# Tushura, Balangir (Odisha) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Balangir, Odisha 

# Tushura

Tushura is a town in Tushura sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha (census town). The 2011 Census counted **4,823 people** in 1,200 households. Literacy was 85.5%.

- 4,823people (2011)
- 1,200households
- 85.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Population of Tushura

■ Tushura · ■ Balangir urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**905

Working population ****31.2%**

**34.1%

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 Tushura

Of every 100 households in Tushura in 2011, 70 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tushura · ■ Balangir urban average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**40%

Tap water ****24%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**58%

Use banking services ****41%**

**58%

Television ****45%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**14%

Own their home ****78%**

**70%

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 Tushura work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 734 (49%) · **■** Household industry 71 (5%) · **■** Farming 57 (4%) · **■** Marginal 645 (43%)

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

## Tushura in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall1,620 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 43 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)400 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sambalpur (city of 1 lakh+)50 km by road
- Cuttack (city of 5 lakh+)290 km by road
- Bolangir (railway station)10 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 Tushura

### Civic services

- Pucca roads1 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets484
- Electricity — homes496
- Electricity — industry7

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 4 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 5 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools4 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks1

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tushura?4,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tushura in?Balangir district, Odisha