Census town · Ganjam district
Sheragada
Sheragada 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 6,653 people in 1,362 households.
- Population (2011)
- 6,653
- Literacy
- 79.8%
- Area
- 4.8 km²
- Sub-district
- Seragad
- Census town code
- 412551
People and work in Sheragada
- Population
- 6,653
- 3,426 male · 3,227 female
- Households
- 1,362
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.8%
- men 87.2% · women 72.2%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 942
- about the same as urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 793
- People per km²
- 1,386
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,524 (22.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 16 (0.2%)
What the 2,639 workers did
- Cultivators153 (5.8%)
- Agricultural labourers90 (3.4%)
- Household industry125 (4.7%)
- Other work1,439 (54.5%)
- Marginal workers832 (31.5%)
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
- 4.8 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Sheragada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,688 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 190 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 45 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 45 km
- Roads
- 4 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,120
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 7
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Redgram, Harar
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
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Seragad sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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