Kalahandi (District)

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Kalahandi
District କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : South Division
Administrative headquarters : Bhawanipatna
Area : 7920 km²
Residents : 1,576,869 (2001)
Population density : 199 inhabitants / km²
Website : kalahandi.nic.in

The Kalahandi District ( Oriya କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଜିଲ୍ଲା Kaḷāhāṇḍi Jillā ) is located in the west of the Indian state of Odisha . The administrative seat is the city of Bhawanipatna .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​7,920 km² in the Eastern Ghats . The Tel River flows through the northwestern part of the district as well as along the border with Balangir District .

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 1,576,869. The gender ratio was 1003 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate was 59.22% (71.90% for men, 46.68% for women). 98.64% of the population were followers of Hinduism .

Administrative division

The district consists of 2 sub-divisions : Bhawanipatna and Dharmagarh.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 13 blocks :

  • Bhawanipatna
  • Dharmagarh
  • Golamunda
  • Jaipatna
  • Junagarh
  • Kalampur
  • Karlamunda
  • Kesinga
  • Koksara
  • Lanjigarh
  • Madanpur Rampur
  • Narla
  • Thuamul Rampur

There are also 9 Tahasils : The district has the following ULBs : the Municipality Bhawanipatna and the three Notified Area Councils (NAC) Dharmagarh , Junagarh and Kesinga . There are also 272 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

Commons : Kalahandi District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d www.census2011.co.in
  2. ↑ a b c d e kalahandi.nic.in