Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts.[1][2][3] These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each District is governed by a Collector & District Magistrate, who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into Sub-Divisions, each governed by a Sub-Collector & Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into Tahasils. The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar. Odisha has 03 Divisions, 30 Districts, 58 Sub-Divisions, 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks.
The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:
Collector & District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of Indian Police Service (IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha.
Districts
There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:[4][5]
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Odisha a state on the eastern coast of India is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts 1 2 3 These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance The divisions are Central North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack Central Division Sambalpur Northern Division Berhampur Southern Division respectively Each division consists of 10 districts and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner RDC a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat Each District is governed by a Collector amp District Magistrate who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service The Collector amp District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district Each District is separated into Sub Divisions each governed by a Sub Collector amp Sub Divisional Magistrate The Sub Divisions are further divided into Tahasils The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar Odisha has 03 Divisions 30 Districts 58 Sub Divisions 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks Districts of Odisha ଓଡ ଶ ର ଜ ଲ ଲ ସମ ହOdisha Political MapCategoryDistrictsLocationOdishaNumber30 districtsPopulationsDebagarh 3 12 520 lowest Ganjam 35 29 031 highest AreasMayurbhanj 10 418 km2 4 022 sq mi largest Jagatsinghpur 1 759 km2 679 sq mi smallest GovernmentGovernment of OdishaSubdivisionsSub Divisions Tahasils Map of districts of Odisha Northern Central Southern Contents 1 List of districts by divisions 2 Administration 3 Districts 4 References 5 External linksList of districts by divisions EditThe 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance The divisions are Central North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack Central Division Sambalpur Northern Division Berhampur Southern Division respectively Each division consists of 10 districts and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner RDC a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat The list of districts organized by divisions Northern Division HQ Sambalpur Central Division HQ Cuttack Southern Division HQ Berhampur Angul Balangir Bargarh Deogarh Dhenkanal Jharsuguda Kendujhar Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundargarh Balasore Bhadrak Cuttack Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Kendrapada Khordha Mayurbhanj Nayagarh Puri Boudh Gajapati Ganjam Kalahandi Kandhamal Koraput Malkangiri Nabarangpur Nuapada RayagadaAdministration EditCollector amp District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service IAS Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police SP an officer of Indian Police Service IPS is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha Districts EditThere are 30 districts in Odisha Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha Bhubaneswar the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district The area and population of the 30 districts are given below 4 5 Code Districts Headquarters Population 2011 Census 6 Area km2 Density in2011 km2 Map1 Angul Angul 1 273 821 6 375 200 2 Boudh Boudh 441 162 3444 8 128 3 Balangir Balangir 1 648 997 6 575 251 4 Bargarh Bargarh 1 481 255 5 837 254 5 Balasore Balasore 2 320 529 3 634 638 6 Bhadrak Bhadrak 1 506 337 2 505 601 7 Cuttack Cuttack 2 624 470 3 932 667 8 Debagarh Debagarh 312 520 2 782 112 9 Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 1 192 811 4 452 268 10 Ganjam Chhatrapur 3 529 031 8 206 430 11 Gajapati Paralakhemundi 577 817 3 850 150 12 Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 579 505 2 081 278 13 Jajpur Jajpur 1 827 192 2887 69 633 14 Jagatsinghapur Jagatsinghapur 1 136 971 1 759 646 15 Khordha Khordha 2 251 673 2 813 800 16 Kendujhar Kendujhar 1 801 733 8 303 217 17 Kalahandi Bhawanipatna 1 576 869 7 920 199 18 Kandhamal Phulbani 733 110 7 654 96 19 Koraput Koraput 1 379 647 8 807 157 20 Kendrapara Kendrapara 1 440 361 2 644 545 21 Malkangiri Malkangiri 613 192 5 791 106 22 Mayurbhanj Baripada 2 519 738 10 418 242 23 Nabarangpur Nabarangapur 1 220 946 5 294 231 24 Nuapada Nuapada 610 382 3 852 158 25 Nayagarh Nayagarh 962 789 3 890 247 26 Puri Puri 1 698 730 3 051 557 27 Rayagada Rayagada 967 911 7 073 137 28 Sambalpur Sambalpur 1 041 099 6 702 155 29 Subarnapur Subarnapur 610 183 2 337 261 30 Sundargarh Sundargarh 2 093 437 9 712 215 Odisha 41 974 218 154 468 98 272 References Edit Districts of Odisha Official Portal Bhubaneswar Government of Odisha Retrieved 4 January 2013 Districts of Orissa Archived from the original on 16 January 2012 Retrieved 13 January 2012 List of Districts PDF Retrieved 13 January 2012 Administrative Unit Revenue amp Disaster Management Department Government of Odisha Archived from the original on 21 August 2013 Retrieved 27 March 2015 The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India List of districts of Orissa census2011 co in External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Districts of Odisha Official website of Government of Odisha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of districts of Odisha amp oldid 1146001821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
