Census town · Rayagada district
Tikarpada
Tikarpada 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 8,346 people in 2,072 households.
- Population (2011)
- 8,346
- Literacy
- 78.4%
- Area
- 2.7 km²
- Sub-district
- Muniguda
- Census town code
- 425011
People and work in Tikarpada
- Population
- 8,346
- 4,224 male · 4,122 female
- Households
- 2,072
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.4%
- men 84.7% · women 71.8%about the same as urban Rayagada (78.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- about the same as urban Rayagada (981)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 1,007
- People per km²
- 3,091
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,621 (19.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 697 (8.4%)
What the 3,024 workers did
- Cultivators29 (1.0%)
- Agricultural labourers37 (1.2%)
- Household industry89 (2.9%)
- Other work2,498 (82.6%)
- Marginal workers371 (12.3%)
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
- 2.7 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Muniguda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,140 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 380 km by road
- District headquarters
- Rayagada, 60 km
- Nearest railway station
- Muniguda (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 220 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 8 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Bissamcuttack, 16 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,000
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 7 (5 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 5 (3 government, 2 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 1 (0 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 3
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 6
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 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: Muniguda sub-district · People of Rayagada district
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