Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Polasara
Polasara is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 23,119 people in 4,806 households, up 18.1% from 19,568 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 23,119
- Literacy
- 78.6%
- Area
- 36.26 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 19
- Sub-district
- Polasara
- LGD body code
- 250533
People and work in Polasara
- Population
- 23,119
- 11,876 male · 11,243 female
- Households
- 4,806
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.6%
- men 87.0% · women 69.8%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 872
- People per km²
- 638
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,236 (14.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 176 (0.8%)
What the 9,090 workers did
- Cultivators690 (7.6%)
- Agricultural labourers698 (7.7%)
- Household industry488 (5.4%)
- Other work3,803 (41.8%)
- Marginal workers3,411 (37.5%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Polasara was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 36.26 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Polasara
- Annual rainfall
- 1,432 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 160 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 65 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khallikote, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahampur, 60 km
- Roads
- 49.34 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,720
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (10 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 4
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 19
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
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
- 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
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Polasara sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Polasara as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.