Khordha, located in eastern Odisha, serves as the district headquarters. The town is situated strategically along NH-16, linking Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. This corridor has strengthened the town’s administrative role, economic activities, and regional connectivity. Geographically, the town lies at 20°15′ N latitude and 85°37′ E longitude. The climate is tropical monsoon, with temperatures ranging from 10°C in winter to 42°C in summer and an average annual rainfall of 1,466.5 mm, primarily from the southwest monsoon .

The municipal area covers 25.84 sq. km. and is divided into 22 wards, governed by Khordha Municipality. As per the Census 2011, Khordha had a population of 46,205 residing across 9,113 households . The town has a total of 25 notified slums, including 9,741 slum residents (21.08%). Though the local ULB does not have any current comprehensive demographic survey data, they are assuming 1% population growth per year and considering 65,000 as the recent demographic figure of the town (KII-1, 2025) . However, an estimated total population of 58,911 is calculated based on the previous annual growth rate (1.83% every year since 2011).

The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that 63% of the excreta flow is classified as ‘Safely Managed’ while 37% of all excreta flow is classified as ‘Unsafely Managed’ (see SFD graphic). The unsafely managed excreta originates from Faecal Sludge (FS) not delivered to the treatment plant (11%), Wastewater (WW) not delivered to treatment (4%), FS not contained-not emptied (7%), FS not treated (9%) and Open defecation (7%). The safely managed excreta originate from FS that is contained and not emptied (28%), and FS treated (35%). However, the safely managed FS generated by this 28% of the population is temporary since FS from their onsite sanitation systems will require emptying services in the short and medium term as they fill up.

Bibliographic information

Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) (2026). SFD (Lite) Report - Khordha CFAR

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