Bhanjanagar is a Notified Area Committee city in district of Ganjam, Orissa. The Bhanjanagar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Bhanjanagar Notified Area Committee has population of 20,482 of which 10,308 are males while 10,174 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1960 which is 9.57 % of total population of Bhanjanagar (NAC). In Bhanjanagar Notified Area Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 987 against state average of 979. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Bhanjanagar is around 896 compared to Orissa state average of 941. Literacy rate of Bhanjanagar city is 89.25 % higher than state average of 72.87 %. In Bhanjanagar, Male literacy is around 93.88 % while female literacy rate is 84.61 %.
Bhanjanagar Notified Area Committee has total administration over 4,546 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Bhanjanagar 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Bhanjanagar Notified Area Committee in 2024 is approximately
28,900.
The schedule census of 2021 for Bhanjanagar city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Bhanjanagar city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Bhanjanagar town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Bhanjanagar Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.48 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.27 % of total population in Bhanjanagar (NAC).
Bhanjanagar Work Profile
Out of total population, 7,250 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 5,533 were males while 1,717 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 7250 working population, 82.29 % were engaged in Main Work while 17.71 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.