Notified Area Council · Sambalpur district
Kochinda
Kochinda is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Sambalpur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 15,576 people in 3,927 households, up 14.6% from 13,586 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 15,576
- Literacy
- 81.9%
- Area
- 16.84 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Kochinda
- LGD body code
- 250453
People and work in Kochinda
- Population
- 15,576
- 7,837 male · 7,739 female
- Households
- 3,927
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.9%
- men 87.5% · women 76.3%below urban Sambalpur (84.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 987
- above urban Sambalpur (948)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 942
- People per km²
- 925
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,023 (13.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,278 (27.5%)
What the 6,121 workers did
- Cultivators896 (14.6%)
- Agricultural labourers175 (2.9%)
- Household industry175 (2.9%)
- Other work3,698 (60.4%)
- Marginal workers1,177 (19.2%)
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 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Kochinda was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 16.84 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Kochinda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,546.51 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 325 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sambalpur, 80 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jharsuguda, 45 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 80 km
- Roads
- 50 km pucca, 150 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,822
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 12 (9 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 4 (4 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (2 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 44 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 2
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 1
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Collection Of Kendu Leaf, Agriculture, Collection Of Mahua Flower
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 Sambalpur
See also: Kochinda sub-district · People of Sambalpur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kochinda as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.