Notified Area Council · Kalahandi district
Junagarh
Junagarh is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 19,656 people in 4,541 households, up 24.7% from 15,759 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 19,656
- Literacy
- 74.3%
- Area
- 15.54 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Junagarh
- LGD body code
- 250560
People and work in Junagarh
- Population
- 19,656
- 9,835 male · 9,821 female
- Households
- 4,541
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.3%
- men 82.4% · women 66.1%below urban Kalahandi (81.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- above urban Kalahandi (953)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 972
- People per km²
- 1,265
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,835 (14.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,091 (5.6%)
What the 7,421 workers did
- Cultivators390 (5.3%)
- Agricultural labourers675 (9.1%)
- Household industry171 (2.3%)
- Other work4,845 (65.3%)
- Marginal workers1,340 (18.1%)
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 Junagarh was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 15.54 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Junagarh
- Annual rainfall
- 1,125.5 mm
- Temperature range
- 6°C to 48°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 480 km by road
- District headquarters
- Bhawanipatna, 26 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kesinga, 61 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 276 km
- Roads
- 110 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,785
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 13 (10 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (3 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 6 (3 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 50 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 15
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
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: Junagarh sub-district · People of Kalahandi district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Junagarh as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.