Kendrapara district
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History
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Geography
Kendrapara District lies in 20° 20’ N To 20° 37’ N Latitude and 86° 14’ E To 87° 01’ E Longitude and situated in central coastal plain zone of the Odisha. The Bay of Bengal lies in the eastern part of the district. The coastline covers 48 km stretching from Dhamra Muhan to Batighar. Kendrapara district headquarters is 55 km from Cuttack.
Kendrapara District lies in the river delta formed by the Brahmani and Baitarani and branch rivers of the Mahanadi. The Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Bhitarkanika National Park, Gahirmatha Beach and Baladevjew Temple lie in the district. Other features in the district include Suka-Parikshita Ashram, Kudanagari, Landibata Mahapurusha Matha Chanpur, Pentha sea beach, PatharaKani Temple Gogua, Garteswar Mahadev Gosigan, Harihar Kshetra Mahala, Gadadhara Gosain Pitha, and Korua. This district has 9 blocks named as Aul, Derabish, Garadpur, Mahakalapada, Marshaghai, Kendrapara, Rajanagar, Rajkanika, Patamundai.
Divisions
There are 9 Tahasils and 9 blocks in Kendrapara district.[1] They are :
- Aul
- Kanika
- Kendrapara
- Marshaghai
- Pattamundai
- Rajnagar
- Mahakalpada
- Derabish
- Garadpur
- Aul
- Derabish
- Garadpur
- Kendrapara
- Mahakalpada
- Marshaghai
- Pattamundai
- Rajkanika
- Rajnagar
Demographics
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According to the 2011 census Kendrapara district has a population of 1,440,361,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[5] This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%.[3] Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 85.93%. 5.80% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.51% and 0.66% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.47% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 4.76% Bengali and 3.31% Urdu as their first language.[6]
Politics
Vidhan sabha constituencies
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| No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 14th Assembly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Patkura | None | Derabish, Garadapur, Marshaghai (part) | Arvind Mohapatra | BJD |
| 97 | Kendrapara | SC | Kendrapara (M), Kendrapara, Pattamundai (part) | Ganeswar Behera | BJD |
| 98 | Aul | None | Aul, Rajkanika | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 99 | Rajanagar | None | Pattamundai (NAC), Rajanagar, Pattamundai (part) | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | BJD |
| 100 | Mahakalapada | None | Mahakalapada, Marshaghai (part) | Durga Prasan Nayak | BJP |
References
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- ↑ h http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/list_of_districts.pdf
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External links
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