Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Chikiti
Chikiti is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 11,645 people in 2,465 households, up 7.8% from 10,802 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 11,645
- Literacy
- 75.7%
- Area
- 6.48 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Nuagaon
- LGD body code
- 250540
People and work in Chikiti
- Population
- 11,645
- 5,934 male · 5,711 female
- Households
- 2,465
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.7%
- men 85.4% · women 65.7%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 886
- People per km²
- 1,797
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,713 (23.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 60 (0.5%)
What the 4,226 workers did
- Cultivators166 (3.9%)
- Agricultural labourers137 (3.2%)
- Household industry81 (1.9%)
- Other work2,859 (67.7%)
- Marginal workers983 (23.3%)
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 1981
Census counts for each decade in which Chikiti was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 6.48 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Chikiti
- Annual rainfall
- 1,402 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 208 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 54 km
- Nearest railway station
- Surla Road, 10 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 32 km
- Roads
- 34 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 6 (5 government, 1 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (1 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 11
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- 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
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Nuagaon sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Chikiti as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.