Census town · Ganjam district
Venkatraipur
Venkatraipur 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 4,401 people in 1,098 households.
- Population (2011)
- 4,401
- Literacy
- 53.9%
- Area
- 2.57 km²
- Sub-district
- Gopalpur
- Census town code
- 412633
People and work in Venkatraipur
- Population
- 4,401
- 2,092 male · 2,309 female
- Households
- 1,098
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 53.9%
- men 64.4% · women 44.9%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,104
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 743
- People per km²
- 1,712
- Scheduled Castes
- 292 (6.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 8 (0.2%)
What the 1,642 workers did
- Cultivators54 (3.3%)
- Agricultural labourers70 (4.3%)
- Household industry18 (1.1%)
- Other work744 (45.3%)
- Marginal workers756 (46.0%)
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
- 2.57 km²
- Population class
- Class VI
- Community development block
- Rangeilunda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,170.4 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 150 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 15 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 15 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 15 km
- Roads
- 5 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Berhampur, 15 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
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
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Mundamarai
See also: Gopalpur sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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