Dhenkanal district

Dhenkanal
District

Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°39′N 85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E / 20.65; 85.6Coordinates: 20°39′N 85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E / 20.65; 85.6
Country  India
State Odisha
Headquarters Dhenkanal
Area
 • Total 4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,192,948
 • Rank 18
 • Density 268/km2 (690/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Odia, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 759 xxx
Telephone code 6762
Vehicle registration OR-06 / OD-06
Sex ratio 947 ♂/♀
Literacy 79.41%
Lok Sabha constituency Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency 7
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,421 millimetres (55.9 in)
Website www.dhenkanal.nic.in

Dhenkanal District is an administrative division of Odisha, India.

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.

Neighbouring districts

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dhenkanal district has a population of 1,192,948,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[2] or the US state of Rhode Island.[3] 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%.[1]

Notable people

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, universities, and institutes include:

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

Dhenkanal has four Vidhan sabha constituencies within the Dhenkanal parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency.[39][40] of Dhenkanal district and the elected members[41] of that area

No. Constituency Reservation Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) Member of 14th Assembly Party
55 Dhenkanal None Dhenkanal (M), Gondia, Dhenkanal (part) Nabin Nanda BJD*
56 Hindol SC Hindol, Odapada Smt. Anjali Behera BJD
57 Kamakhyanagar None Kamakhyanagar (NAC), Bhuban (NAC), Bhuban, Kamakhyanagar (part), Dhenkanal (part) Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
58 Parjanga None Parjanga, Kankadahad, Kamakhyanagar (part) Nrushingha Sahu BJD

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.
  3. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Rhode Island 1,052,567
  4. ↑ Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
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  30. ↑ "Coal To Liquid (CTL) plant News". Times of India. 2011-05-28.
  31. ↑ "Pollution News of Dhenkanal & Angul". Times of India. 2010-07-25.
  32. ↑ "Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati's murder". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
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  39. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies and their extent" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  40. ↑ "Seats of Odisha". Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  41. ↑ "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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