Cuttack (district)

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Cuttack District
କଟକ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : Central Division
Administrative headquarters : Cutack
Area : 3932 km²
Residents : 2,624,470 (2001)
Population density : 667 inhabitants / km²
Website : baleswar.nic.in

The district of Cuttack ( Oriya କଟକ ଜିଲ୍ଲା Kaṭaka Jillā ) is located in the Indian state of Odisha .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​3932 km² along the lower reaches of the Mahanadi and its two main branches. The district capital Cuttack is located below the split into these two main estuary arms.

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 2,624,470. The gender ratio was 940 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 85.5% (91.11% for men, 79.55% for women). 93.65% of the population are followers of Hinduism , 5.38% are Muslims .

Administrative division

The district consists of 3 sub-divisions : Athagarh, Banki and Cuttack Sadar.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 14 blocks :

  • Athagarh
  • Banki
  • Banki-Dampara
  • Baramba
  • Baranga
  • Cuttack Sadar
  • Kantapada
  • Mahanga
  • Narasinghpur
  • Niali
  • Nishintakoili
  • Salipur
  • Tangi Chowdwar
  • Tigiria

There are also 15 Tahasils :

  • Athagarh
  • Banki
  • Baramba
  • Baranga
  • Cutack
  • Damapada
  • Kantapada
  • Kishannagar
  • Mahanga
  • Narasinghpur
  • Niali
  • Nishintakoili
  • Salipur
  • Tangi Chowdwar
  • Tigiria

The following ULBs are located in the district : the Municipal Corporation Cuttack, the Municipality Choudwar and the two Notified Area Councils (NAC) Athagarh and Banki . There are also 342 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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