Khordha district

This article is about Khordha District in Odisha, India. For its namesake town, see Khordha.

District of Odisha in India

Khordha district

Khurda

District of Odisha

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Nickname:

Paikagada

Location in Odisha

Khordha district

Coordinates: 20°09′58″N 85°39′58″E﻿ / ﻿20.166°N 85.666°E﻿ / 20.166; 85.666
Country|  India
State|  Odisha
Headquarters| Khordha
Government

• Collector & District Magistrate| K Sudarshan Chakravarthy
Area

• Total

| 2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 2,251,673
• Density| 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Odia, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

751 xxx, 752 xxx

Telephone code| 674, 6755, 6756
Vehicle registration| OD-02/OD-33, OD-33K
Nearest city| Bhubaneswar
Sex ratio| 1.108 ♂/♀
Literacy| 87.51%
Lok Sabha constituency| 2
Vidhan Sabha constituency| 6
Climate| Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation| 1,443 millimetres (56.8 in)
Avg. summer temperature| 41.4 °C (106.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature| 9.5 °C (49.1 °F)
Website| www.khordha.nic.in
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Khordha district is an administrative division of the state of Odisha, India. It was formed on April 1, 1993, by the division of former Puri District into Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts. In the year 2000 the district name was changed to Khordha. The district headquarters is Khordha Town. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is located in this district.[2] Khordha is the most urbanized of all the districts of Odisha.

Khordha Road, the railway station that serves the town, is also the divisional headquarters of the East Coast Railway of the Indian Railways, and contains its own division. Khordha is known for its brass utensils, cottage industries, railway coach manufacturing and cable manufacturing unit and counsumer food manufacturing unit of various MNCs like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever, ITC etc.

## History

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It was the capital of Odisha from 1568 to 1803. It is also known for its fort, often described as the "last independent fort".[3] The commander who kept it free from British East India Company was Bakshi Jagabandhu, popularly called 'Paika Bakshi'.

The Savaras tribal group, who are still to be found in the district in some pockets, once heavily populated the area. Khurda came into prominence when the first Rajas of the Khordha dynasty, Ramachandra Deva, made it the capital of his kingdom during the latter part of the 16th century. Khurda suffered repeated onslaughts from Muslim and Maratha cavalry but its royal house retained independence till 1804, when the British East India Company dispossessed Raja of his territory following the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

British government took Odisha under its rule in 1803 but could only include Khurda in 1827. The Paikas of Khurda are known for protesting against the British rule in Odisha.

## Geography

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It is also the district headquarters of Khurda district located at 20.11° N 85.40° E. The area of the district is 2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi).[2] The district is bordered by Cuttack district to the north and east, Puri district to the south, Ganjam district to the west, and Nayagarh district to the northwest. The Daya and Kuakhai Rivers flow through Khurda. The forested area is 618.67 km2 (238.87 sq mi).[4] The district is mainly flat coastal plain, with some hill ranges in the west. It borders the Chilika Lake.

### Climate

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Bhubaneswar

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* Temperature: 41.4 (max), 9.5 (min)[4]
* Rainfall: 1443 mm (avg)[4]

## Economy

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It is renowned for its brass utensils cottage industries, cable factory, spinning mills, watch repairing factory, railway coach repairing factory, oil industries, Coca-Cola bottling plant and small metal industries, or sms group, Iocl gas bottling plant.

## Divisions

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* Parliamentary constituencies: 2
* Assembly constituencies: 6
* Subdivisions: 2[4]
* Villages: 1,561[4]
* Blocks: 10[4]
* Grama panchayat: 168[4]
* Tehsils: 08[4]
* Towns: 8[4]
* Municipality: 2 (Khordha, Jatni)[4]
* Municipal Corporation: 1 (Bhubaneshwar)[4]
* N.A.C: 5 (Tangi, Balugaon, Banpur, Begunia, Bolagarh )

### Blocks

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1. Balianta
2. Balipatna
3. Banapur
4. Begunia
5. Bhubaneswar
6. Bolagarh
7. Chilika
8. Jatni
9. Khordha
10. Tangi

### Subdivisions

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Source:[5]

1. Bhubaneswar: consists of 4 blocks, viz. Balianta, Balipatana, Jatni, Bhubaneswar.
2. Khurda: consists of 6 blocks, viz. Tangi, Khorda sadara, Banapur, Begunia, Bolgarh and Chilika.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1901| 470,409| —
1911| 479,645| +2.0%
1921| 431,482| −10.0%
1931| 478,128| +10.8%
1941| 516,719| +8.1%
1951| 557,718| +7.9%
1961| 658,073| +18.0%
1971| 858,554| +30.5%
1981| 1,132,182| +31.9%
1991| 1,502,014| +32.7%
2001| 1,877,395| +25.0%
2011| 2,251,673| +19.9%
Source: Census of India[6]

