0.7%)
- Household industry81 (4.9%)
- Other work619 (37.6%)
- Marginal workers902 (54.8%)
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
- 10.13 km²
- Population class
- Class VI
- Community development block
- Mohana
- Annual rainfall
- 1,643 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 340 km by road
- District headquarters
- Paralakhemundi, 32 km
- Nearest railway station
- Palasa, 77 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 160 km
- Roads
- 5 km pucca, 3 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 386
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 2
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 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: Rayagada sub-district · People of Gajapati district
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