# Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda (Odisha) – Town Population & History > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ Town · Jharsuguda, Odisha # Brajarajnagar Brajarajnagar is a town in Orient sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **80,403 people** in 17,631 households. Literacy was 82.5%. - 80,403people (2011) - 17,631households - 82.5%literacy - 23census wards ## Population of Brajarajnagar ■ Brajarajnagar · ■ Jharsuguda urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **921 Working population ****32.0%** **34.0% 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 Brajarajnagar Of every 100 households in Brajarajnagar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Brajarajnagar · ■ Jharsuguda urban average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****52%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **45% Tap water ****50%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **16% Use banking services ****67%** **67% Television ****68%** **68% Mobile phone ****65%** **67% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****38%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****54%** **56% 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 Brajarajnagar work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 21,771 (85%) · **■** Household industry 519 (2%) · **■** Farming 423 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3,048 (12%) 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 Brajarajnagar changed? From 16,196 in 1961 to 76,959 in 2001. **1961 **1971 **1981 **1991 **2001 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Brajarajnagar in numbers and road distances - Growth 2001–20114.5% - Annual rainfall1,568 mm - Temperature range9 °C to 42 °C ### Road distances - Bhubaneswar (state capital)388 km by road - Jharsuguda (district HQ)18 km by road - Sambalpur (city of 1 lakh+)69 km by road - Cuttack (city of 5 lakh+)357 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 Brajarajnagar ### Civic services - Pucca roads120 km - DrainageOpen drains - Flush toilets8,531 - Water storage45 kl - Fire serviceIn town - Electricity — homes6,317 - Electricity — industry110 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals3 · 178 beds · 37 doctors - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors - ●Dispensaries5 · 4 doctors - ●Nursing homes3 · 28 beds · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools37 govt · 69 private - ●Senior secondary schools1 govt · 5 private - ●Polytechnics1 govt ### Banks - Nationalised banks8 - Private banks2 - Co-operative banks1 **Main manufactured goods:** coal, fly ash bricks and grill. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Brajarajnagar - Banks3 in Brajarajnagar - ATMs1 in Brajarajnagar - Petrol pumps2 in Brajarajnagar - Hotels2 in Brajarajnagar - Schools1 in Brajarajnagar - Colleges and universities1 in Brajarajnagar - Cinemas1 in Brajarajnagar - Restaurants1 in Brajarajnagar - Police stations1 in Brajarajnagar 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/). ## Brajarajnagar ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-1/) 3,923 812 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-2/) 4,843 1,103 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-3/) 5,488 1,201 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-4/) 4,254 876 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-5/) 3,967 911 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-6/) 2,752 576 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-7/) 2,862 606 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-8/) 3,188 705 [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-9/) 3,770 784 [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-10/) 2,818 651 [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-11/) 3,475 715 [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-12/) 4,896 984 [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-13/) 3,078 650 [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-14/) 2,670 608 [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-15/) 1,909 448 [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-16/) 3,082 674 [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-17/) 3,578 744 [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-18/) 2,979 712 [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-19/) 3,497 809 [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-20/) 2,662 647 [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-21/) 3,827 798 [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-22/) 3,987 928 [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/orient/brajarajnagar/ward-23/) 2,898 689 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Brajarajnagar?80,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brajarajnagar in?Jharsuguda district, Odisha - What was the population of Brajarajnagar in 1961?16,196 - How many wards does Brajarajnagar have?23 census wards (2011)