Municipality · Sundargarh district
Biramitrapur
Biramitrapur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Sundargarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 33,442 people in 7,146 households, up 13.6% from 29,447 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 33,442
- Literacy
- 78.1%
- Area
- 21.8 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 11
- Sub-district
- Biramitrapur
- LGD body code
- 250462
People and work in Biramitrapur
- Population
- 33,442
- 16,854 male · 16,588 female
- Households
- 7,146
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 78.1%
- men 85.7% · women 70.5%below urban Sundargarh (85.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 984
- above urban Sundargarh (917)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 912
- People per km²
- 1,534
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,599 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12,382 (37.0%)
What the 11,539 workers did
- Cultivators146 (1.3%)
- Agricultural labourers114 (1.0%)
- Household industry391 (3.4%)
- Other work8,243 (71.4%)
- Marginal workers2,645 (22.9%)
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 1951
Census counts for each decade in which Biramitrapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 21.8 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Biramitrapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,650 mm
- Temperature range
- 10°C to 48°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 550 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sundargarh, 123 km
- Nearest railway station
- Birmitrapur, 2 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Rourkela, 35 km
- Roads
- 120 km pucca, 100 km kutcha
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,700
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 33 (30 government, 3 private)
- Middle schools
- 12 (9 government, 3 private)
- Secondary schools
- 7 (3 government, 4 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 2, 50 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 9
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 10
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Wooden Furniture, Bread
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 Sundargarh
- Raurkela
- Raurkela
- Rajagangapur
- Sundargarh
- Jalda
- Panposh
- Kuanrmunda
- Hatibandha
- Lathikata
- Banaigarh
- Koida
- Tensa
- O.C.L.
See also: Biramitrapur sub-district · People of Sundargarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Biramitrapur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.