Nuapada (District)

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Nuapada
District ନୂଆପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : South Division
Administrative headquarters : Nuapada
Area : 3852 km²
Residents : 610,382 (2011)
Population density : 158 inhabitants / km²
Website : nuapada.nic.in

The Nuapada District ( Oriya ନୂଆପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା Nū'āpaṛā Jillā ) is located in the west of the Indian state of Odisha . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Nuapada .

The district was established on April 1, 1993. Before that he was part of the Kalahandi district .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​3852 km² (according to other information 3407.5 km²). It is located in the Eastern Ghats between the Mahanadi rivers in the west and Tel in the east.

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 610,382. The gender ratio was 1,021 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 57.35% (70.29% for men, 44.76% for women). 98.48% of the population profess Hinduism .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Nuapada.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 5 blocks :

  • ground
  • Khariar
  • Komna
  • Nuapada
  • Sinapali

There are also 5 Tahasils :

  • ground
  • Khariar
  • Komna
  • Nuapada
  • Sinapali

The district has the following ULBs : the three Notified Area Councils (NAC) Khariar , Khariar Road and Nuapada. There are also 109 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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