Municipality · Mayurbhanj district
Baripada
Baripada is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 1,09,743 people in 24,718 households, up 15.5% from 95,004 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 1,09,743
- Literacy
- 88.5%
- Area
- 29.65 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 31
- Sub-district
- Baripada (M)
- LGD body code
- 250481
People and work in Baripada
- Population
- 1,09,743
- 56,676 male · 53,067 female
- Households
- 24,718
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.5%
- men 92.5% · women 84.3%above urban Mayurbhanj (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 936
- below urban Mayurbhanj (956)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 903
- People per km²
- 3,701
- Scheduled Castes
- 12,478 (11.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 16,663 (15.2%)
What the 36,887 workers did
- Cultivators309 (0.8%)
- Agricultural labourers439 (1.2%)
- Household industry1,170 (3.2%)
- Other work29,346 (79.6%)
- Marginal workers5,623 (15.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Including its outgrowths — built-up areas next to the town that the census counts with it — Baripada had 1,16,849 people in 2011.
Population since 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Baripada was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 29.65 km²
- Population class
- Class I
- Community development block
- Baripada Municipality
- Annual rainfall
- 1,595.11 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 270 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Baripada (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Baleswar, 60 km
- Roads
- 75 km pucca, 89.44 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 10,400
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 43 (22 government, 21 private)
- Middle schools
- 21 (21 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 15 (12 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 5 (1 government, 4 private)
- Degree colleges
- 8
- Medical colleges
- 2
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Management institutes
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 5, 282 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 7
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 500
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 11
- Private banks
- 6
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 3
- Reading rooms
- 3
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 18
- Stadiums
- 3
- Main manufactured products
- Electric Bulb, Leaf Plate, Puffed Rice
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 Mayurbhanj
See also: Baripada (M) sub-district · People of Mayurbhanj district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Baripada as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.