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| Settlement type | District of Odisha |
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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 and on the northwest by Jajpur District.
History
Template:See also The formation of Kendrapara District took place on April 1, 1993, when a coastal area spanning 2,644 square kilometers was carved out from Cuttack district, with its own headquarter in Kendrapara town.
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,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[3] or the US state of Hawaii.[4] This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%.[2] Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males,[2] 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.[2]
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.[5]
Politics
Vidhan sabha constituencies
Template:Main The following is the 5 Vidhan sabha constituencies[6][7] of Kendrapara district and the elected members[8] 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) | 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
- ↑ h http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/list_of_districts.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 District Census Handbook 2011 - Kendrapara. Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha. Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
External links
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