Khandapada

Khandapada
city
Khandapada

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°ECoordinates: 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°E
Country  India
State Odisha
District Nayagarh
Elevation 65 m (213 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,754
Languages
 • Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 752077
Website www.khandapada.blogspot.com

Khandapada (also spelt as Khandapara) is a town and a notified area committee in Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It's a beautiful town on the vally of nine mountains.

Geography

Khandapada is located at 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 65 m (213 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Khandapada had a population of 8754. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khandapada has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 67%. In Khandapada, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Khandapada Assembly Constituency is BJD candidate Siddharth Singh, who won the seat in State elections in 2009.Bibhuti Bhushan Singh Mardaraj of INC won this seat in 1995, 1985 and also in 1980 as an independent candidate. Arun Kumar Pattanaik of JD won this seat in 1990 and Satyasundar Mishra won it in 1977 as independent candidate.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khandapada
  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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 63-Khandapara Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-13.