Census town · Ganjam district
Pitala
Pitala 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 4,458 people in 907 households.
- Population (2011)
- 4,458
- Literacy
- 75.2%
- Area
- 3.11 km²
- Sub-district
- Hinjili
- Census town code
- 412347
People and work in Pitala
- Population
- 4,458
- 2,265 male · 2,193 female
- Households
- 907
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.2%
- men 82.7% · women 67.4%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 896
- People per km²
- 1,433
- Scheduled Castes
- 902 (20.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,862 workers did
- Cultivators76 (4.1%)
- Agricultural labourers163 (8.8%)
- Household industry395 (21.2%)
- Other work447 (24.0%)
- Marginal workers781 (41.9%)
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
- 3.11 km²
- Population class
- Class VI
- Community development block
- Sheragada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,972 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 170 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 54 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 32 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 32 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 879
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, 6 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 2
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Weaving
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
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Hinjili sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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