Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Buguda
Buguda is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,176 people in 3,179 households, up 14.5% from 13,257 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 15,176
- Literacy
- 83.3%
- Area
- 7.54 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Buguda
- LGD body code
- 250525
People and work in Buguda
- Population
- 15,176
- 7,781 male · 7,395 female
- Households
- 3,179
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 83.3%
- men 89.6% · women 76.7%about the same as urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 950
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 923
- People per km²
- 2,013
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,884 (12.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 238 (1.6%)
What the 5,171 workers did
- Cultivators302 (5.8%)
- Agricultural labourers213 (4.1%)
- Household industry161 (3.1%)
- Other work3,293 (63.7%)
- Marginal workers1,202 (23.2%)
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 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Buguda was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 7.54 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Buguda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,362 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 41°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 165 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 90 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 65 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 65 km
- Roads
- 20 km pucca, 20 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 13 (10 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 10
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Kaju Manufacture
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
- 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: Buguda sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Buguda as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.