Religions in Khordha district (2011)[7]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 95.38%
Islam |

| 3.73%
Christianity |

| 0.56%
Other or not stated |

| 0.33%

According to the 2011 census Khordha district has a population of 2,251,673,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[8] or the US state of New Mexico.[9] This gives it a ranking of 201st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 799 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,070/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.[1] Khordha has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 87.51%. 48.16% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.21% and 5.11% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Khordha district (2011)[10]

Odia (92.13%)

Urdu (1.98%)

Telugu (1.69%)

Hindi (1.55%)

Bengali (1.38%)

Others (1.27%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.13% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 1.98% Urdu, 1.69% Telugu, 1.55% Hindi, 1.38% Bengali and 0.43% Santali as their first language.[10]

## Politics

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### Vidhan sabha constituencies

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Main article: List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha

The following are the eight Vidhan sabha constituencies[11][12] of Khordha district and the elected members[13] of that area

No.  | Constituency  | Reservation  | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (blocks)  | Member of 14th Assembly  | Party

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111  | Jayadev  | SC  | Balianta, Balipatna  | Arabinda Dhali | BJD
112  | Bhubaneswar Central | None  | Bhubaneswar MC Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 37  | Bijaya Kumar Mohanty  | BJD
113  | Bhubaneswar North | None  | Bhubaneswar (MC) (part), Bhubaneswar (part)  | Priyadarshi Mishra  | BJD
114  | Ekamra-Bhubaneswar  | None  | Bhubaneswar (MC) (part), Bhubaneswar (part)  | Ashok Chandra Panda  | BJD
115  | Jatani  | None  | Jatani (M), Jatani, Khurda (PART), Bhubaneswar (part)  | Suresh Kumar Routray  | INC
116  | Begunia  | None  | Begunia, Bologarh  | Raja Sahoo  | BJD
117  | Khurda  | None  | Khurda (M), Tangi, Khurda (part)  | Yotirindra Nath Mitra  | BJD
118  | Chilika  | None  | Balugaon (NAC), Banapur (NAC), Chilika, Banapur,  | Prasant Jagdev  | BJP

### Lok Sabha constituencies

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During 1952 general election, Pandit Lingraj Mishra was elected from the Khurda (Lok Sabha constituency). 1957 onwards members were elected from Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency).[14]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook 2011 - Khordha" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. ^ a b Swain, S; et al. (2018). "Development of an ARIMA Model for Monthly Rainfall Forecasting over Khordha District, Odisha, India". Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Vol. 708\. pp. 325–331). doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8636-6_34. ISBN 978-981-10-8635-9.
3. ^ "History | Welcome to Khordha District Web Portal | India". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Introduction". Khordha district official website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
5. ^ "Subdivision & Blocks | Welcome to Khordha District Web Portal | India". Retrieved 2023-12-01.
6. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
7. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est."
9. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179"
10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
12. ^ Seats of Odisha
13. ^ "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
14. ^ "First Lok Sabha - State wise Details - Odisha". Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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Places adjacent to Khordha district

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Khordha district

Constituencies|

* Begunia
* Bhubaneswar Central
* Bhubaneswar North
* Chilika
* Ekamra-Bhubaneswar
* Jatani
* Jayadev
* Khurda

Towns and villages|

* Baghamari
* Balugaon
* Banapur
* Begunia
* Bhubaneswar
* Dungamal
* Gandarpur
* Jatani
* Jhinkijhari
* Khordha
* Mangalajodi
* Pratapsasan
* Sundarpur
* Tangi

Other districts|

* Angul
* Balangir
* Balasore
* Bargarh
* Bhadrak
* Boudh
* Cuttack
* Debagarh
* Dhenkanal
* Gajapati
* Ganjam
* Jagatsinghpur
* Jajpur
* Jharsuguda
* Kalahandi
* Kandhamal
* Kendrapara
* Kendujhar
* Koraput
* Malkangiri
* Mayurbhanj
* Nabarangpur
* Nayagarh
* Nuapada
* Puri
* Rayagada
* Sambalpur
* Subarnapur
* Sundergarh

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State of Odisha

Capital: Bhubaneswar

State symbols|

* Emblem: Emblem of Odisha
* Anthem: Bande Utkala Janani
* Animal: Sambar
* Bird: Indian roller
* Flower: Ashoka
* Tree: Sacred fig
* Fish: Mahanadi mahseer

