Kendujhar (District)

Kendujhar District କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲା
State	Odisha
Division :	North Division
Administrative headquarters :	Kendujhar
Area :	8303 km²
Residents :	1,801,733 (2011)
Population density :	217 inhabitants / km²
Website :	kendujhar.nic.in

The district of Kendujhar (also Keonjhar , Oriya କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲା Kēndujhara Jillā ) is a district in the east Indian state of Odisha .

The district is located in the Eastern Ghats about 130 km north of Cuttack . The administrative seat is the city of Kendujhar . The area is 8303 km² (according to other information 8240 km²). The population density is 217 inhabitants / km².

The district was established on January 1, 1948.

population

In 2011 there were 1,440,361 inhabitants in the district. The gender ratio was 988 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 68.24% (78.12% for men, 58.28% for women). The majority of the population is Hindu (97.28%), 1.54% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district consists of three sub-divisions : Anandapur, Champua and Kendujhar.

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

• Anandapur
• Bansapal
• Champua
• Ghasipura
• Ghatagaon
• Harichandanpur
• Hatadihi
• Jhumpura
• Joda
• Keonjhar
• Patna
• Saharpada
• Telkoi

There are also 13 Tahasils :

• Anandapur
• Bansapal
• Barbil
• Champua
• Ghasipura
• Ghatagaon
• Harichandanpur
• Hatadihi
• Jhumpura
• Keonjhar
• Patna
• Saharpada
• Telkoi

The following ULBs are located in the district : the municipalities of Anandapur , Barbil , Joda and Kendujhar. There are also 286 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

Commons : Kendujhar District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The district administration website (English)

Individual evidence

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