Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Khalikote
Khalikote is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 13,022 people in 2,769 households, up 18.8% from 10,958 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 13,022
- Literacy
- 82.9%
- Area
- 61 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Khalikote
- LGD body code
- 250535
People and work in Khalikote
- Population
- 13,022
- 6,734 male · 6,288 female
- Households
- 2,769
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.9%
- men 91.7% · women 73.4%about the same as urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 875
- People per km²
- 213
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,854 (14.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 567 (4.4%)
What the 3,883 workers did
- Cultivators262 (6.7%)
- Agricultural labourers130 (3.3%)
- Household industry36 (0.9%)
- Other work2,184 (56.2%)
- Marginal workers1,271 (32.7%)
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 Khalikote was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 61 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Khalikote
- Annual rainfall
- 1,326 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 120 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 40 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khalikote (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 60 km
- Roads
- 38 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,924
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 18 (9 government, 9 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (4 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 5
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Moong Green Seeds, Cashewnut
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
- 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: Khalikote sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Khalikote as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.