Koraput (district)

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Koraput
District କୋରାପୁଟ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : South Division
Administrative headquarters : Koraput
Area : 8807 km²
Residents : 1,379,647 (2001)
Population density : 157 inhabitants / km²
Website : koraput.nic.in

The district of Koraput ( Oriya କୋରାପୁଟ ଜିଲ୍ଲା Kōrāpuṭa Jillā ) is located in the southwest of the Indian state of Odisha .

The district was founded on April 1, 1936. District capital is Koraput .

location

It extends over an area of ​​8807 km². The eastern part is in the Eastern Ghats . The Kolab Reservoir is located in the center of the district .

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 1,379,647. The gender ratio was 1,032 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 49.21% (60.32% for men, 38.55% for women). 93.80% of the population are followers of Hinduism , 4.97% are Christians .

Administrative division

The district consists of the two sub-divisions Jeypore and Koraput.

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

  • Bandhugaon
  • Boipariguda
  • Borigumma
  • Dasmantapur
  • Jeypore
  • Koraput
  • Feces pad
  • Kundra
  • Laxmipur
  • Machhkund
  • Nandapur
  • Narayanpatna
  • Pottangi
  • Semiliguda

There are also 14 Tahasils :

  • Bandhugaon
  • Boipariguda
  • Borigumma
  • Dasmanthpur
  • Jeypore
  • Koraput
  • Feces pad
  • Kundra
  • Lamtaput
  • Laxmipur
  • Nandapur
  • Narayanpatna
  • Pottangi
  • Semiliguda

The district has the following ULBs : the municipalities of Koraput, Jeypore and Sunabeda and the Notified Area Council (NAC) Kotpad . There are also 226 gram of panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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