Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Rambha
Rambha is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 12,111 people in 2,495 households, up 13.0% from 10,715 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 12,111
- Literacy
- 75.5%
- Area
- 7.77 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Rambha
- LGD body code
- 250536
People and work in Rambha
- Population
- 12,111
- 6,113 male · 5,998 female
- Households
- 2,495
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.5%
- men 85.7% · women 65.1%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 964
- People per km²
- 1,559
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,960 (32.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12 (0.1%)
What the 3,986 workers did
- Cultivators275 (6.9%)
- Agricultural labourers187 (4.7%)
- Household industry198 (5.0%)
- Other work2,403 (60.3%)
- Marginal workers923 (23.2%)
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 Rambha was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 7.77 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Ganjam
- Annual rainfall
- 1,192 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 150 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rambha (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 70 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,900
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 10 (8 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 6 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Maternity homes
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 4
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Cashew, Maize, Prawn
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
- 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: Rambha sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Rambha as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.