Census town · Nayagarh district
Rajasunakhala
Rajasunakhala is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Nayagarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 6,299 people in 1,280 households.
- Population (2011)
- 6,299
- Literacy
- 88.5%
- Area
- 2.38 km²
- Sub-district
- Ranapur
- Census town code
- 406976
People and work in Rajasunakhala
- Population
- 6,299
- 3,253 male · 3,046 female
- Households
- 1,280
- about 4.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.5%
- men 94.2% · women 82.5%about the same as urban Nayagarh (87.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 936
- above urban Nayagarh (916)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 819
- People per km²
- 2,647
- Scheduled Castes
- 609 (9.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 230 (3.7%)
What the 1,925 workers did
- Cultivators147 (7.6%)
- Agricultural labourers168 (8.7%)
- Household industry73 (3.8%)
- Other work1,224 (63.6%)
- Marginal workers313 (16.3%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 2.38 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Ranapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,648 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 60 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nayagarh, 25 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khordha, 55 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Bhubaneswar, 60 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Homes with electricity connections
- 800
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 1
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: Ranapur sub-district · People of Nayagarh district
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