Dhenkanal district
Dhenkanal | |
---|---|
District | |
Coordinates: 20°39′N 85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Dhenkanal |
Area | |
• Total | 4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,192,948 |
• Rank | 18 |
• Density | 268/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 759 xxx |
Telephone code | 6762 |
Vehicle registration | OR-06 / OD-06 |
Sex ratio | 947 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 79.41% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dhenkanal |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
|
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,421 millimetres (55.9 in) |
Website | www |
This article is part of a series on |
Odisha |
---|
Governance |
Topics |
Districts Divisions |
GI Products |
India portal |
Dhenkanal District is an administrative division of Odisha, India.
Geography
Dhenkanal district is one of the centrally located districts in Odisha. It lies between Longitude:85° 58' to 86° 2' East and Latitude:20° 29' to 21° 11' North.
Neighbouring districts
- Keonjhar district in the North,
- Cuttack district in the South,
- Jajpur district in the East and
- Angul district in the West.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Dhenkanal district has a population of 1,192,948,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[2] or the US state of Rhode Island.[3] This gives it a ranking of 400th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.82%.[1] Dhenkanal has a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 79.41%.[1]
Notable people
- Nandini Satpathy[4][5][6][7][8][9]
- Brig. Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
- Devendra Satpathy [10][17][18]
- Tathagata Satpathy[19][20][21]
- Kalpana Dash[22][23][24][25][26]
- Suparno Satpathy[6][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Education
Dhenkanal is home to the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, the only institute in Odisha for the study of journalism and mass communication.
Other colleges, universities, and institutes include:
- Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
- Dhenkanal College
Politics
Vidhan sabha constituencies
Dhenkanal has four Vidhan sabha constituencies within the Dhenkanal parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency.[39][40] of Dhenkanal district and the elected members[41] of that area
No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 14th Assembly | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Dhenkanal | None | Dhenkanal (M), Gondia, Dhenkanal (part) | Nabin Nanda | BJD* |
56 | Hindol | SC | Hindol, Odapada | Smt. Anjali Behera | BJD |
57 | Kamakhyanagar | None | Kamakhyanagar (NAC), Bhuban (NAC), Bhuban, Kamakhyanagar (part), Dhenkanal (part) | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | BJD |
58 | Parjanga | None | Parjanga, Kankadahad, Kamakhyanagar (part) | Nrushingha Sahu | BJD |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
- ^ "Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies". NDTV. 4 August 2006.
- ^ a b "Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT)".
- ^ "National : Nandini Satpathy cremated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2006-08-06. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away". Times Of India. TNN. 2006-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "List of Members of Lagislative Assembly". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ a b "List of Members of Parliament". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team". Times Of India. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle". Economic Times (Times of India). 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Congress lets down Orissa again". The New Indian Express. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ G. Srinivas (2010-12-15). "Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong". Indian Express. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Orissa Whispers". The Telegraph. Calcutta (Kolkata). 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief". ibnlive. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics". Ibnlive.in.com. 1971. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ Nandini Satpathy. Books.google.com. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who –". Government: National Portal of India. India.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009". Ibnlive.in.com. 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan". Dhenkanal.nic.in. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas". Everestnews.com. 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women". Oriyanari.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa". Thaindian News. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging". Odishanewstoday.com. 2011-05-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Shri. Suparno Satpathy and Dr. Manmohan Singh". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Shri. Suparno Satpathy at Raijharana, Angul". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "CTL Plant news". Times of India. 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Coal To Liquid (CTL) plant News". Times of India. 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Pollution News of Dhenkanal & Angul". Times of India. 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati's murder". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^
"Suparno Satpathy- the young visionary". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "2011 Durban Climate meet". Orissa Barta. 2011.
- ^ "Global Youth Leadership Award −2009". 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "National Commission for Women(NCW)". The Times Of India. 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Suparno Satpathy's take on renewable energy". Orissa Barta.
- ^ "Suparno on LARR Bill 2011 in Parliament of India". Pioneer News paper.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their extent" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Seats of Odisha". Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
MEMBER NAME
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|dead-url=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help)