Census town · Khordha district
Bhakarsahi
Bhakarsahi 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 Khordha district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 7,110 people in 1,606 households.
- Population (2011)
- 7,110
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 341.02 km²
- Sub-district
- Balipatna
- Census town code
- 407708
People and work in Bhakarsahi
- Population
- 7,110
- 3,643 male · 3,467 female
- Households
- 1,606
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- men 92.4% · women 80.4%below urban Khordha (91.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- above urban Khordha (898)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 930
- People per km²
- 21
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,427 (20.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 2,464 workers did
- Cultivators185 (7.5%)
- Agricultural labourers240 (9.7%)
- Household industry107 (4.3%)
- Other work1,084 (44.0%)
- Marginal workers848 (34.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 341.02 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Balipatana
- Annual rainfall
- 1,614 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 46.3°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 30 km by road
- District headquarters
- Khordha, 53 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhubaneswar, 30 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 30 km
- Roads
- 12.4 km pucca, 4 km kutcha
- Homes with electricity connections
- 306
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 7 (7 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 2
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: Balipatna sub-district · People of Khordha district
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