Census town · Kandhamal district
Baliguda
Baliguda 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 Kandhamal district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 16,611 people in 3,926 households, up 11.1% from 14,957 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 16,611
- Literacy
- 84.1%
- Area
- 16.64 km²
- Sub-district
- Baliguda
- Census town code
- 416820
People and work in Baliguda
- Population
- 16,611
- 8,389 male · 8,222 female
- Households
- 3,926
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.1%
- men 91.9% · women 76.1%below urban Kandhamal (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- about the same as urban Kandhamal (984)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 920
- People per km²
- 998
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,220 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,025 (12.2%)
What the 6,274 workers did
- Cultivators107 (1.7%)
- Agricultural labourers43 (0.7%)
- Household industry112 (1.8%)
- Other work4,688 (74.7%)
- Marginal workers1,324 (21.1%)
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 2001
Census counts for each decade in which Baliguda was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 16.64 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Baliguda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,975 mm
- Temperature range
- 2°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 290 km by road
- District headquarters
- Phulbani, 85 km
- Nearest railway station
- Muniguda, 102 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 192 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Phulbani, 85 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (13 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (7 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 66 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 1
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
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 Kandhamal
See also: Baliguda sub-district · People of Kandhamal district
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