Dhenkanal

This article is about the municipality in Odisha, India. For its namesake district, see Dhenkanal district. For other uses, see Dhenkanal (disambiguation).

Dhenkanal
town
View of the town from Hanuman Hill
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Coordinates: 20°40′N85°36′E / 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Dhenkanal
Government
• Type	Municipality
Area
• Total	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	67,414
• Density	1,865/km2 (4,830/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	759001
Telephone code	06762
Vehicle registration	OD-06
Website	odisha.gov.in

Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.

Geography

Dhenkanal is at 20°40′N85°36′E / 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

Demographics

As per the 2011 India census, ^[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

• Amiya Kumari Padhi, High Court judge ^{[3] [4]}
• Rudra Narayan Pany, member of Parliament ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Nandini Satpathy ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}
• Suparno Satpathy
• Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo ^{[5] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}
• Devendra Satpathy ^{[5] [21]}
• Gati Krushna Misra ^{[22] [23]}
• Tathagata Satpathy ^{[24] [25] [26]}
• Kalpana Dash ^{[27] [28] [29] [30] [31]}

References

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2. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=421532 ^{[ dead link ]}
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6. "Hamara Vote Hamari Sarkar". Hamaravotehamarisarkar.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
7. "List Of Political Parties" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2012.
8. Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
9. "Number 13 is lucky for Mamata Banerjee". NDTV . 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
10. "Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies". NDTV. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
11. "Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT)".
12. "National : Nandini Satpathy cremated". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
13. "Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away". The Times of India . TNN. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
14. "List of Members of Lagislative Assembly". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
15. "Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team". The Times of India . 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
16. "Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle". Economic Times (Times of India). 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
17. "Congress lets down Orissa again". The New Indian Express. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
18. G. Srinivas (15 December 2010). "Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
19. "Orissa Whispers". The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata). Calcutta, India. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
20. "Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief – South India – Orissa – ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
21. "Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics". Ibnlive.in.com. 1971. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
22. "D'nal condoles Justice Mohapatra's demise". dailypioneer.com. 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012. Dhenkanal lost three legal luminaries like Justices Gatikrushna Mishra,
23. "Judges of Orissa High Court (Chief Justice)". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
24. "Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
25. "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
26. "Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
27. "The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan". Dhenkanal.nic.in. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
28. "Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas". Everestnews.com. 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
29. "Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women". Oriyanari.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
30. "Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa". Thaindian News. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
31. "Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging". Odishanewstoday.com. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

External links

• Official website