Notified Area Council · Subarnapur district
Tarbha
Tarbha is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Subarnapur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 8,334 people in 1,931 households, up 4.3% from 7,989 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 8,334
- Literacy
- 82.7%
- Area
- 13 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Tarbha
- LGD body code
- 250549
People and work in Tarbha
- Population
- 8,334
- 4,221 male · 4,113 female
- Households
- 1,931
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.7%
- men 89.8% · women 75.5%about the same as urban Subarnapur (83.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 974
- above urban Subarnapur (945)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 912
- People per km²
- 641
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,183 (14.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 82 (1.0%)
What the 3,019 workers did
- Cultivators275 (9.1%)
- Agricultural labourers58 (1.9%)
- Household industry241 (8.0%)
- Other work1,964 (65.1%)
- Marginal workers481 (15.9%)
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 Tarbha was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 13 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Tarbha
- Annual rainfall
- 1,480 mm
- Temperature range
- 8°C to 40°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 315 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sonepur, 30 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balangir, 21 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 150 km
- Roads
- 15 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 551
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 12 (10 government, 2 private)
- Middle schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 4 (3 government, 1 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 1
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 20 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 6
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Food Products, Bamboo Products, Leather Shoes
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 Subarnapur
See also: Tarbha sub-district · People of Subarnapur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Tarbha as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.