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Dhenkanal district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dhenkanal, India.

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

Dhenkanal district
District
Top: Kapilash Temple
Bottom: Anantashayana Vishnu in Saranga
Location in Odisha
Location in Odisha
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Dhenkanal district
Coordinates: 20°39′N 85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E / 20.65; 85.6
Country India
State Odisha
HeadquartersDhenkanal
Area
 • Total
4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,192,811
 • Rank18
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
759 xxx
Telephone code6762
Vehicle registrationOR-06 / OD-06
Sex ratio947 ♂/♀
Literacy79.41%
Lok Sabha constituencyDhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency7
 
  • Angul
    Dhenkanal
    Hindol
    Talcher
    Parjang
    Palahada
    Kamakshyanagar
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,421 millimetres (55.9 in)
Websitewww.dhenkanal.nic.in

History

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Main article: Dhenkanal State

Geography

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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.

Demographics

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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]
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]

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

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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

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Vidhan sabha constituencies

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Main article: List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha

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

Notable people

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Villages

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "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
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  27. ^ "The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan". Dhenkanal.nic.in. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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