Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Bellaguntha
Bellaguntha is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 11,297 people in 2,317 households, up 13.4% from 9,962 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 11,297
- Literacy
- 80.8%
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Bhanjanagar
- LGD body code
- 250527
People and work in Bellaguntha
- Population
- 11,297
- 5,664 male · 5,633 female
- Households
- 2,317
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.8%
- men 87.4% · women 74.3%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 907
- People per km²
- 4,519
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,597 (14.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 307 (2.7%)
What the 4,194 workers did
- Cultivators204 (4.9%)
- Agricultural labourers128 (3.1%)
- Household industry321 (7.7%)
- Other work2,586 (61.7%)
- Marginal workers955 (22.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Bellaguntha was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Bellaguntha
- Annual rainfall
- 1,126 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 180 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 110 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 85 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 76 km
- Roads
- 28.1 km pucca, 30 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Bhanjanagar, 12 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,980
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 16 (7 government, 9 private)
- Middle schools
- 6 (3 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Ayurvedic Medicine, Brass Fish, Bamboo Articles
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
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Bhanjanagar sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Bellaguntha as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.