Municipality · Jagatsinghpur district
Paradip
Paradip is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 68,585 people in 17,485 households, down 6.8% from 73,625 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 68,585
- Literacy
- 85.9%
- Area
- 23.4 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 18
- Sub-district
- Paradip
- LGD body code
- 263324
People and work in Paradip
- Population
- 68,585
- 37,300 male · 31,285 female
- Households
- 17,485
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.9%
- men 90.3% · women 80.8%below urban Jagatsinghpur (87.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 839
- below urban Jagatsinghpur (900)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 858
- People per km²
- 2,931
- Scheduled Castes
- 7,167 (10.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,924 (4.3%)
What the 24,124 workers did
- Cultivators56 (0.2%)
- Agricultural labourers88 (0.4%)
- Household industry426 (1.8%)
- Other work21,606 (89.6%)
- Marginal workers1,948 (8.1%)
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 Paradip was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 23.4 km²
- Population class
- Class II
- Community development block
- Kujang
- Annual rainfall
- 1,650 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 120 km by road
- District headquarters
- Jagatsinghpur, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paradeep (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 90 km
- Roads
- 120 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 6,130
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 20 (13 government, 7 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (5 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 3, 84 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 17
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 4
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Fertillser, Veg Oil, Carbon
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 Jagatsinghpur
See also: Paradip sub-district · People of Jagatsinghpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Paradip as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.