Kendrapara district

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Kendrapara district
District of Odisha
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Clockwise from top-left: Kanika Rajbari, Haparbati Temple in Pattamundai, Crocodile in Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Pentha Beach, Fields in Sakhibata
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Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20°31′30″N86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°E / 20.525; 86.475
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
StateOrissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
Headquarter Kendrapara
Government
 •  Collector & District Magistrate Amrit Ruturaj IAS
 •  Superintendent of Police Jugal Kishore Banoth, IPS
Area
 • Total
2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,440,361
 • Density492.38/km2 (1,275.3/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Odia, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
754 xxx [1]
Vehicle registration OD-29
Sex ratio 1.006 ♂/♀
Literacy85.93%
Lok Sabha constituency Kendrapara
Vidhan Sabha constituency5
 
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in)
Website www.kendrapara.nic.in

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.

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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. [2] 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901459,224—    
1911470,355+2.4%
1921457,135−2.8%
1931486,625+6.5%
1941509,546+4.7%
1951526,472+3.3%
1961649,457+23.4%
1971823,451+26.8%
1981981,219+19.2%
19911,149,501+17.2%
20011,302,005+13.3%
20111,440,361+10.6%
Source: Census of India [3]
Religions in Kendrapara district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
96.28%
Islam
 
3.49%
Other or not stated
 
0.23%

According to the 2011 census Kendrapara district has a population of 1,440,361, [5] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini [6] or the US state of Hawaii. [7] This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640). [5] The district has a population density of 545 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,410/sq mi). [5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%. [5] Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males, [5] 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. [5]

Languages of Kendrapara district (2011) [8]
  1. Odia (91.47%)
  2. Bengali (4.76%)
  3. Urdu (3.31%)
  4. Others (0.46%)

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

The following is the 5 Vidhan sabha constituencies [9] [10] of Kendrapara district and the elected members [11] of that area

No.ConstituencyReservationExtent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)Member of 14th AssemblyParty
96 Patkura NoneDerabish, Garadapur, Marshaghai (part)Arvind Mohapatra BJD
97 Kendrapara SCKendrapara (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 NoneMahakalapada, Marshaghai (part)Durga Prasan Nayak BJP

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 "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
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