Dhenkanal_District
Dhenkanal district
District in Odisha, India
Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Odisha in Eastern India.
Dhenkanal district | |
|---|---|
Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 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)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,192,811 |
| • Rank | 18 |
| • Density | 270/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 |
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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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 292,497 | — |
| 1911 | 302,120 | +0.32% |
| 1921 | 263,405 | −1.36% |
| 1931 | 324,991 | +2.12% |
| 1941 | 379,327 | +1.56% |
| 1951 | 429,097 | +1.24% |
| 1961 | 526,520 | +2.07% |
| 1971 | 665,377 | +2.37% |
| 1981 | 797,053 | +1.82% |
| 1991 | 947,870 | +1.75% |
| 2001 | 1,066,878 | +1.19% |
| 2011 | 1,192,811 | +1.12% |
| source:[2] | ||
| Religions in Dhenkanal district (2011)[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| 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]
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]
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:
- Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya, Sarang, dhenkanal
- Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
- Dhenkanal College
- Dhenkanal Law College
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. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 14th Assembly | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Dhenkanal | None | Dhenkanal (M), Gondia, Dhenkanal (part) | Sudhir Samal | BJD |
| 56 | Hindol | SC | Hindol, Odapada | Smt. Simarani Nayak | 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 |
- Sarangadhar Das
- Dewan Atharuddin Mohammed Athar
- Gati Krushna Mishra
- Nandini Satpathy[10][11][12][13][14][15]
- Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
- Suparno Satpathy
- Devendra Satpathy[16][23]
- Tathagata Satpathy[24][25][26]
- Kalpana Dash[27][28][29][30][31]
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Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.
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Rhode Island 1,052,567
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MEMBER NAME
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- "National : Nandini Satpathy cremated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2006-08-06. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- "Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away". The Times of India. TNN. 2006-08-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- "List of Members of Lagislative Assembly". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- "List of Members of Parliament". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team". The Times of India. 2011-08-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle". Economic Times (Times of India). 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Congress lets down Orissa again". The New Indian Express. 2011-01-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- G. Srinivas (2010-12-15). "Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Orissa Whispers". The Telegraph. Calcutta (Kolkata). 2011-02-07. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief". ibnlive. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics". Ibnlive.in.com. 1971. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who –". Government: National Portal of India. India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009". Ibnlive.in.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan". Dhenkanal.nic.in. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas". Everestnews.com. 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women". Oriyanari.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa". Thaindian News. 2008-06-08. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- "Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging". Odishanewstoday.com. 2011-05-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
