About Us

This Municipality in its beginning stage was constituted as Notified area Council vide Government Notification No.369/ LSG dt. 02.05.55 having wards covering Revenue village with total area of 16.41 sq. kms subsequently, it has been declared as Municipality by the Government of Odisha, Housing & Urban Development Department vide their Notification NO. 1038/HUD dt. 09.01.1971 . Now the Municipality comprises of 24 wards covering the 11 nos of Revenue Villages.

Rayagada is located on 830-25’ East longitude and 190-10’ North latitude at the foot of the Eastern part. The altitude is 687 feet above mean sea level. During the year 1937, the railway line was laid connection Raipur with Vizayanagaram and in 1940 a direct road was provided with Koraput via Laxmipur. It is situated on State High way - 4 connected to Koraput with Bissam Cuttack. The major district road No 48-B connects Rayagada with Parvatipuram in Andhra Pradesh 50 K.Ms away. It is also connected with Bhubaneswar, the State Capital by a shortest route Via the 132 K.V. Line route at distance of 400 K.M via Berhampur.

Total No of Wards- 24 Wards

Density of population- 4322 per sq KM

Categories of wards is as under:

 Male -11, Female-13, General- 18, SC- 3, ST- 3, Total-24

Population: As per 2011 Census: i. Male- 35815, ii. Female- 35101 iii. Total – 70921

Activities: i.No of Wards- 24, ii. No of Collection Ward- 16 No of slum pockets- 51 Position of Street Light on Municipality Area: 1. 250 Watt SV Fittings:- 338 Numbers., 2. 70 Watt SV Fittings:-112 Numbers., 3. 40 Watt Tube fittings 84 Numbers, 4. T.5 Fittings 360 Numbers., 5. 36 Watt CFL Fitting:- 105 Numbers 6. 2x36 Watt CFL Fitting 148 Numbers 7. 11 Watt CFL Fitting:-17 Numbers 8. 400 Watt Flood Light Fittings:- 4 Numbers 9. Mini high mast fittings- 175 Numbers. 10. High mast Fittings:- 6 Numbers. 11. 45Watt LED Fittings:- 554 Numbers. 12. 60Watt LED Fittings:- 809 Numbers. 13. 90Watt LED Fittings:- 559 Numbers.

Charges: Smt. Shanti Prava Pradhan is working as Executive Officer; Rayagada Municipality with effect from 01-08-2017 prior to her Sri S M Pattajoshi was working as such.

Formation of Municipal Council: The present council has been constituted on 30.09.2013. Smt. V. Gouri Jayanti has been elected as Chairperson & Dr. Niranjan Prasad Buxipatra as Vice-Chairperson.

No of vehicles Regd.: 11 Nos.

 No of parks with location: 03 nos ( Mahatma Gandhi Park, Gayatri Park, Krushna Chandra Nagar Bhawan Park, Children Park Near ADM Residence)