Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Asika
Asika is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 21,428 people in 4,581 households, up 3.3% from 20,739 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 21,428
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 5.31 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Asika
- LGD body code
- 250529
People and work in Asika
- Population
- 21,428
- 10,961 male · 10,467 female
- Households
- 4,581
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- men 92.1% · women 79.2%above urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 930
- People per km²
- 4,035
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,794 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 175 (0.8%)
What the 7,087 workers did
- Cultivators282 (4.0%)
- Agricultural labourers400 (5.6%)
- Household industry311 (4.4%)
- Other work5,265 (74.3%)
- Marginal workers829 (11.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1911
Census counts for each decade in which Asika was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 5.31 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Asika
- Annual rainfall
- 1,145 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 183 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 63 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 40 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 40 km
- Roads
- 30 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,900
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 14 (14 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (2 government, 5 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (4 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 43
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 5
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 3
- Reading rooms
- 3
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 14
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
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Asika sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Asika as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.