Notified Area Council · Rayagada district
Gunupur
Gunupur is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Rayagada district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 24,162 people in 5,561 households, up 14.0% from 21,198 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 24,162
- Literacy
- 76.5%
- Area
- 11.7 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 19
- Sub-district
- Gunupur
- LGD body code
- 250564
People and work in Gunupur
- Population
- 24,162
- 11,962 male · 12,200 female
- Households
- 5,561
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 76.5%
- men 84.1% · women 69.0%below urban Rayagada (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,020
- above urban Rayagada (981)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 985
- People per km²
- 2,065
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,929 (20.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,322 (9.6%)
What the 9,355 workers did
- Cultivators215 (2.3%)
- Agricultural labourers595 (6.4%)
- Household industry210 (2.2%)
- Other work6,518 (69.7%)
- Marginal workers1,817 (19.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Including its outgrowths — built-up areas next to the town that the census counts with it — Gunupur had 28,870 people in 2011.
Population since 1941
Census counts for each decade in which Gunupur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 11.7 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Gunupur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,372.2 mm
- Temperature range
- 6.7°C to 47.8°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 356 km by road
- District headquarters
- Rayagada, 75 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gunupur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 165 km
- Roads
- 60 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 6,013
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 27 (19 government, 8 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Engineering colleges
- 1
- Management institutes
- 1
- Polytechnics
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 60 beds
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 17
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 2
- 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 Rayagada
See also: Gunupur sub-district · People of Rayagada district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Gunupur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.