Notified Area Council · Nuapada district
Khariar Road
Khariar Road is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Nuapada district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 18,967 people in 4,322 households, up 14.1% from 16,629 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 18,967
- Literacy
- 78.4%
- Area
- 29.53 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 17
- Sub-district
- Jonk
- LGD body code
- 250556
People and work in Khariar Road
- Population
- 18,967
- 9,526 male · 9,441 female
- Households
- 4,322
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.4%
- men 85.2% · women 71.6%about the same as urban Nuapada (79.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 991
- about the same as urban Nuapada (983)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 934
- People per km²
- 642
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,587 (18.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,155 (6.1%)
What the 7,309 workers did
- Cultivators437 (6.0%)
- Agricultural labourers286 (3.9%)
- Household industry265 (3.6%)
- Other work5,068 (69.3%)
- Marginal workers1,253 (17.1%)
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 Road was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 29.53 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Nuapada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,168.35 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 46°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 535 km by road
- District headquarters
- Nuapada, 10 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khariar Road (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 200 km
- Roads
- 40 km pucca, 43.44 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,135
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (11 government, 4 private)
- Middle schools
- 9 (6 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 16 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 8
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Rice Mill, Aluminium Utensil, Fabricated Goods
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: Jonk sub-district · People of Nuapada district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Khariar Road as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.