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Nabarangpur is a town and municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. Nabarangpur is the largest producer of Maize in Odisha. Papadahandi, Umerkote, Kosagumuda blocks are the largest producer of Maize. Raggi, maize, sugarcane, Cashew nut. forest products are produced largely here. It is a very beautiful and peaceful district of Odisha. Maize is cultivated in 3 seasons in a year. Farmers sell the maize at very low price as no industry, market is available here
Nabarangpur | |
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Town | |
  Nabarangpur Location in Odisha, India  Nabarangpur Nabarangpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°14′N 82°33′E / 19.23°N 82.55°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Ramesh Chandra Majhi, (BJD) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sadashiv Pradhani, (BJD) |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 69,307 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 764059 |
| Telephone code | 06858 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 24 |
| Website | odisha |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] India census,[1] Nabarangapur had a population of 12,20,946. Males constitute 49.53% of the population and 50.47% are females.
Nabarangpur has an average literacy rate of 82.4%, higher than the national average of 74.0%.
Politics
editNabarangpur is often referred to as the land of Late Sadhashiv Tripathy the erstwhile chief minister of Odisha and a freedom fighter. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms first in 1951 then in 1957, 1961, and 1967. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.Habibulla Khan of INC was elected as the MLA from Nabarangpur Assembly Constituency in 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004. He represented INC(I) in the 1980 elections. The current MLA is Sadasiva Pradhani of (BJD) who was elected in 2019. In 2024 Balabhadra Majhi is an MP from BJP. Jagannath Tripathy, a freedom fighter was also the MLA of Nabarangpur.[2]
References
edit- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=445074 [dead link]
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 90-Nowrangpur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 September 2008.