Governance|

* Governors
* Chief ministers
* Legislative Assembly
* Constituencies
* High Court
* Police
* Elections
* Politics
* Human Rights Commission

History|

* Kalinga
* Rulers
* Mahameghavahana dynasty
* Murunda dynasty
* Nala dynasty
* Mathara dynasty
* Pitrbhakta dynasty
* Shailodbhava dynasty
* Bhauma-Kara dynasty
* Bhanja dynasty
* Somavamshi dynasty
* Eastern Ganga dynasty
* Gajapati Empire
* Bhoi dynasty
* Orissa Tributary States
* Utkal Sammilani
* Historic sites
* Maritime history of Odisha

Geography|

* Flora and Fauna
* Forests
* Utkal Plains
* Garhjat Hills
* Chilika Lake
* Deomali (Highest point)
* Abdul Kalam Island

Districts

division|

| Northern|

* Angul
* Balangir
* Bargarh
* Debagarh
* Dhenkanal
* Jharsuguda
* Kendujhar
* Sambalpur
* Subarnapur
* Sundergarh

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Central|

* Balasore
* Bhadrak
* Cuttack
* Jagatsinghpur
* Jajpur
* Kendrapara
* Khordha
* Mayurbhanj
* Nayagarh
* Puri

Southern|

* Boudh
* Gajapati
* Ganjam
* Kalahandi
* Kandhamal
* Koraput
* Malkangiri
* Nabrangpur
* Nuapada
* Rayagada

Cities|

* Angul
* Balangir
* Balasore
* Barbil
* Bargarh
* Baripada
* Bhadrak
* Bhawanipatna
* Bhubaneswar
* Berhampur
* Cuttack
* Dhenkanal
* Jajpur
* Jharsuguda
* Jeypore
* Joda
* Kendrapara
* Kendujhar
* Khordha
* Paradeep
* Puri
* Rourkela
* Sambalpur
* Talcher

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* Berhampur Patta
* Bomkai sari
* Dhalapathar Parda & Fabrics
* Ganjam Kewda Flower
* Ganjam Kewda Rooh
* Gopalpur Tussar Fabrics
* Habaspuri sari
* Khandua
* Konark stone carving
* Kotpad Handloom fabrics
* Odisha Ikat
* Pattachitra
* Pipili appliqué work
* Odisha Rasagola
* Sambalpuri sari

Topics|

* Arts
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* Culture
* Day
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* Festivals
* Language
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* Script
* Literature
* Grammar
* People
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* Sports
* Tourism

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Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani basin

Rivers|

* Baitarani
* Bhargavi
* Brahmani
* Daya
* Devi
* Hasdeo
* Ib
* Jonk
* Kathajodi
* Koina
* Kuakhai
* Kushabhadra
* Mahanadi
* Mand
* North Karo
* Ong
* Pairi
* Sankh
* Shivnath
* Sondur
* Surubalijora
* South Karo
* South Koel
* Tel River

Dams, barrages|

* Dudhawa Dam
* Gangrel Dam
* Hasdeo Bango Dam
* Hirakud Dam
* Mandira Dam
* Rengali Dam
* Sondur Dam

Geographical features|

* Dandakaranya
* Dakshina Kosala
* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Western Orissa
* Mahanadi River Delta
* Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Riparian districts|

| Chhattisgarh|

* Dhamtari
* Kanker
* Raipur
* Janjgir–Champa
* Raigarh
* Jashpur
* Korba
* Koriya
* Surguja

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Madhya Pradesh|

* Anuppur

Jharkhand|

* Gumla
* Khunti
* Ranchi
* West Singhbhum

Odisha|

* Jharsuguda
* Kendujhar
* Mayurbhanj
* Sundergarh
* Boudh
* Angul
* Jajpur
* Cuttack
* Kendrapara
* Khordha
* Jagatsinghpur
* Puri

Languages/ people|

* Baiga
* Bonda
* Gondi
* Kol
* Kurukh
* Munda
* Santal
* Hindi
* Chhattisgarhi
* Oriya
* Sambalpuri

Coalfields|

* Jhilimili
* Chirimiri
* Korba
* Mand Raigarh
* Ib Valley
* Talcher

Industries|

* Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
* Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
* Talcher Thermal Power Station

Transport|

* NH 5
* NH 6
* NH 42
* NH 78
* NH 111
* Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section and Bilaspur–Nagpur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line

Other basins|

* Damodar
* Godavari
* Kosi
* Narmada
* Son

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