Notified Area Council · Mayurbhanj district
Rairangpur
Rairangpur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 25,516 people in 5,654 households, up 16.5% from 21,896 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 25,516
- Literacy
- 86.5%
- Area
- 14.38 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 27
- Sub-district
- Rairangpur Town
- LGD body code
- 250478
People and work in Rairangpur
- Population
- 25,516
- 12,622 male · 12,894 female
- Households
- 5,654
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.5%
- men 91.6% · women 81.7%about the same as urban Mayurbhanj (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,022
- above urban Mayurbhanj (956)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 889
- People per km²
- 1,774
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,258 (8.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,757 (18.6%)
What the 8,519 workers did
- Cultivators268 (3.1%)
- Agricultural labourers225 (2.6%)
- Household industry207 (2.4%)
- Other work6,464 (75.9%)
- Marginal workers1,355 (15.9%)
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 — Rairangpur had 34,929 people in 2011.
Population since 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Rairangpur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 14.38 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Rairangpur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,180.36 mm
- Temperature range
- 7°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 350 km by road
- District headquarters
- Baripada, 85 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rairangpur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Baripada, 85 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 40 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,800
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 28 (13 government, 15 private)
- Middle schools
- 12 (10 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 9 (4 government, 5 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 80 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 14
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 5
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 7
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Dynafoam, Mayurbhanj Matchies, Mayur Metals Pvt Ltd
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: Rairangpur Town sub-district · People of Mayurbhanj district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Rairangpur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.