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Kendrapara district
District of Odisha
Clockwise from top-left: Kanika Rajbari, Haparbati Temple in Pattamundai, Crocodile in Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Pentha Beach, Fields in Sakhibata
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20°31′30″N 86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°E / 20.525; 86.475
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarter	Kendrapara
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Amrit Ruturaj IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Jugal Kishore Banoth, IPS
Area
• Total	2,644 km (1,021 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,440,361
• Density	492.38/km (1,275.3/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	754 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-29
Sex ratio	1.006 ♂/♀
Literacy	85.93%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kendrapara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	5   096-Patkura 097-Kendrapara(SC) 098-Aul 099-Rajanagar 100-Mahakalapada
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in)
Website	www.kendrapara.nic.in

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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

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. They are :

Tahasils

1. Aul
2. Kanika
3. Kendrapara
4. Marshaghai
5. Pattamundai
6. Rajnagar
7. Mahakalpada
8. Derabish
9. Garadpur

Blocks

1. Aul
2. Derabish
3. Garadpur
4. Kendrapara
5. Mahakalpada
6. Marshaghai
7. Pattamundai
8. Rajkanika
9. Rajnagar

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kendrapara district has a population of 1,440,361, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 545 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,410/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%. Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males, 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.

Languages of Kendrapara district (2011)

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.

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

The following is the 5 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Kendrapara district and the elected members of that area

References

1. "PinCode: Kendrapara, Orissa, India, All Post Office Addresses Data, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 11 January 2013. KENDRAPARA 754211
2. h http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2005/pdf/list_of_districts.pdf
3. "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
4. "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Kendrapara" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
8. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
9. Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
10. Seats of Odisha
11. "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013. MEMBER NAME

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Kendrapara district
Jajapur district Bhadrak district Kendrapara district Bay of Bengal Cuttack district Jagatsinghpur district

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