Census town · Ganjam district
Suvani
Suvani 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 7,993 people in 1,624 households.
- Population (2011)
- 7,993
- Literacy
- 53.7%
- Area
- 25 km²
- Sub-district
- Golanthara
- Census town code
- 412725
People and work in Suvani
- Population
- 7,993
- 4,020 male · 3,973 female
- Households
- 1,624
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.7%
- men 70.5% · women 36.8%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 988
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 975
- People per km²
- 320
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,435 (55.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 3,852 workers did
- Cultivators125 (3.2%)
- Agricultural labourers420 (10.9%)
- Household industry25 (0.6%)
- Other work1,704 (44.2%)
- Marginal workers1,578 (41.0%)
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
- 25 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Ghikiti
- Annual rainfall
- 928.5 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 210 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 70 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ichhapuram, 10 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 70 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 6 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Ichapuram, 7 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 510
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Private banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Salt, Dry Fish, Paddy
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
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Golanthara sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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