Municipality · Jharsuguda district
Belpahar
Belpahar is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Jharsuguda district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 38,993 people in 8,821 households.
- Population (2011)
- 38,993
- Literacy
- 82.8%
- Area
- 41.65 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 16
- Sub-district
- Belpahar
- LGD body code
- 250450
People and work in Belpahar
- Population
- 38,993
- 20,299 male · 18,694 female
- Households
- 8,821
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.8%
- men 89.4% · women 75.6%below urban Jharsuguda (83.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 921
- about the same as urban Jharsuguda (918)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 954
- People per km²
- 936
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,673 (12.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 8,719 (22.4%)
What the 13,848 workers did
- Cultivators244 (1.8%)
- Agricultural labourers128 (0.9%)
- Household industry582 (4.2%)
- Other work11,298 (81.6%)
- Marginal workers1,596 (11.5%)
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
- 41.65 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Lakhanpur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,158 mm
- Temperature range
- 9.8°C to 46.4°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 350 km by road
- District headquarters
- Jharsuguda, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Belpahar (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 80 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,510
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 21 (17 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 15 (10 government, 5 private)
- Secondary schools
- 8 (3 government, 5 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 85 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Bricks
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 Jharsuguda
See also: Belpahar sub-district · People of Jharsuguda district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Belpahar as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.