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| Country | India | ||
| State | Orissa | ||
| Headquarters | Koraput | ||
| Collector | Sachin R. Jadhav, IAS | ||
| Member of Parliament | Jayaram Pangi, BJD | ||
| Parliamentary constituency | 1, Koraput | ||
| Assembly constituency | 5 | ||
| Population • Density |
1,177,954 (2001[update]) • 140.58 /km2 (364 /sq mi) |
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| Sex ratio | 1.038 ♂/♀ | ||
| Literacy • Male |
36.20% • 47.58% |
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| Official languages | Oriya, Hindi, English | ||
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area | 8,379 square kilometres (3,235 sq mi) | ||
| Climate • Precipitation |
Aw (Köppen) • 1,522 mm (59.9 in) |
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| Website | koraput.nic.in | ||
Koraput (Oriya: କୋରାପୁଟ) is a tribal dominated district of Orissa, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. It is located along the Eastern Ghats.
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In October, 1992, Koraput district was divided, resulting in the creation of Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur district.
It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[1]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Koraput one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]
According to the 2011 census Koraput district has a population of 1,376,934,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[5] This gives it a ranking of 356th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 156 inhabitants per square kilometre (400 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.63 %.[3] Koraput has a sex ratio of 1031 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 49.87 %.[3]
Languages include Bhatri, which falls within the Oriya language group but only shares about 60% lexical similarity with Oriya, spoken by about 600 000;[6] and Bhunjia, spoken by approximately 7000 Bhunjia Adivasis.[7]
Naxalism is a serious matter of concern in south Orissa, including Koraput district, since around 2000. Earlier, the naxalite activities were confined to districts such as Malkangiri, which share its borders with the neighboring states. With time, the naxal activities has spread to Koraput as well as other districts like Rayagada or Nabarangpur. The inaccessible hilly terrain, dense forests, lack of development, grievances of the tribals and poor, and the absence of administration have been conducive to the spread of left-wing extremism in Orissa. The seriousness of the problem was underlined by a co-ordinated Naxalite attack on the District Headquarters and armoury at Koraput on February 6, 2004.[8]
Naxal group, namely People's War Group (PWG), has carried out numerous operations (attacks on rich farmers, police, bureaucrats and politicians, loots from godowns) within last few years in Koraput as well as in its neighboring districts.[9]
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