Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur Nabarangapur
Town
Nabarangpur Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Nabarangpur Nabarangpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°14′N82°33′E / 19.23°N 82.55°E / 19.23; 82.55
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nabarangpur
Established	2 October 1992
Government
•  Member of Parliament	Balabhadra Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
•  Member of Legislative Assembly	Gouri shankar Majhi, Bharatiya Janata party
Elevation	557 m (1,827 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	69,307
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	764059
Telephone code	06858
Vehicle registration	OD 24
Website	odisha.gov.in nabarangpur.nic.in nawarangpurm.in

Nabarangpur is a town and municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. Nabarangpur is the largest producer of maize in Odisha. Papadahandi, Umerkote, Kosagumuda blocks are the largest producers of maize. Millets, maize, sugarcane, cashew-nuts and other forest products are majorly produced here.

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Nabarangapur had a population of 12,20,946. Males constitute 49.53% of the population and 50.47% are females.

Nabarangpur has an average literacy rate of 82.4%, higher than the national average of 74.0%.

Politics

Nabarangpur is often referred to as the land of Late Sadhashiv Tripathy the erstwhile chief minister of Odisha and a freedom fighter. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms first in 1951 then in 1957, 1961, and 1967. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.Habibulla Khan of INC was elected as the MLA from Nabarangpur Assembly Constituency in 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004. He represented INC(I) in the 1980 elections. The current MLA is Sadasiva Pradhani of (BJD) who was elected in 2019. In 2024 Balabhadra Majhi is an MP from BJP. Jagannath Tripathy, a freedom fighter was also the MLA of Nabarangpur. ^[2]

References

1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=445074 ^{[ dead link ]}
2. "State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 90-Nowrangpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 September 2008.