• Source: Dhenkanal district

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




History






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



According to the 2011 census Dhenkanal district has a population of 1,192,811, roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 400th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.82%. Dhenkanal has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, 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.

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.




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

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Dhenkanal has four Vidhan sabha constituencies within the Dhenkanal parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency. The elected MLAs from Dhenkanal district are:




Notable people


Sarangadhar Das
Dewan Atharuddin Mohammed Athar
Gati Krushna Mishra
Nandini Satpathy
Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
Suparno Satpathy
Devendra Satpathy
Tathagata Satpathy
Kalpana Dash




Villages


Gatarei
Dhirapatana
Janhitaila
Makuakateni
Pingua




See also


Karamul




References






External links



Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kode pos di India
• Dhenkanal district
• Dhenkanal
• Dhenkanal State
• Sikhareswar Mandir, Baldiabandha, Dhenkanal, Odisha
• Dhenkanal Assembly constituency
• Dhenkanal Palace
• Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency
• Debendra Pradhan
• Krushna Chandra Patra
• Angul district