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Census town · Rayagada district

Kalyanasingpur

Kalyanasingpur 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 Rayagada district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 4,660 people in 1,197 households.

Population (2011)
4,660
Literacy
64.2%
Area
8.52 km²
Sub-district
Kalyanasingpur
Census town code
425727

People and work in Kalyanasingpur

Population
4,660
2,318 male · 2,342 female
Households
1,197
about 3.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
64.2%
men 75.1% · women 53.6%below urban Rayagada (78.0%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,010
above urban Rayagada (981)
Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
892
People per km²
547
Scheduled Castes
975 (20.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,301 (27.9%)

What the 1,874 workers did

  • Cultivators72 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural labourers13 (0.7%)
  • Household industry60 (3.2%)
  • Other work733 (39.1%)
  • Marginal workers996 (53.1%)

Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).

Place and climate

Area
8.52 km²
Population class
Class VI
Community development block
Kalyan Singhpur
Annual rainfall
1,200 mm
Temperature range
9°C to 43°C
Distance to Bhubaneswar
600 km by road
District headquarters
Rayagada, 48 km
Nearest railway station
Sikarapai, 16 km
Nearest city of 1 lakh+
Brahmapur, 265 km
Roads
4 km pucca, 2 km kutcha
Fire station
Nearest at Rayagada, 48 km
Homes with electricity connections
825

Schools and colleges

Primary schools
6 (4 government, 2 private)
Middle schools
2 (2 government, 0 private)
Secondary schools
1 (1 government, 0 private)

Health

Hospitals (allopathic)
1, 6 beds
Hospitals (other systems)
1
Family welfare centres
1
Veterinary hospitals
1

Banks, culture and products

Nationalised banks
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 Rayagada

See also: Kalyanasingpur sub-district · People of Rayagada district

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