Deogarh (District)

Deogarh District ଦେବଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
State	Odisha
Division :	North Division
Administrative headquarters :	Deogarh
Area :	2940 km²
Residents :	312,520 (2001)
Population density :	106 inhabitants / km²
Website :	deogarh.nic.in

The Deogarh district (also Debagarh , Oriya ଦେବଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା Dēbagaṛa Jillā ) is located in the north of the Indian state of Odisha .

The district was established on January 1, 1994. The area was separated from the existing Sambalpur district . The administrative seat is in the city of Deogarh .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​2940 km² in the Koshal region in the mountains of the Eastern Ghats west of the Brahmani river .

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 312,520. The gender ratio was 975 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate was 72.57% (81.92% for men, 63.05% for women). 94.71% of the population are followers of Hinduism , 4.65% are Christians .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Deogarh.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 3 blocks :

• Bar note
• Riamal
• Tileibani

There are also 3 Tahasils :

• Bar note
• Deogarh
• Riamal

The following ULBs are located in the district : the Municipality of Deogarh. There are also 60 gram of panchayats in the district.

Web links

• District Administration website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} deogarh.nic.in
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in