Census town · Ganjam district
Arjyapalli
Arjyapalli 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 8,001 people in 1,721 households.
- Population (2011)
- 8,001
- Literacy
- 40.3%
- Area
- 4.13 km²
- Sub-district
- Arjyapalli Marine
- Census town code
- 412160
People and work in Arjyapalli
- Population
- 8,001
- 3,997 male · 4,004 female
- Households
- 1,721
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 40.3%
- men 50.1% · women 30.7%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,002
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 909
- People per km²
- 1,937
- Scheduled Castes
- 505 (6.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 3,153 workers did
- Cultivators6 (0.2%)
- Agricultural labourers4 (0.1%)
- Household industry22 (0.7%)
- Other work2,074 (65.8%)
- Marginal workers1,047 (33.2%)
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
- 4.13 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Chatrapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,192 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 165 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 6 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chatrapur, 6 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 23 km
- Roads
- 6 km pucca, 5 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Chatrapur, 6 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 973
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (0 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
Health
- Medicine shops
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Private banks
- 6
- Co-operative banks
- 6
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
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Arjyapalli Marine sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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