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Census town · Ganjam district

Lalsingi

Lalsingi 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 7,078 people in 1,627 households.

Population (2011)
7,078
Literacy
87.5%
Area
3.99 km²
Sub-district
Bhanjanagar
Census town code
410674

People and work in Lalsingi

Population
7,078
3,581 male · 3,497 female
Households
1,627
about 4.4 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
87.5%
men 92.9% · women 81.9%above urban Ganjam (83.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
977
above urban Ganjam (941)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
944
People per km²
1,774
Scheduled Castes
1,017 (14.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
131 (1.9%)

What the 2,435 workers did

  • Cultivators96 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers49 (2.0%)
  • Household industry55 (2.3%)
  • Other work1,805 (74.1%)
  • Marginal workers430 (17.7%)

Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).

Place and climate

Area
3.99 km²
Population class
Class V
Community development block
Bhanjanagar
Annual rainfall
1,170.78 mm
Temperature range
9°C to 46.47°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
180 km by road
District headquarters
Chhatrapur, 106 km
Nearest railway station
Brahmapur, 84 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Brahmapur, 84 km
Roads
4 km pucca, 2 km kutcha
Fire station
In the town
Homes with electricity connections
1,500

Schools and colleges

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

Health

Medicine shops
3

Banks, culture and products

Co-operative banks
1
Stadiums
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: Bhanjanagar sub-district · People of Ganjam district

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