Khordha district

This article is about Khordha District in Odisha, India. For its namesake town, see Khurda (Khordha).
Khordha
ଖୋରଧା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
Khurda
District

Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°09′58″N 85°39′58″E / 20.166°N 85.666°E / 20.166; 85.666Coordinates: 20°09′58″N 85°39′58″E / 20.166°N 85.666°E / 20.166; 85.666
Country  India
State Odisha
Headquarters Khurda
Government
 • Collector Niranjan Sahoo (OAS)[1]
Area
 • Total 2,887.5 km2 (1,114.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,251,673[2]
 • Density 800/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Odia, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 751 xxx
Telephone code 674
Vehicle registration OD-02/OD-33
Nearest city Bhubaneswar
Sex ratio 1.108 ♂/♀
Literacy 87.51%
Lok Sabha constituency 2
Vidhan Sabha constituency 6
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,443 millimetres (56.8 in)
Avg. summer temperature 41.4 °C (106.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 9.5 °C (49.1 °F)
Website www.khordha.nic.in

Khordha (also written Khurda) is an administrative division of the state of Odisha, India. It was formed on April 1, 1993 by the division of former Puri District into Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh districts. In the year 2000 the district name was changed to Khordha. The district headquarters is Khordha Town, formerly known as Jajarsingh, or Kurada. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is located in this district. Khurda is the most urbanized of all the districts of Odisha. Khurda Road, the railway station that serves the town is also the divisional headquarters of the East Coast Railway of the Indian Railways. Khurda is known for its brass utensils, cottage industries, railway coach manufacturing, and cable manufacture.

History

It was the capital of Odisha from 1568 to 1803. It is also known for its fort, often described as the "last independent fort". The commander who kept it free from British East India Company was ), Bakshi Jagabandhu, popularly called 'Paika Bakshi'.

The Savaras tribal group, who are still to be found in the district in some pockets, once heavily populated the area. Khurda came into prominence when the first Rajas of the Khordha dynasty, Ramachandra Deva, made it the capital of his kingdom during the last part of the 16th century. Khurda suffered repeated onslaughts from Muslim and Maratha cavalry but its royal house retained independence till 1804, when the British East India Company dispossessed Raja of his territory following the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

Khurda occupies a distinct place in the historical map of Odisha. Khurda was the capital of Odisha Kingdom from 1568. British government took Odisha under its rule in 1803. But it could not include Khurda in its territory till 1827. The strong protest from Paikas of Khurda shook the backbone of British rule in Odisha. Khurdagada is known as the "Last Independent Fort" of India. Now the remains of this historic fort lies as an evidence of India's glorious past. Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha belongs to this district.

Geography

It is also the district headquarters of Khurda district located at 20.11° N 85.40° E. The Daya and Kuakhai Rivers flow through Khurda. Forest area: 618.67 km²[3]

Climate

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Economy

It is renowned for its brass utensils cottage industries, cable factory, spinning mills, watch repairing factory, railway coach repairing factory, oil industries, Coca-Cola bottling plant and small metal industries.

Divisions

Tehsils

Buddhanath Temple
  1. Balianta
  2. Balipatna
  3. Banapur
  4. Begunia
  5. Bhubaneswar
  6. Bolagarh
  7. Chilika
  8. Jatni
  9. Khurda
  10. Tangi

Subdivisions

  1. Bhubaneswar: consists of 4 blocks, viz. Balianta, Balipatana, Jatani, Bhubaneswar.
  2. Khurda: consists of 6 blocks, viz. Banapur, Begunia, Bolgarh, Chilika, Khurda Sadar and Tangi.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Khordha district has a population of 2,246,341,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Latvia[5] or the US state of New Mexico.[6] This gives it a ranking of 201st in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 799 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,070/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.65%.[4] Khordha has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 87.51%.[4]

Tourist attractions and nearby places of interest

Maa Barunei Temple, Khurda
Deras Dam

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

The following is the 8 Vidhan sabha constituencies[7][8] of Khordha district and the elected members[9] of that area

No. Constituency Reservation Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) Member of 14th Assembly Party
111 Jayadev SC Balianta, Balipatna Sashi Bhusan Behera BJD
112 Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) None Bhubaneswar MC Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 37 Bijaya Kumar Mohanty BJD
113 Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) None Bhubaneswar (MC) (part), Bhubaneswar (part) Priyadarshi Mishra BJD
114 Ekamra-Bhubaneswar None Bhubaneswar (MC) (part), Bhubaneswar (part) Ashok Chandra Panda BJD
115 Jatani None Jatani (M), Jatani, Khurda (PART), Bhubaneswar (part) Bhagirathi Badajena BJD
116 Begunia None Begunia, Bologarh Prasant Jagadev BJD
117 Khurda None Khurda (M), Tangi, Khurda (part) Rajendra Kumar Sahoo BJD
118 Chilika None Balugaon (NAC), Banapur (NAC), Chilika, Banapur, Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan BJP

References

  1. ↑ http://www.odisha.gov.in/ga/notifications/gnotification/Pdf/2013/19643.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/410-khordha.html
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Introduction". Khordha district official website. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708 July 2011 est.
  6. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  7. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
  8. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  9. ↑ "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Retrieved 19 February 2013. MEMBER NAME

External links

 Cuttack district
Nayagarh district
  Khordha district  
Ganjam district Puri district
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