Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Bhanjanagar
Bhanjanagar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 20,482 people in 4,546 households.
- Population (2011)
- 20,482
- Literacy
- 89.3%
- Area
- 6.06 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 15
- Sub-district
- Bhanjanagar
- LGD body code
- 250526
People and work in Bhanjanagar
- Population
- 20,482
- 10,308 male · 10,174 female
- Households
- 4,546
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.3%
- men 93.9% · women 84.6%above urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 987
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 896
- People per km²
- 3,380
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,786 (18.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 261 (1.3%)
What the 7,250 workers did
- Cultivators119 (1.6%)
- Agricultural labourers150 (2.1%)
- Household industry167 (2.3%)
- Other work5,530 (76.3%)
- Marginal workers1,284 (17.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 6.06 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Bhanjanagar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,385 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 46.47°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 176 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 102 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 80 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 80 km
- Roads
- 45 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 4,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 17 (13 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (2 government, 6 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (5 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 80 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 32
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 4
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 5
- Stadiums
- 2
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
- 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: Bhanjanagar sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Bhanjanagar as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.