Notified Area Council · Mayurbhanj district
Udala
Udala is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 13,152 people in 3,052 households, up 12.3% from 11,712 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 13,152
- Literacy
- 87.8%
- Area
- 7.89 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Udala
- LGD body code
- 250479
People and work in Udala
- Population
- 13,152
- 6,701 male · 6,451 female
- Households
- 3,052
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.8%
- men 92.1% · women 83.3%above urban Mayurbhanj (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 963
- about the same as urban Mayurbhanj (956)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 858
- People per km²
- 1,667
- Scheduled Castes
- 985 (7.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,302 (25.1%)
What the 4,980 workers did
- Cultivators149 (3.0%)
- Agricultural labourers301 (6.0%)
- Household industry139 (2.8%)
- Other work3,286 (66.0%)
- Marginal workers1,105 (22.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1981
Census counts for each decade in which Udala was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 7.89 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Udala
- Annual rainfall
- 1,736.82 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 242 km by road
- District headquarters
- Baripada, 45 km
- Nearest railway station
- Baripada, 45 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Baleswar, 58 km
- Roads
- 55 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,908
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (10 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 8 (5 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 52 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 14
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 3
- Main manufactured products
- Rice, Sabai Grass Products, Sal Leaf Plate
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: Udala sub-district · People of Mayurbhanj district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Udala as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.