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Census town · Ganjam district

Kullada

Kullada 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 5,645 people in 1,220 households.

Population (2011)
5,645
Literacy
78.5%
Area
3.48 km²
Sub-district
Tarasingi
Census town code
410351

People and work in Kullada

Population
5,645
2,830 male · 2,815 female
Households
1,220
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
78.5%
men 87.5% · women 69.5%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
995
above urban Ganjam (941)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
882
People per km²
1,622
Scheduled Castes
1,698 (30.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
5 (0.1%)

What the 2,142 workers did

  • Cultivators62 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers255 (11.9%)
  • Household industry151 (7.0%)
  • Other work1,018 (47.5%)
  • Marginal workers656 (30.6%)

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
3.48 km²
Population class
Class V
Community development block
Bhanjanagar
Annual rainfall
1,170.78 mm
Temperature range
9°C to 42°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
185 km by road
District headquarters
Chhatrapur, 110 km
Nearest railway station
Berhampur, 90 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Berhampur, 90 km
Roads
1 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
Fire station
In the town
Homes with electricity connections
290

Schools and colleges

Primary schools
5 (4 government, 1 private)
Middle schools
2 (2 government, 0 private)
Secondary schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)

Health

Hospitals (allopathic)
1, 20 beds
Hospitals (other systems)
1
Veterinary hospitals
1
Medicine shops
6

Banks, culture and products

Nationalised banks
1
Co-operative banks
1

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

See also: Tarasingi sub-district · People of Ganjam district

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