Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Kodala
Kodala is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 13,965 people in 2,802 households, up 13.1% from 12,345 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 13,965
- Literacy
- 70.8%
- Area
- 12.94 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Kodala
- LGD body code
- 250534
People and work in Kodala
- Population
- 13,965
- 7,234 male · 6,731 female
- Households
- 2,802
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.8%
- men 80.0% · women 60.9%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 930
- below urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 844
- People per km²
- 1,079
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,222 (8.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 17 (0.1%)
What the 5,354 workers did
- Cultivators707 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers622 (11.6%)
- Household industry122 (2.3%)
- Other work2,646 (49.4%)
- Marginal workers1,257 (23.5%)
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 Kodala was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 12.94 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Beguniapada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,449 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 130 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khalikote (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 65 km
- Roads
- 48 km pucca, 8 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,700
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 21 (20 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 9
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 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
- 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: Kodala sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kodala as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.