Notified Area Council · Kendrapara district
Pattamundai
Pattamundai is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Kendrapara district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 36,528 people in 7,174 households, up 11.6% from 32,730 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 36,528
- Literacy
- 86.9%
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 20
- Sub-district
- Pattamundai
- LGD body code
- 250490
People and work in Pattamundai
- Population
- 36,528
- 18,549 male · 17,979 female
- Households
- 7,174
- about 5.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.9%
- men 92.6% · women 81.1%below urban Kendrapara (88.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 969
- above urban Kendrapara (954)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 910
- People per km²
- 14,611
- Scheduled Castes
- 11,199 (30.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 17 (0.0%)
What the 12,312 workers did
- Cultivators1,550 (12.6%)
- Agricultural labourers1,129 (9.2%)
- Household industry75 (0.6%)
- Other work7,303 (59.3%)
- Marginal workers2,255 (18.3%)
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 1991
Census counts for each decade in which Pattamundai was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Pattamundai
- Annual rainfall
- 1,540 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 117 km by road
- District headquarters
- Kendrapara, 22 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paradeep, 55 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 88 km
- Roads
- 300 km pucca, 99 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,788
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 31 (25 government, 6 private)
- Middle schools
- 10 (9 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (5 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 30 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 4
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 2
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 4
- Reading rooms
- 4
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Bakery Product, Ice Cream
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 Kendrapara
See also: Pattamundai sub-district · People of Kendrapara district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Pattamundai as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.