Municipality · Sundargarh district
Rajagangapur
Rajagangapur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Sundargarh district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 51,362 people in 10,866 households, up 17.8% from 43,594 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 51,362
- Literacy
- 84.3%
- Area
- 26.99 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 20
- Sub-district
- Rajagangapur
- LGD body code
- 250459
People and work in Rajagangapur
- Population
- 51,362
- 26,259 male · 25,103 female
- Households
- 10,866
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.3%
- men 89.4% · women 79.1%below urban Sundargarh (85.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 956
- above urban Sundargarh (917)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 908
- People per km²
- 1,903
- Scheduled Castes
- 4,256 (8.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12,313 (24.0%)
What the 16,322 workers did
- Cultivators142 (0.9%)
- Agricultural labourers72 (0.4%)
- Household industry536 (3.3%)
- Other work14,085 (86.3%)
- Marginal workers1,487 (9.1%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1961
Census counts for each decade in which Rajagangapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 26.99 km²
- Population class
- Class II
- Community development block
- Rajagangapur
- Annual rainfall
- 904 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 47°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 475 km by road
- District headquarters
- Sundargarh, 65 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rajgangpur (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Rourkela, 35 km
- Roads
- 60 km pucca, 150 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 5,217
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 17 (12 government, 5 private)
- Middle schools
- 18 (10 government, 8 private)
- Secondary schools
- 9 (5 government, 4 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 5 (1 government, 4 private)
- Degree colleges
- 2
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 42 beds
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Nursing homes
- 5
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 24
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 3
- Private banks
- 3
- Co-operative banks
- 3
- Cinema halls
- 3
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 5
- Stadiums
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Cement, M.S.Rod, Silica Bricks
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
- Sundargarh
- Biramitrapur
- Jalda
- Panposh
- Kuanrmunda
- Hatibandha
- Lathikata
- Banaigarh
- Koida
- Tensa
- O.C.L.
See also: Rajagangapur sub-district · People of Sundargarh district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Rajagangapur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.