{"id":2703,"date":"2009-10-16T08:36:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T12:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2009-10-16T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T14:35:25","slug":"in-orissa-ganjam-district-has-the-most-number-of-urban-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/archives\/2703","title":{"rendered":"In Orissa, Ganjam district has the most number of urban centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If one looks at the map of population centers in Orissa<\/a>, Ganjam district seems to have the maximum number of urban centers.<\/p>\n

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The following is with respect to the 2001 cesnus.<\/p>\n

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As per the 2009 estimate the urban areas of Ganjam with a population of more than 7500 are<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\nBrahmapur<\/a><\/td>\n210 418<\/td>\n307 792<\/td>\n402 672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nHinjilikatu<\/a><\/td>\n17 676<\/td>\n21 347<\/td>\n24 229<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nChatrapur<\/a><\/td>\n17 952<\/td>\n20 289<\/td>\n21 892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBhanjanagar<\/a><\/td>\n17 122<\/td>\n19 748<\/td>\n21 641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPolasara<\/a><\/td>\n16 854<\/td>\n19 568<\/td>\n21 553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAska<\/a><\/td>\n19 363<\/td>\n20 739<\/td>\n21 478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nKavisuryanagar<\/a><\/td>\n13 938<\/td>\n16 094<\/td>\n17 652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSorada<\/a><\/td>\n13 268<\/td>\n14 648<\/td>\n15 525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBuguda<\/a><\/td>\n10 664<\/td>\n13 257<\/td>\n15 383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nPurushottampur<\/a><\/td>\n12 904<\/td>\n14 249<\/td>\n15 105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nKodala<\/a><\/td>\n10 187<\/td>\n12 345<\/td>\n14 049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nKhalikote<\/a><\/td>\n9 071<\/td>\n10 958<\/td>\n12 441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nRambha<\/a><\/td>\n9 213<\/td>\n10 716<\/td>\n11 819<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGanj\u00c4\u0081m<\/a><\/td>\n10 847<\/td>\n11 317<\/td>\n11 488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nDigapahandi<\/a><\/td>\n10 032<\/td>\n10 890<\/td>\n11 395<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nChikitigarh<\/a><\/td>\n10 005<\/td>\n10 802<\/td>\n11 256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nBelaguntha<\/a><\/td>\n8 838<\/td>\n9 962<\/td>\n10 727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nLochapoda<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n9 240<\/td>\n10 123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nGolabandha<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n8 549<\/td>\n9 366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nArjyapalli<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n7 768<\/td>\n8 511<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nSundarpur<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n7 601<\/td>\n8 328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nSuvani<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n7 424<\/td>\n8 134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nGopalpur<\/a><\/td>\n5 451<\/td>\n6 663<\/td>\n7 633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nMardamekha<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n6 955<\/td>\n7 620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nBhatakumarada<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n6 900<\/td>\n7 560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ganjam is the only district in Orissa to have two Lok Sabha constituencies named after its towns\/cities: Berhampur and Aska.<\/p>\n

Based on the above the state, district and city planners should plan on creating larger urban agglomerations so that they can get more funding and infrastructure. In particular, the larger the urban area, the more is the funding from the urban development ministry.<\/p>\n

In particular, the Berhampur area should be planned to grow radially:<\/p>\n