Notified Area Council · Koraput district
Kotpad
Kotpad is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Koraput district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 16,326 people in 3,878 households.
- Population (2011)
- 16,326
- Literacy
- 76.2%
- Area
- 13 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Kotpad
- LGD body code
- 250570
People and work in Kotpad
- Population
- 16,326
- 7,945 male · 8,381 female
- Households
- 3,878
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.2%
- men 83.6% · women 69.3%below urban Koraput (81.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,055
- above urban Koraput (966)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 998
- People per km²
- 1,256
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,110 (12.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,986 (24.4%)
What the 6,471 workers did
- Cultivators344 (5.3%)
- Agricultural labourers242 (3.7%)
- Household industry329 (5.1%)
- Other work3,602 (55.7%)
- Marginal workers1,954 (30.2%)
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
- 13 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Kotpad
- Annual rainfall
- 1,341.97 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 580 km by road
- District headquarters
- Koraput, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotpad (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Visakapatanam, 140 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 45 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,500
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (11 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (4 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 2
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Vegetable, Jaggery
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 Koraput
See also: Kotpad sub-district · People of Koraput district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kotpad as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.