Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Gopalpur
Gopalpur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 7,221 people in 1,480 households.
- Population (2011)
- 7,221
- Literacy
- 61.8%
- Area
- 2.56 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Gopalpur
- LGD body code
- 250539
People and work in Gopalpur
- Population
- 7,221
- 3,622 male · 3,599 female
- Households
- 1,480
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.8%
- men 69.9% · women 53.7%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 994
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 923
- People per km²
- 2,821
- Scheduled Castes
- 681 (9.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 22 (0.3%)
What the 2,647 workers did
- Cultivators4 (0.2%)
- Agricultural labourers2 (0.1%)
- Household industry22 (0.8%)
- Other work2,258 (85.3%)
- Marginal workers361 (13.6%)
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
- 2.56 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Raigailunda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,150 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 175 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 15 km
- Nearest railway station
- Brahampur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahampur, 12 km
- Roads
- 20 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Brhamapur, 18 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Middle schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 26 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 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
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Gopalpur sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Gopalpur as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.