Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.

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Dhenkanal
town
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Coordinates: 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Dhenkanal
Government
• Type	Municipality
Area
• Total	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	67,414
• Density	1,865/km2 (4,830/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	759001
Telephone code	06762
Vehicle registration	OD-06
Website	odisha.gov.in

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Dhenkanal is at 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6.^[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

As per the 2011 India census,^[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

• Amiya Kumari Padhi, High Court judge^[3][4]
• Baishnab Charan Patnaik, member of Parliament^[5][6][7]
• Nandini Satpathy^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}
• Suparno Satpathy
• Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo^{[5][15][16][17][18][19][20]}
• Devendra Satpathy^[5][21]
• Gati Krushna Misra^[22][23]
• Tathagata Satpathy^[24][25][26]
• Kalpana Dash^{[27][28][29][30][31]}