Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Hinjilicut
Hinjilicut is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 24,671 people in 5,189 households, up 15.6% from 21,347 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 24,671
- Literacy
- 81.6%
- Area
- 11.81 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 21
- Sub-district
- Hinjili
- LGD body code
- 250542
People and work in Hinjilicut
- Population
- 24,671
- 12,678 male · 11,993 female
- Households
- 5,189
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.6%
- men 88.7% · women 74.0%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 946
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 969
- People per km²
- 2,089
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,078 (20.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 90 (0.4%)
What the 8,124 workers did
- Cultivators658 (8.1%)
- Agricultural labourers426 (5.2%)
- Household industry349 (4.3%)
- Other work5,195 (63.9%)
- Marginal workers1,496 (18.4%)
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 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Hinjilicut was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 11.81 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Hinjilicut
- Annual rainfall
- 1,325 mm
- Temperature range
- 11°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 205 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 44 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 22 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 22 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,960
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 13 (10 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 13
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Powerloom Clothes, Papad, Alluminium
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
- 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: Hinjili sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Hinjilicut as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.