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
Dhenkanal district
Coordinates: 20°39′N 85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E / 20.65; 85.6
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Dhenkanal
Area
• Total	4,452 km^2 (1,719 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,192,811
• Rank	18
• Density	270/km^2 (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   Angul Dhenkanal Hindol Talcher Parjang Palahada Kamakshyanagar
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,421 millimetres (55.9 in)
Website	www.dhenkanal.nic.in

History

Main article: Dhenkanal State

Geography

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

Historical population

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]

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

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

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

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

• 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]}

See also

• Dhirapatana
• Karamul

References

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