Dhenkanal district

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Dhenkanal district
District
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Location in Odisha
Dhenkanal district
Dhenkanal district
Coordinates: 20°39′N85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E / 20.65; 85.6
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
Headquarters Dhenkanal
Area
 • Total4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total1,192,811
 • Rank18
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Odia, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
759 xxx
Telephone code6762
Vehicle registration OR-06 / OD-06
Sex ratio 947 ♂/♀
Literacy79.41%
Lok Sabha constituencyDhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency7
 
  • Angul
    Dhenkanal
    Hindol
    Talcher
    Parjang
    Palahada
    Kamakshyanagar
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,421 millimetres (55.9 in)
Website www.dhenkanal.nic.in

Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Odisha in Eastern India.

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History

Geography

Dhenkanal district is one of the centrally located districts in Odisha. It lies between Longitude: 85° 58' to 86° 2' East and Latitude: 20° 29' to 21° 11' North. The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport located at a distance of 52.12 Km. It is bordered by Kendujhar and Angul districts to the north, Jajpur district to the east, Cuttack district to the south and Angul district to the west.

The district comprises mainly plains, however there are several discontinuous hill ranges in the district and along its southern border. The Brahmani River is the main river of the district.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901292,497—    
1911302,120+0.32%
1921263,405−1.36%
1931324,991+2.12%
1941379,327+1.56%
1951429,097+1.24%
1961526,520+2.07%
1971665,377+2.37%
1981797,053+1.82%
1991947,870+1.75%
20011,066,878+1.19%
20111,192,811+1.12%
source: [2]
Religions in Dhenkanal district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
99.39%
Islam
 
0.40%
Other or not stated
 
0.21%

According to the 2011 census Dhenkanal district has a population of 1,192,811, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste [4] or the US state of Rhode Island. [5] This gives it a ranking of 400th in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi) . [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.82%. [1] Dhenkanal has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, [1] and a literacy rate of 79.41%. 9.85% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19.62% and 13.59% of the population respectively. [1]

Languages in Dhenkanal district (2011) [6]

   Odia (96.17%)
   Munda (1.24%)
   Santali (0.91%)
  Others (1.68%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.17% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 1.24% Munda, 0.91% Santali and 0.48% Juang as their first language. [6]

Education

Dhenkanal is home to the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, the only institute in Odisha for the study of journalism and mass communication.

Other colleges and schools, universities, and institutes include:

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

Dhenkanal has four Vidhan sabha constituencies within the Dhenkanal parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency. [7] [8] The elected MLAs from Dhenkanal district are: [9]

No.ConstituencyReservationExtent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)Member of 14th Assembly Party
55 Dhenkanal NoneDhenkanal (M), Gondia, Dhenkanal (part)Sudhir Samal BJD
56 Hindol SCHindol, OdapadaSmt. Simarani Nayak BJD
57 Kamakhyanagar NoneKamakhyanagar (NAC), Bhuban (NAC), Bhuban, Kamakhyanagar (part), Dhenkanal (part)Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
58 Parjanga NoneParjanga, Kankadahad, Kamakhyanagar (part)Nrushingha Sahu BJD

Notable people


See also

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Devendra Satpathy was a hero of India's freedom struggle. He was a member of the Prajamandal movement. He was a lead member of Sri. Aurobindo Ashram In the 1971 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dhenkanal in Odisha.He was a famed Parliamentarian. His spouse,Smt Nandini Satpathy,was the first woman Chief Minister of Odisha from Dhenkanal.He was former editor of Odia daily newspaper,Dharitri .He was a student at Christ College in Cuttack..

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