Ganjam

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?Ganjam Orissa • India
Ganjam
Coordinates: 19°23′N 85°04′E / 19.38, 85.07
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 3 m (10 ft)
District(s)	Ganjam
Population	11,312 (2001)

Coordinates: 19°23′N 85°04′E / 19.38, 85.07 Ganjam is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam District in the state of Orissa, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Ganjam Fort
4 City
5 Footnotes

[edit] Geography

Ganjam is located at 19.38° N 85.07° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Ganjam had a population of 11,312. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ganjam has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 63%. In Ganjam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Site plan

[edit] Ganjam Fort

(19° 22’ 29"N, 85° 49’ 03"E), Dist. Ganjam, Orissa, India. This fort is located 8 km from Chatrapur. Until the beginning of the 18th century this site was the main town and headquarters of the district. The fort had a customs house and a harbour. The Orissa State Archaeology restored the fort over the years. Visible are the star-shaped bastions and moat. The main structure seems to have been constructed by British architects.

Sources R.P. Mohapatra, Archaeology in Orissa, vol. 1 (Delhi 1986). 222-223.