# Dera Colliery Township, Anugul (Odisha) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Anugul, Odisha 

# Dera Colliery Township

Dera Colliery Township is a town in Colliery sub-district of Anugul district, Odisha (census town). The 2011 Census counted **15,787 people** in 3,716 households. Literacy was 89.7%.

- 15,787people (2011)
- 3,716households
- 89.7%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dera Colliery Township

■ Dera Colliery Township · ■ Anugul urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**837

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dera Colliery Township

Of every 100 households in Dera Colliery Township in 2011, 95 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Dera Colliery Township · ■ Anugul urban average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**35%

Tap water ****87%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**20%

Use banking services ****89%**

**71%

Television ****85%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****73%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****16%**

**50%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Dera Colliery Township work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,349 (91%) · **■** Household industry 130 (3%) · **■** Farming 45 (1%) · **■** Marginal 267 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Dera Colliery Township changed?

From 4,452 in 1981 to 18,592 in 2001.

**1981

**1991

**2001

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Dera Colliery Township in numbers and road distances

- Growth 2001–201115.1%
- Annual rainfall1,318 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 47 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)150 km by road
- Anugul (district HQ)25 km by road
- Cuttack (city of 1 lakh+)150 km by road
- Cuttack (city of 5 lakh+)150 km by road
- Talcher (railway station)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Dera Colliery Township

### Civic services

- Pucca roads50 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets2,932
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes2,800
- Electricity — industry3,010

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 155 beds · 14 doctors
- ●Dispensaries3 · 2 beds · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools5 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt · 1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Co-operative banks3

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Dera Colliery Township

- Hospitals1 in Dera Colliery Township
- Banks1 in Dera Colliery Township

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dera Colliery Township?15,787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dera Colliery Township in?Anugul district, Odisha
- What was the population of Dera Colliery Township in 1981?4,452