Debagarh district
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| Coordinates | 21°31′59″N 84°43′59″E / 21.533°N 84.733°ECoordinates: 21°31′59″N 84°43′59″E / 21.533°N 84.733°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Orissa | ||
| Headquarters | Debagarh | ||
| Collector | Sri Ambika Prasad Mishra, I.A.S | ||
| Assembly constituency | 1, Debagarh | ||
| Population • Density |
312,164 (30) (2011[update]) • 106 /km2 (275 /sq mi) |
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| Sex ratio | 976 ♂/♀ | ||
| Literacy • Male |
73.07% • 82.62% |
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| Official languages | Oriya, Hindi, English | ||
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area | 2,781.66 square kilometres (1,074.00 sq mi) | ||
| Climate |
Aw (Köppen) • 1,014.2 mm (39.93 in) |
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| Website | deogarh.nic.in | ||
Debagarh District, also known as Deogarh District, is a district of Orissa state, India. It is located in the northern part of the state. Debagarh is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2781.66 km². The district has a population of 274,095 (2001 Census). As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Orissa (out of 30).[1]
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[edit] History
The district was created on 1 January 1994 by bifurcating the erstwhile Sambalpur district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[2]
[edit] Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Debagarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
[edit] Education
There are a number of educational institutes are present out of which Raja Basu Dev High School(Oriya: ରାଜା ଵାସୁ ଦେବ ଉଚ୍ଚ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ) and Govt. collage at Debagarh town are some of them.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Debagarh district has a population of 312,164 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Iceland.[4] This gives it a ranking of 571st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometre (270 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.88 %.[1] Debagarh has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 73.07 %.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Iceland 311,058 July 2011 est."
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