Subarnapur (District)

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Subarnapur
District ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : North Division
Administrative headquarters : Subarnapur
Area : 2284 km²
Residents : 610,183 (2011)
Population density : 267 inhabitants / km²
Website : subarnapur.nic.in

Subarnapur (also Sonapur or Sonepur , Oriya ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା Subarṇṇapura Jillā ) is a district in the west of the east Indian state of Odisha .

The administrative seat is the city of Subarnapur . The area is 2,284.4 km². There are only three cities: Subarnapur ( Sonapur ), Binika and Tarbha , so the degree of urbanization is very low at 7.4%. The population density is about 267 inhabitants / km².

The district was formed on April 1, 1993 by separating from the Balangir district.

geography

Subarnapur is located in the center of Odisha and borders the districts of Sambalpur , Boudh , Balangir and Bargarh .

population

In 2011 there were 610,183 inhabitants in the district, 51.0% of them men and 49.0% women (960 women for every 1000 men). The vast majority of the population is Hindu (99.19%). Islam and Christianity only play a subordinate role at around 0.3% each.

Administrative division

The district consists of the two sub-divisions Birmaharajpur and Subarnapur.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 6 blocks :

  • Binika
  • Biramaharajpur
  • Dunguripalli
  • Subarnapur
  • Tarbha
  • Ulunda

There are also 6 Tahasils :

  • Binika
  • Biramaharajpur
  • Rampur
  • Subarnapur
  • Tarbha
  • Ulunda

The following Urban Local Bodies (ULB) are located in the district : the Municipality of Subarnapur and the two Notified Area Councils (NAC) Binika and Tarbha . There are also 96 gram panchayats in the district.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homepage of the Balangir District (English)
  2. ↑ www.census2011.co.in
  3. ↑ a b c d e subarnapur.nic.in