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Baragarh district

Bargarh
District
Nickname(s): (Rice Bowl of Odisha)
Location in Odisha, India
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 21°19′59″N 83°36′58″E / 21.333°N 83.616°E / 21.333; 83.616Coordinates: 21°19′59″N 83°36′58″E / 21.333°N 83.616°E / 21.333; 83.616
Country  India
State Odisha
Headquarters Bargarh
Government
 • Collector Khagendra kumar padhi
 • MP BGH Dr. Prabhas Singh
 • MLA BGH Debesh Acharya
Area
 • Total 5,837 km2 (2,254 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,478,833
 • Rank 13
 • Density 253/km2 (660/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Koshali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 768 028
Telephone code 6683, 6684, 6685,0 6646
Vehicle registration OD-17
Sex ratio 976 /
Literacy 75.16%
Lok Sabha constituency Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency 7
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,527 millimetres (60.1 in)
Avg. summer temperature 46 °C (115 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 10 °C (50 °F)
Website www.bargarh.nic.in

Bargarh District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The city of Bargarh is its district headquarters. The district was carved out of the erstwhile district of Sambalpur in 1993.

Dist. Hospital,Bargarh Behera Nursing Home,Bargarh Kishori Nursing Home,Bargarh, Vikash multispeciality hospital Purohit hospital etc.

The district has an area of 5832 km². The district of Sambalpur is in the north east, Bolangir & Subarnapur districts are in the south, Nuapada district is in the south west and the state of Chhattisgarh is to its west.

All-season irrigation from Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi River makes the northern half of Bargarh District rich in agriculture, mostly paddy.

This district is famous for centuries old handloom industry manufacturing a trade-mark textile form called Sambalpuri Saree.

Bargarh district consists of two sub-divisions, namely Bargarh & Padampur. It comprises 12 blocks. They are Jharbandh, Paikmal, Padampur, Gaisilat, Bijepur, Sohela, Bhatli, Ambabhona, Barpali, Attabira, Bheden and Bargarh.

According to the 2011 census Bargarh district has a population of 1,478,833, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 339th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 253 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.84%. Bargarh has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.16%.


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