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Census town · Jajpur district

Brahmabarada

Brahmabarada 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 Jajpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 10,721 people in 2,260 households.

Population (2011)
10,721
Literacy
86.7%
Area
4.17 km²
Sub-district
Dharmasala
Census town code
401372

People and work in Brahmabarada

Population
10,721
5,433 male · 5,288 female
Households
2,260
about 4.7 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
86.7%
men 91.4% · women 81.9%about the same as urban Jajpur (86.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
973
above urban Jajpur (944)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
1,028
People per km²
2,571
Scheduled Castes
453 (4.2%)
Scheduled Tribes
1 (0.0%)

What the 2,917 workers did

  • Cultivators295 (10.1%)
  • Agricultural labourers319 (10.9%)
  • Household industry210 (7.2%)
  • Other work1,729 (59.3%)
  • Marginal workers364 (12.5%)

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
4.17 km²
Population class
Class IV
Community development block
Rasulpur
Annual rainfall
1,240.42 mm
Temperature range
9°C to 43°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
110 km by road
District headquarters
Jajpur, 21 km
Nearest railway station
Haridaspur, 30 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Cuttack, 80 km
Roads
3 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
Fire station
Nearest at Jajpur, 21 km
Homes with electricity connections
1,250

Schools and colleges

Primary schools
4 (3 government, 1 private)
Middle schools
3 (2 government, 1 private)
Secondary schools
4 (2 government, 2 private)
Senior secondary schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)

Health

Medicine shops
5

Banks, culture and products

Nationalised banks
2
Auditoriums / community halls
1
Stadiums
1
Main manufactured products
Paddy, Groundnut, Bidi

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 Jajpur

See also: Dharmasala sub-district · People of Jajpur district

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