Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993[2]^{[citation needed]} when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri.

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Nayagarh district
District of Odisha
Top: Nilamadhav Temple Bottom: Mahanadi near Nayagarh
Location in Odisha
Nayagarh district
Coordinates: 20.116°N 85.01°E / 20.116; 85.01
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Nayagarh
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Rabindra Nath Sahu , IAS ( SCS - 2009)
• Member of Lok Sabha	Pinaki Misra
Area
• Total	3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	962,789
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	752069
Vehicle registration	OD-25
Sex ratio	0.994 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Puri
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,449.1 millimetres (57.05 in)
Website	www.nayagarh.nic.in

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The district is bordered by Khordha district to the south and east, Cuttack district to the east and north, Angul district to the north, Boudh district to the northwest, Kandhamal district to the west and Ganjam district to the southwest.

Blocks

1. Bhapur
2. Daspalla
3. Gania
4. Khandapada
5. Nayagarh
6. Nuagan
7. Odagaon
8. Ranapur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[5] or the US state of Montana.[6] This gives it a ranking of 453rd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 247 inhabitants per square kilometre (640/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.3%.[1] Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.17%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.17% and 6.10% of the population respectively.[1]

Odia is the predominant language, spoken by 99.09% of the population. Kui is spoken by a small minority (0.60%).[7]

Vidhan sabha constituencies

The following is the 4 Vidhan sabha constituencies[8][9] of Nayagarh district and the elected members[10] of that area

See also

• Nayagarh State – Princely state existed in the Nayagarh district, Odisha, India.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nayagarh district.

• Official website

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