Notified Area Council · Nabarangpur district
Umarkote
Umarkote is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Nabarangpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 28,993 people in 6,556 households, up 16.6% from 24,859 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 28,993
- Literacy
- 75.1%
- Area
- 25.9 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 14
- Sub-district
- Umarkote
- LGD body code
- 250567
People and work in Umarkote
- Population
- 28,993
- 14,640 male · 14,353 female
- Households
- 6,556
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.1%
- men 82.2% · women 67.8%below urban Nabarangpur (77.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 980
- below urban Nabarangpur (990)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 981
- People per km²
- 1,119
- Scheduled Castes
- 10,367 (35.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,097 (10.7%)
What the 11,208 workers did
- Cultivators891 (7.9%)
- Agricultural labourers937 (8.4%)
- Household industry139 (1.2%)
- Other work6,400 (57.1%)
- Marginal workers2,841 (25.3%)
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 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Umarkote was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 25.9 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Umarkote
- Annual rainfall
- 1,503.23 mm
- Temperature range
- 10.5°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 610 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nabarangpur, 65 km
- Nearest railway station
- Umri, 100 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Jeypur, 110 km
- Roads
- 25 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,056
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 26 (22 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 14 (11 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 7 (4 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 6
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 40 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Maternity homes
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 2
- Medicine shops
- 12
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 7
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 Nabarangpur
See also: Umarkote sub-district · People of Nabarangpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Umarkote as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.