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Dhenkanal district

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Settlement type District of Odisha
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Odisha in Eastern India.

History

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Geography

Template:Mapframe Dhenkanal district is one of the centrally located districts in Odisha. It lies between Longitude: 85° 58' to 86° 2' East and Latitude: 20° 29' to 21° 11' North. The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport located at a distance of 52.12 Km. It is bordered by Kendujhar and Angul districts to the north, Jajpur district to the east, Cuttack district to the south and Angul district to the west.

The district comprises mainly plains, however there are several discontinuous hill ranges in the district and along its southern border. The Brahmani River is the main river of the district.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census Dhenkanal district has a population of 1,192,811,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[2] or the US state of Rhode Island.[3] This gives it a ranking of 400th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of Template:Convert .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.82%.[1] Dhenkanal has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.41%. 9.85% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19.62% and 13.59% of the population respectively.[1]

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.17% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 1.24% Munda, 0.91% Santali and 0.48% Juang as their first language.[4]

Education

Dhenkanal is home to the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, the only institute in Odisha for the study of journalism and mass communication.

Other colleges and schools, universities, and institutes include:

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

Template:Main Dhenkanal has four Vidhan sabha constituencies within the Dhenkanal parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency.[5][6] The elected MLAs from Dhenkanal district are:[7]

No. Constituency Reservation Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) Member of 14th Assembly Party
55 Dhenkanal None Dhenkanal (M), Gondia, Dhenkanal (part) Sudhir Samal BJD
56 Hindol SC Hindol, Odapada Smt. Simarani Nayak BJD
57 Kamakhyanagar None Kamakhyanagar (NAC), Bhuban (NAC), Bhuban, Kamakhyanagar (part), Dhenkanal (part) Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
58 Parjanga None Parjanga, Kankadahad, Kamakhyanagar (part) Nrushingha Sahu BJD

Notable people

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 District Census Handbook 2011 - Jharsuguda. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha. Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their extent. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  6. ↑ Seats of Odisha. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. ↑ List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
  9. ↑ Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies. NDTV(4 August 2006). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  10. ↑ Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT). Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  11. ↑ National : Nandini Satpathy cremated. The Hindu(2006-08-06). Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  12. ↑ Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away. The Times of India(2006-08-05). Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  13. ↑ List of Members of Lagislative Assembly. Dhenkanal.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 List of Members of Parliament. Dhenkanal.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  15. ↑ Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team. The Times of India(2011-08-01). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  16. ↑ Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle. Economic Times (Times of India)(2011-01-20). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  17. ↑ Congress lets down Orissa again(2011-01-20). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  18. ↑ Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong. Indian Express(2010-12-15). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  19. ↑ Orissa Whispers. The Telegraph(2011-02-07). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  20. ↑ Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief. ibnlive. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  21. ↑ Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics. Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  22. ↑ Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who –. India.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  23. ↑ Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha. Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  24. ↑ Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009. Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  25. ↑ The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan. Dhenkanal.nic.in(2008-05-21). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  26. ↑ Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas. Everestnews.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  27. ↑ Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women. Oriyanari.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  28. ↑ Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa. Thaindian News(2008-06-08). Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  29. ↑ Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging. Odishanewstoday.com(2011-05-22). Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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