Kendrapara କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡା ଜିଲ୍ଲା |
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District | |
Location in Odisha, India |
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Coordinates: 20°31′30″N 86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°ECoordinates: 20°31′30″N 86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Kendrapara |
Government | |
• Collector | Durga Prasad Behera, IAS |
• Member of Parliament | Baijayant Panda, BJD |
Area | |
• Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,439,891 |
• Density | 492.38/km2 (1,275.3/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 754 xxx |
Vehicle registration | OD-29 |
Sex ratio | 0.986 ♂/♀ |
male | 7,17,695 |
female | 7,22,196 |
Literacy | 77.33% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 6 (5 full,1 part)
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Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in) |
Website | www |
Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak District, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Jagatsinghpur District, on the west by Cuttack District and on the northwest by Jajpur District.
Kendrapara District lies in 20° 20’ N To 20° 37’ N Latitude and 86° 14’ E To 87° 01’ E Longitude and situated in central coastal plain zone of the Odisha. The Bay of Bengal lies in the eastern part of the district. The coastline covers 48 km stretching from Dhamra Muhan to Batighar. Kendrapara district headquarters is 85 km from the State headquarters.
Kendrapara District lies in the river delta formed by the Brahmani and Baitarani & branch rivers of Mahanadi. The Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Bhitarkanika National Park, Gahirmatha Beach & Baladevjew Temple lie in the district. The district has also other beautiful places like Suka-Parikshita Ashram, Kudanagari,Pentha sea beach, Harihar Kshetra Mahala, Gadadhara Gosain Pitha, Korua etc. This district has 9 blocks named as Aul, Derabish, Garadpur, Mahakalapada, Marshaghai, Kendrapara, Rajanagar, Rajkanika, Patamundai.
There are 9 Tahasilsand 9 blocks in Kendrapara district. They are :