Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Chhatrapur
Chhatrapur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 22,027 people in 4,841 households, up 8.6% from 20,289 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 22,027
- Literacy
- 89.8%
- Area
- 4.4 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 14
- Sub-district
- Chhatrapur
- LGD body code
- 250537
People and work in Chhatrapur
- Population
- 22,027
- 11,100 male · 10,927 female
- Households
- 4,841
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.8%
- men 95.0% · women 84.7%above urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 923
- People per km²
- 5,006
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,846 (12.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 298 (1.4%)
What the 7,613 workers did
- Cultivators47 (0.6%)
- Agricultural labourers154 (2.0%)
- Household industry227 (3.0%)
- Other work5,866 (77.1%)
- Marginal workers1,319 (17.3%)
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 1941
Census counts for each decade in which Chhatrapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 4.4 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Chatrapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,713 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 160 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Chhatrapur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 22 km
- Roads
- 100 km pucca, 120 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,152
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 13 (10 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 4
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 3
- Reading rooms
- 3
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Rice Factory, Kaju Factory, Vegetable
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
- 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: Chhatrapur sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Chhatrapur as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.