Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak district, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Jagatsinghpur District, on the west by Cuttack District on the northwest by Jajpur District.
Kendrapara district | |
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District of Odisha | |
Coordinates: 20.525°N 86.475°E / 20.525; 86.475 | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Kendrapara |
Government | |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Shri Amrit Ruturaj IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Niti Shekhar, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,440,361 |
• Density | 492.38/km2 (1,275.3/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 754 xxx[1] |
Vehicle registration | OD-29 |
Sex ratio | 1.006 ♂/♀ |
male | 717,695 |
female | 722,196 |
Literacy | 85.93% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5
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Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in) |
Website | www |
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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 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, Harihar Kshetra Mahala, Gadadhara Gosain Pitha, and Korua. This district has 9 blocks named as Aul, Derabish, Garadpur, Mahakalapada, Marshaghai, Kendrapara, Rajanagar, Rajkanika, Patamundai.
There are 9 Tahasils and 9 blocks in Kendrapara district.[2] They are :
Tahasils
Blocks
Religions in Kendrapara district (2011)[3] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hindus | 96.28% | |||
Muslims | 3.49% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.23% |
According to the 2011 census Kendrapara district has a population of 1,440,361,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 545 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,410/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%.[4] Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 85.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.51% and 0.66% of the population respectively.[4]
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.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 459,224 | — |
1911 | 470,355 | +0.24% |
1921 | 457,135 | −0.28% |
1931 | 486,625 | +0.63% |
1941 | 509,546 | +0.46% |
1951 | 526,472 | +0.33% |
1961 | 649,457 | +2.12% |
1971 | 823,451 | +2.40% |
1981 | 981,219 | +1.77% |
1991 | 1,149,501 | +1.60% |
2001 | 1,302,005 | +1.25% |
2011 | 1,440,361 | +1.02% |
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The following is the 5 Vidhan sabha constituencies[9][10] of Kendrapara district and the elected members[11] of that area
No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 14th Assembly | Party |
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96 | Patkura | None | Derabish, Garadapur, Marshaghai (part) | Sabitri Agrawal | BJD |
97 | Kendrapara | SC | Kendrapara (M), Kendrapara, Pattamundai (part) | Shashi Bhusan Behera | BJD |
98 | Aul | None | Aul, Rajkanika | Shri Pratap Keshari Dev | BJD |
99 | Rajanagar | None | Pattamundai (NAC), Rajanagar, Pattamundai (part) | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | BJD |
100 | Mahakalapada | None | Mahakalapada, Marshaghai (part) | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | BJD |
KENDRAPARA 754211
Swaziland 1,370,424
Hawaii 1,360,301
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