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Census town · Ganjam district

Agastinuagan

Agastinuagan 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 Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 6,411 people in 1,291 households.

Population (2011)
6,411
Literacy
37.1%
Area
39 km²
Sub-district
Ganjam
Census town code
412128

People and work in Agastinuagan

Population
6,411
3,128 male · 3,283 female
Households
1,291
about 5.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
37.1%
men 47.8% · women 27.0%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,050
above urban Ganjam (941)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
1,031
People per km²
164
Scheduled Castes
476 (7.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
11 (0.2%)

What the 2,333 workers did

  • Cultivators54 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers95 (4.1%)
  • Household industry18 (0.8%)
  • Other work1,480 (63.4%)
  • Marginal workers686 (29.4%)

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
39 km²
Population class
Class V
Community development block
Chatrapur
Annual rainfall
1,202 mm
Temperature range
9°C to 42°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
150 km by road
District headquarters
Chhatrapur, 6 km
Nearest railway station
Chatrapur, 6 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Brahmapur, 30 km
Roads
1 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
Fire station
Nearest at Chhatrapur, 6 km
Homes with electricity connections
316

Schools and colleges

Primary schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)
Middle schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)

Banks, culture and products

Nationalised banks
1
Private banks
4
Co-operative banks
2
Main manufactured products
Brick, Cashewnut, Walnut

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 Ganjam

See also: Ganjam sub-district · People of Ganjam district

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