Notified Area Council · Nayagarh district
Khandapada
Khandapada is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Nayagarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 9,038 people in 1,877 households, up 3.2% from 8,757 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 9,038
- Literacy
- 88.7%
- Area
- 20 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Khandapada
- LGD body code
- 250510
People and work in Khandapada
- Population
- 9,038
- 4,703 male · 4,335 female
- Households
- 1,877
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.7%
- men 94.7% · women 82.4%about the same as urban Nayagarh (87.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 922
- about the same as urban Nayagarh (916)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 746
- People per km²
- 452
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,469 (16.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 462 (5.1%)
What the 2,684 workers did
- Cultivators160 (6.0%)
- Agricultural labourers40 (1.5%)
- Household industry72 (2.7%)
- Other work1,886 (70.3%)
- Marginal workers526 (19.6%)
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 1991
Census counts for each decade in which Khandapada was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 20 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Khandapada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,449.1 mm
- Temperature range
- 11°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 85 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nayagarh, 18 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khordha Road, 82 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 85 km
- Roads
- 36 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,184
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 6 (4 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 4 (2 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 18 beds
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 8
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
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 Nayagarh
See also: Khandapada sub-district · People of Nayagarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Khandapada as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.