Notified Area Council · Khordha district
Balugaon
Balugaon is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Khordha district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 17,645 people in 3,735 households, up 11.5% from 15,823 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 17,645
- Literacy
- 81.7%
- Area
- 6.12 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Balugaon
- LGD body code
- 250517
People and work in Balugaon
- Population
- 17,645
- 9,150 male · 8,495 female
- Households
- 3,735
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.7%
- men 88.0% · women 75.1%below urban Khordha (91.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 928
- above urban Khordha (898)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 874
- People per km²
- 2,883
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,543 (25.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 68 (0.4%)
What the 6,078 workers did
- Cultivators83 (1.4%)
- Agricultural labourers90 (1.5%)
- Household industry154 (2.5%)
- Other work4,601 (75.7%)
- Marginal workers1,150 (18.9%)
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 1991
Census counts for each decade in which Balugaon was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 6.12 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Balugaon
- Annual rainfall
- 1,209 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 98 km by road
- District headquarters
- Khordha, 68 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balugaon (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 98 km
- Roads
- 54 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,110
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 19 (9 government, 10 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 34
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 4
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Dry Fish, Bakary Product, Flour
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 Khordha
See also: Balugaon sub-district · People of Khordha district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Balugaon as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.