INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Bhadrak

Bhadrak is a district in the Odisha State of India. Total area of Bhadrak is 2,505 km² including 2,388.57 km² rural area and 116.43 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Bhadrak has a population of 15,06,337 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,85,838 while rural population is 13,20,499. The district has a population density of 601.3 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 3,06,333 houses in the district, including 35,542 urban houses and 2,70,791 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,250 villages in bhadrak district.

The Bhadrak district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Bhadrak Rural is the largest tehsil in bhadrak district by both area and population. Dhamara Marine is the smallest tehsil in bhadrak district by both area and population. There are 12 tehsils in Bhadrak district. Here is the list of all Bhadrak Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Bhadrak District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Agarpada9558,238
2Bansada3111,24,708
3Bant10763,463
4Basudebpur2361,61,509
5Bhadrak Rural3743,55,439
6Bhandari Pokhari2621,10,429
7Chandabali2321,00,905
8Dhamanagar1551,19,385
9Dhamara Marine84,075
10Dhusuri2281,21,894
11Naikanidihi19991,289
12Tihidi2981,95,003

Population of Bhadrak District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 13,20,499 1,85,838 15,06,337
Male Population 6,65,255 95,005 7,60,260
Female Population 6,55,244 90,833 7,46,077
Population Density 553 / km² 1,596 / km² 601 / km²

Households in Bhadrak District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,70,791
35,542
3,06,333






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Bhadrak
(भद्रक)
State / UT : Odisha
Total Area : 2,505 km²
Total Population : 15,06,337
Density : 601/km²
Total Tehsils : 12
Total Villages : 1,250
Total PopulationVillages in Bhadrak District
less Than 200114
200 - 499301
500 - 999374
1000 - 1999295
2000 - 4999155
5000 - 99999
10000 and above2





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.