Bargarh district
Bargarh District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The city of Bargarh is its district headquarters. The district was carved out of the erstwhile district of Sambalpur in 1 April 1993.
Bargarh | |
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District | |
Location in Odisha, India | |
Coordinates: 21.333°N 83.616°E | |
Country | |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Bargarh |
Government | |
• Collector and District Magistrate | Indramani Tripathy, OAS(SAG) |
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden | Shri Sandeep Pratly, IFS |
• Superintendent of Police | Shri Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 5,837 km2 (2,254 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,481,255 |
• Rank | 13 |
• Density | 253/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Sambalpuri Language |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 768 028 |
Telephone code | 6683, 6684, 6685,0 6646 |
Vehicle registration | OD-17 |
Sex ratio | 976 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 75.16% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bargarh |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5 |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,527 millimetres (60.1 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 46 °C (115 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 10 °C (50 °F) |
Website | www |
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Sub-Divisions: | 02 Bargarh Padampur |
Blocks: | 12 |
Tahasils: | 12 |
Municipality: | 01 Municipality Bargarh Municipal Council |
N.A.C.: | 04 NACs 01. Attabira N.A.C. 02. Barapalli N.A.C. 03. Bijepur N.A.C. 04. Padampur N.A.C. |
Police Stations: | 17 P.S. |
Gram Panchas: | 253 |
Villages: | 1330 |
Administrative setup
The 12 Tahasils in Bargarh district under two sub-divisions are listed in the following table.
# | Bargarh Sub-Division | Padampur Sub-Division |
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1 | Bargarh | Padampur |
2 | Ambabhona | Bijepur |
3 | Attabira | Gaisilet |
4 | Barapalli | Jharbandh |
5 | Bhatli | Paikmal |
6 | Bheden | Sohela |
The 12 Blocks in Bargarh district under two sub-divisions are listed in the following table.
# | Bargarh Sub-Division | Padampur Sub-Division |
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1 | Bargarh | Rajborasambar |
2 | Ambabhona | Bijepur |
3 | Attabira | Gaisilet |
4 | Barapalli | Jharbandh |
5 | Bhatli | Paikmal |
6 | Bheden | Sohela |
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.60% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 4.59% Hindi and 0.89% Telugu as their first language.[1]
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1901 | 371,066 | — |
1911 | 429,684 | +1.48% |
1921 | 449,182 | +0.44% |
1931 | 501,975 | +1.12% |
1941 | 565,389 | +1.20% |
1951 | 612,037 | +0.80% |
1961 | 693,122 | +1.25% |
1971 | 839,622 | +1.94% |
1981 | 1,032,354 | +2.09% |
1991 | 1,207,172 | +1.58% |
2001 | 1,346,336 | +1.10% |
2011 | 1,481,255 | +0.96% |
source:[2] |
Economy
All-season irrigation from Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi River makes the northern half of Bargarh District rich in agriculture, mostly paddy.[3]
Politics
Vidhan sabha constituencies
The following are the five Vidhan sabha constituencies[4][5] of Bargarh district and the elected members[6] of that area
No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 16th Assembly | Party |
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1 | Padampur | None | Jharbandh, Paikmal, Rajborasambar, Padampur (NAC) | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | BJD |
2 | Bijepur | NONE | Bijepur(NAC), Gaisilat, Barpali | Vacant | |
3 | Bargarh | None | Bargarh, Bargarh (M), Barpali (part) | Debesh Acharya | BJD |
4 | Attabira | SC | Attabira, Bheden | Snehangini Chhuria | BJD |
5 | Bhatli | None | Sohella, Bhatli, Ambabhona | Susanta Singh | BJD |
References
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- http://www.navratnanews.com
- Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
- Seats of Odisha
- "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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