Municipality · Kalahandi district
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 69,045 people in 15,599 households.
- Population (2011)
- 69,045
- Literacy
- 85.0%
- Area
- 15.4 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 20
- Sub-district
- Sadar
- LGD body code
- 250558
People and work in Bhawanipatna
- Population
- 69,045
- 35,506 male · 33,539 female
- Households
- 15,599
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.0%
- men 91.0% · women 78.7%above urban Kalahandi (81.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 945
- about the same as urban Kalahandi (953)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 911
- People per km²
- 4,483
- Scheduled Castes
- 12,889 (18.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,016 (5.8%)
What the 23,705 workers did
- Cultivators264 (1.1%)
- Agricultural labourers322 (1.4%)
- Household industry712 (3.0%)
- Other work18,745 (79.1%)
- Marginal workers3,662 (15.4%)
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 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Bhawanipatna was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 15.4 km²
- Population class
- Class II
- Community development block
- Bhawanipatna
- Annual rainfall
- 1,408.97 mm
- Temperature range
- 6°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 418 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Kesinga, 35 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 320 km
- Roads
- 160 km pucca, 80 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 10,759
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 38 (30 government, 8 private)
- Middle schools
- 16 (10 government, 6 private)
- Secondary schools
- 12 (6 government, 6 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (1 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 9
- Engineering colleges
- 2
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 150 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 4
- Nursing homes
- 4
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 28
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 8
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 7
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Fabricabin, Bread And Biscuits, Wheat Grinding
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 Kalahandi
See also: Sadar sub-district · People of Kalahandi district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Bhawanipatna as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.