Nayagarh (District)

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Nayagarh
District ନୟାଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : Central Division
Administrative headquarters : Nayagarh
Area : 3890 km²
Residents : 962,789 (2011)
Population density : 248 inhabitants / km²
Website : nayagarh.nic.in

The district of Nayagarh ( Oriya ନୟାଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲା Naẏāgaṛa Jillā ) is located in the Indian state of Odisha . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Nayagarh .

The district was established in 1995 from parts of the Puri district .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​3890 km². It is located in the Eastern Ghats south of the lower reaches of the Mahanadi, about 70 km west of Bhubaneswar , the capital of Odisha.

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 962,789. The gender ratio was 915 women for 1000 men. The literacy rate was 80.42% (88.16% for men, 72.05% for women). 99.27% ​​of the population profess Hinduism .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Nayagarh.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 8 blocks :

  • Bhapur
  • Daspalla
  • Gania
  • Khandapara
  • Nayagarh
  • Nuagaon
  • Odagaon
  • Ranpur

There are also 8 Tahasils :

  • Bhapur
  • Daspalla
  • Gania
  • Khandapara
  • Nayagarh
  • Nuagaon
  • Odagaon
  • Ranpur

The district has the following ULBs : the four Notified Area Councils (NAC) Daspalla , Khandapara , Nayagarh and Ranpur . There are also 179 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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