Notified Area Council · Kandhamal district
G. Udayagiri
G. Udayagiri is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Kandhamal district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 11,302 people in 2,697 households, up 10.8% from 10,204 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 11,302
- Literacy
- 87.0%
- Area
- 13.24 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- G.Udayagiri
- LGD body code
- 250547
People and work in G. Udayagiri
- Population
- 11,302
- 5,357 male · 5,945 female
- Households
- 2,697
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.0%
- men 93.3% · women 81.5%about the same as urban Kandhamal (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,110
- above urban Kandhamal (984)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 876
- People per km²
- 854
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,473 (13.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,019 (26.7%)
What the 3,669 workers did
- Cultivators65 (1.8%)
- Agricultural labourers207 (5.6%)
- Household industry48 (1.3%)
- Other work2,840 (77.4%)
- Marginal workers509 (13.9%)
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 1981
Census counts for each decade in which G. Udayagiri was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 13.24 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- G.Udaygiri
- Annual rainfall
- 1,513.43 mm
- Temperature range
- 4°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 212 km by road
- District headquarters
- Phulbani, 58 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 123 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 123 km
- Roads
- 100 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 12 (5 government, 7 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (4 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 6
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Turmeric Powder, Khali ( Sala Leaf), Phula Jhadu
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: G.Udayagiri sub-district · People of Kandhamal district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists G. Udayagiri as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.