Athagad

Athagad
—  town  —
Athagad
Location of Athagad
in Orissa and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Orissa
District(s) Cuttack
Population 15,850 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 63 metres (207 ft)

Athagad (Oriya: ଆଠ ଗଡ)(also spelt as Athgarh) is a town and a notified area committee in Cuttack district in the state of Orissa, India.

Contents

Geography

Athagad is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 63 m (207 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Athagad had a population of 15,850. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Athagad has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Athgarh Assembly Constituency is Rajendra Pratap Swain, who won the seat in State elections of 2004 and also in 2000 representing BJD and as a JD candidate in 1995 and 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Janaki Patnaik of INC who won this seat in 1985, Rasananda Sahoo of INC(I) in 1980, and Rasmanjari Devi of JNP in 1977.[3]

Athgarh is part of Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Athagad
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 47-Athgarh Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp47.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
Cities and towns in Cuttack district
Cuttack
Cities and towns
in other districts
  • Angul
  • Balangir
  • Balasore
  • Bargarh
  • Bhadrak
  • Boudh
  • Debagarh
  • Dhenkanal
  • Gajapati
  • Ganjam
  • Jagatsinghpur
  • Jajpur
  • Jharsuguda
  • Kalahandi
  • Kandhamal
  • Kendrapara
  • Kendujhar
  • Khordha
  • Koraput
  • Malkangiri
  • Mayurbhanj
  • Nabarangpur
  • Nayagarh
  • Nuapada
  • Puri
  • Rayagada
  • Sambalpur
  • Subarnapur
  • Sundergarh