Notified Area Council · Ganjam district
Surada
Surada is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 14,867 people in 3,152 households, up 1.5% from 14,648 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 14,867
- Literacy
- 77.7%
- Area
- 3661 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Surada
- LGD body code
- 250528
People and work in Surada
- Population
- 14,867
- 7,505 male · 7,362 female
- Households
- 3,152
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.7%
- men 85.5% · women 69.7%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 981
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 986
- People per km²
- 4
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,546 (30.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 174 (1.2%)
What the 5,007 workers did
- Cultivators112 (2.2%)
- Agricultural labourers58 (1.2%)
- Household industry188 (3.8%)
- Other work3,962 (79.1%)
- Marginal workers687 (13.7%)
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 1941
Census counts for each decade in which Surada was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 3661 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Surada .
- Annual rainfall
- 1,244.4 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 212 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 97 km
- Nearest railway station
- Brahmapur, 20 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 77 km
- Roads
- 40 km pucca, 30 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,126
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 11 (6 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 10 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Bamboo Mats And Baskets, Bamboo
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
- 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: Surada sub-district · People of Ganjam district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Surada as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.