Municipal Corporation · Khordha district
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is a municipal corporation — the largest form of urban local government in Odisha, in Khordha district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 8,43,402 people in 1,96,988 households, up 30.1% from 6,48,032 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 8,43,402
- Literacy
- 91.9%
- Area
- 135 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 81
- Sub-district
- Bhubaneswar (M.Corp.)
- LGD body code
- 250520
People and work in Bhubaneswar
- Population
- 8,43,402
- 4,46,204 male · 3,97,198 female
- Households
- 1,96,988
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 91.9%
- men 94.7% · women 88.7%about the same as urban Khordha (91.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 890
- about the same as urban Khordha (898)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 904
- People per km²
- 6,247
- Scheduled Castes
- 70,230 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 42,389 (5.0%)
What the 3,10,464 workers did
- Cultivators1,761 (0.6%)
- Agricultural labourers2,972 (1.0%)
- Household industry14,895 (4.8%)
- Other work2,54,905 (82.1%)
- Marginal workers35,931 (11.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Including its outgrowths — built-up areas next to the town that the census counts with it — Bhubaneswar had 8,85,363 people in 2011.
Population since 1951
Census counts for each decade in which Bhubaneswar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 135 km²
- Population class
- Class I
- Community development block
- Bhubaneswar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,400 mm
- Temperature range
- 8.6°C to 47°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- State capital
- District headquarters
- Khordha, 30 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhubaneswar (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Cuttack, 30 km
- Roads
- 614.39 km pucca, 300.73 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,52,167
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 261 (171 government, 90 private)
- Middle schools
- 123 (63 government, 60 private)
- Secondary schools
- 55 (29 government, 26 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 40 (15 government, 25 private)
- Degree colleges
- 51
- Medical colleges
- 3
- Engineering colleges
- 12
- Management institutes
- 11
- Polytechnics
- 5
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 8, 2,250 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 2
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 15
- Nursing homes
- 27
- Family welfare centres
- 9
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 3
- Veterinary hospitals
- 4
- Medicine shops
- 1,296
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 140
- Private banks
- 32
- Co-operative banks
- 7
- Cinema halls
- 12
- Public libraries
- 10
- Reading rooms
- 14
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 19
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Rice, Kora Khai, Coconut
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: Bhubaneswar (M.Corp.) sub-district · People of Khordha district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Bhubaneswar as a municipal corporation (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.