Puri (district)

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Puri
District ପୁରୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : Central Division
Administrative headquarters : Puri
Area : 3479 km²
Residents : 1,698,730 (2011)
Population density : 488 inhabitants / km²
Website : puri.nic.in

The district of Puri ( Oriya ପୁରୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା Purī Jillā ) is located in the Indian state of Odisha . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Puri .

location

The district extends over an area of ​​3852 km² (according to other information 3051 km²). It is located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal .

Residents

In the 2011 census, the population was 1,698,730. The gender ratio was 963 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 84.67% (90.85% for men, 78.28% for women). 96.83% of the population profess Hinduism , 2.71% are Muslim .

Administrative division

The district consists of a sub-division : Puri Sadar.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 11 blocks :

  • Astarang
  • Brahmagiri
  • Delang
  • Gop
  • Kakatpur
  • Kanas
  • Krushnaprasad
  • Nimapara
  • Pipili
  • Puri Sadar
  • Satyabadi

There are also 11 Tahasils :

  • Astarang
  • Brahmagiri
  • Delang
  • Gop
  • Kakatpur
  • Kanas
  • Krushnaprasad
  • Nimapara
  • Pipili
  • Puri
  • Satyabadi

The following ULBs are located in the district : the municipality of Puri and the three Notified Area Councils (NAC) Konark , Nimapada and Pipili . There are also 230 grams of panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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