Kendrapara (District)

Kendrapara District କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
State	Odisha
Division :	Central Division
Administrative headquarters :	Kendrapara
Area :	2644 km²
Residents :	1,440,361 (2011)
Population density :	545 inhabitants / km²
Website :	kendrapara.nic.in

The district of Kendrapara ( Oriya କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା Kēndrāpaṛā Jillā ) is a district in the east Indian state of Odisha .

The district lies in the coastal plain at the mouth of the Brahmani and Mahanadi . The administrative seat is the city of Kendrapara . The area is 2644 km². The population density is 545 inhabitants / km².

population

In 2011 there were 1,440,361 inhabitants in the district. The gender ratio was 1007 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate was 85.15% (91.45% for men, 78.96% for women). The majority of the population is Hindu (96.28%), 3.49% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Kendrapara.

In order to decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 9 blocks :

• Aul
• Derabis
• Garadpur
• Kendrapara
• Mahakalapada
• Marsaghai
• Pattamundai
• Rajkanika
• Rajnagar

There are also 9 Tahasils :

• Aul
• Derabis
• Garadpur
• Kendrapara
• Mahakalapada
• Marsaghai
• Pattamundai
• Rajkanika
• Rajnagar

The following ULBs are located in the district : the two municipalities Kendrapara and Pattamundai . There are also 230 grams of panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

• The district administration website (English)

Individual evidence

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