Municipal Corporation · Ganjam district
Brahmapur
Brahmapur is a municipal corporation — the largest form of urban local government in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 3,56,598 people in 74,720 households, up 15.9% from 3,07,792 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 3,56,598
- Literacy
- 89.3%
- Area
- 79.8 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 37
- Sub-district
- Brahmapur (M.Corp.)
- LGD body code
- 250543
People and work in Brahmapur
- Population
- 3,56,598
- 1,85,754 male · 1,70,844 female
- Households
- 74,720
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.3%
- men 92.8% · women 85.4%above urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 920
- below urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 910
- People per km²
- 4,469
- Scheduled Castes
- 35,137 (9.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,070 (0.9%)
What the 1,20,553 workers did
- Cultivators726 (0.6%)
- Agricultural labourers1,105 (0.9%)
- Household industry4,877 (4.0%)
- Other work1,03,969 (86.2%)
- Marginal workers9,876 (8.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Brahmapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 79.8 km²
- Population class
- Class I
- Community development block
- Rengaliguda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,170.8 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 179 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 22 km
- Nearest railway station
- Brahmapur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 179 km
- Roads
- 250 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 52,878
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 70 (51 government, 19 private)
- Middle schools
- 59 (26 government, 33 private)
- Secondary schools
- 45 (20 government, 25 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 15 (5 government, 10 private)
- Degree colleges
- 26
- Medical colleges
- 1
- Engineering colleges
- 2
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 6, 1,250 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 2
- Nursing homes
- 10
- Family welfare centres
- 3
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 431
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 22
- Private banks
- 8
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 7
- Public libraries
- 19
- Reading rooms
- 18
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 23
- Stadiums
- 3
- Main manufactured products
- Pickle, Patta Sharee, Badi,Papad
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
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- 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: Brahmapur (M.Corp.) sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Brahmapur as a municipal corporation (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.