Census town · Khordha district
Pratapsasan
Pratapsasan 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 12,830 people in 2,576 households.
- Population (2011)
- 12,830
- Literacy
- 86.6%
- Area
- 6.65 km²
- Sub-district
- Balianta
- Census town code
- 407607
People and work in Pratapsasan
- Population
- 12,830
- 6,634 male · 6,196 female
- Households
- 2,576
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.6%
- men 92.0% · women 80.8%below urban Khordha (91.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 934
- above urban Khordha (898)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 952
- People per km²
- 1,929
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,928 (15.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 149 (1.2%)
What the 4,405 workers did
- Cultivators139 (3.2%)
- Agricultural labourers319 (7.2%)
- Household industry315 (7.2%)
- Other work3,331 (75.6%)
- Marginal workers301 (6.8%)
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
- 6.65 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Balianta
- Annual rainfall
- 1,396.42 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 41°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 15 km by road
- District headquarters
- Khordha, 50 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhubaneswar, 15 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 15 km
- Roads
- 15 km pucca, 30 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Khordha, 4 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,326
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 9 (7 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 6 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 13
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Bel Metal Utensils, Alluminium Utensils, Gold And Silver Ornaments
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: Balianta sub-district · People of Khordha district
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