Census town · Ganjam district
Kukudakhandi
Kukudakhandi is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 7,361 people in 1,594 households.
- Population (2011)
- 7,361
- Literacy
- 72.8%
- Area
- 7.3 km²
- Sub-district
- Brahmapur Sadar
- Census town code
- 412604
People and work in Kukudakhandi
- Population
- 7,361
- 3,666 male · 3,695 female
- Households
- 1,594
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.8%
- men 81.4% · women 64.3%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,008
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 932
- People per km²
- 1,008
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,994 (27.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 43 (0.6%)
What the 2,818 workers did
- Cultivators117 (4.2%)
- Agricultural labourers295 (10.5%)
- Household industry141 (5.0%)
- Other work1,956 (69.4%)
- Marginal workers309 (11.0%)
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
- 7.3 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Kukudakhandi
- Annual rainfall
- 1,166.5 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 180 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 15 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 13 km
- Roads
- 8 km pucca, 5 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Berhampur, 13 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,200
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 5 (4 government, 1 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 6 beds
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Granite, Marble, Plastic Water Tank, Textile
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
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Brahmapur Sadar sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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