# Patrapur, Ganjam (Odisha) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Ganjam, Odisha 

# Patrapur

Patrapur is a town in Jarada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,059 people** in 1,294 households. Literacy was 73.0%.

- 6,059people (2011)
- 1,294households
- 73.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Population of Patrapur

■ Patrapur · ■ Ganjam urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**913

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.1%

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 Patrapur

Of every 100 households in Patrapur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patrapur · ■ Ganjam urban average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**33%

Tap water ****26%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**41%

Use banking services ****61%**

**64%

Television ****54%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**15%

Own their home ****83%**

**69%

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 Patrapur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 893 (44%) · **■** Household industry 161 (8%) · **■** Farming 563 (28%) · **■** Marginal 400 (20%)

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

## Patrapur in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall1,171 mm
- Temperature range9 °C to 44 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)90 km by road
- Chhatrapur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Berhampur (city of 1 lakh+)45 km by road
- Bhubaneswar (city of 5 lakh+)195 km by road
- Ichapuram (railway station)16 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 Patrapur

### Civic services

- Pucca roads5 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets401
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes782
- Electricity — industry4

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 30 beds · 4 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Nursing homes1 · 12 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools2 govt · 2 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** paddy, sesmum seed and green gram.

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 Patrapur?6,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patrapur in?Ganjam district, Odisha