Kendrapara
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Kendrapara କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା Rajkanika ରାଜକନିକା |
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 Kendrapara
 Kendrapara
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| Coordinates: 20°30′N 86°25′E / 20.50°N 86.42°ECoordinates: 20°30′N 86°25′E / 20.50°N 86.42°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Kendrapara |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 41,404 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 754211 |
| Telephone code | 91-6727 |
| Website | kendrapara |
Kendrapara is a town and a municipality in Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Kendrapara district.
Kendrapara is located at 20°30′N 86°25′E / 20.50°N 86.42°E. It has an average elevation of 13 m (43 ft). It is surrounded by Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts and Bay of Bengal in the east.
The river Luna (a branch of Mahanadi) is flowing out side of Kendrapara district. The other rivers of Kendrapara are Karandia, Gobari, Brahamani, Birupa, Kani, Baitarani, Kharasrota, Paika, Chitrotpala & Hansua . This district has 9 blocks named as Aul, Derabish, Garadpur, Mahakalapada, Marshaghai, Kendrapara, Rajanagar, Rajkanika, Pattamundai.
Kendrapara is 58 km from Cuttack. To reach Kendrapara one can go via Cuttack(Jagatpur)-Salipur state high way or on the National Highway No.16 and 53, crossing at Chandikhol Via Chhata towards Paradip. Kendrapara is just two and half hour drive from Bhubaneswar Airport on the National Highway 16 and State Highway 9A.The Nearest Railway station is at Cuttack which is 54 kilometre from Kendrapara town on State Highway 9A.
As of the 2011 Indian census, Kendrapara district has a population of 1,439,891, roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 344th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 545 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,410 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.59%. Kendrapara has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.93%. The mother tongue of most of the people here is Oriya; there is a sizable number of Bangla and Urdu speaking people. Hindi is also widely understood.
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