Notified Area Council · Nuapada district
Khariar
Khariar is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Nuapada district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,087 people in 3,589 households, up 12.5% from 13,409 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 15,087
- Literacy
- 79.7%
- Area
- 23.83 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 13
- Sub-district
- Khariar
- LGD body code
- 250557
People and work in Khariar
- Population
- 15,087
- 7,644 male · 7,443 female
- Households
- 3,589
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 79.7%
- men 88.4% · women 70.8%about the same as urban Nuapada (79.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- about the same as urban Nuapada (983)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 947
- People per km²
- 633
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,226 (21.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,051 (7.0%)
What the 5,247 workers did
- Cultivators83 (1.6%)
- Agricultural labourers53 (1.0%)
- Household industry78 (1.5%)
- Other work3,803 (72.5%)
- Marginal workers1,230 (23.4%)
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 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Khariar was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 23.83 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Khariar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,098 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 44°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 488 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nuapada, 70 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kantabanji, 40 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Raipur, 148 km
- Roads
- 75 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,277
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 18 (13 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 13 (9 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 13
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 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 Nuapada
See also: Khariar sub-district · People of Nuapada district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Khariar as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.