Census town · Ganjam district
Pathar
Pathar 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 6,072 people in 1,229 households.
- Population (2011)
- 6,072
- Literacy
- 74.2%
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- Sub-district
- Khalikote
- Census town code
- 411948
People and work in Pathar
- Population
- 6,072
- 3,064 male · 3,008 female
- Households
- 1,229
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.2%
- men 81.2% · women 67.1%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 888
- People per km²
- 22,489
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,258 (86.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 42 (0.7%)
What the 1,958 workers did
- Cultivators21 (1.1%)
- Agricultural labourers8 (0.4%)
- Household industry13 (0.7%)
- Other work1,632 (83.4%)
- Marginal workers284 (14.5%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Khallikote
- Annual rainfall
- 1,290 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 110 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 52 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhejiput, 2 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 75 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 3 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Mohanpur, 8 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,524
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 25 beds
- Medicine shops
- 2
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised 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
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- 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. Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.