Municipality · Kandhamal district
Phulabani
Phulabani is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Kandhamal district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 37,371 people in 8,652 households, up 10.3% from 33,890 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 37,371
- Literacy
- 89.0%
- Area
- 16 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Phulabani Town
- LGD body code
- 250546
People and work in Phulabani
- Population
- 37,371
- 19,337 male · 18,034 female
- Households
- 8,652
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.0%
- men 94.6% · women 83.1%above urban Kandhamal (86.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 933
- below urban Kandhamal (984)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 895
- People per km²
- 2,336
- Scheduled Castes
- 9,157 (24.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,376 (11.7%)
What the 13,350 workers did
- Cultivators111 (0.8%)
- Agricultural labourers247 (1.9%)
- Household industry334 (2.5%)
- Other work10,362 (77.6%)
- Marginal workers2,296 (17.2%)
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 Phulabani was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 16 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Phulbani
- Annual rainfall
- 1,611.24 mm
- Temperature range
- 3.32°C to 42.72°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 211 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Redhakhol, 98 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 165 km
- Roads
- 150 km pucca, 21.61 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 8,300
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (3 government, 12 private)
- Middle schools
- 17 (11 government, 6 private)
- Secondary schools
- 10 (5 government, 5 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Degree colleges
- 7
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 186 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 19
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 4
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 6
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Turmeric, Tamarind
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: Phulabani Town sub-district · People of Kandhamal district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Phulabani as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.