Nuapara District
| Nuapada district | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location in Odisha, India |
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| Coordinates: 20°39′00″N 82°49′59″E / 20.65°N 82.833°ECoordinates: 20°39′00″N 82°49′59″E / 20.65°N 82.833°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| Established | 27 March 1993 |
| Headquarters | Nuapada |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Dr. Poma Tudu, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Shri Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,408 km2 (1,316 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 606,490 |
| • Density | 157/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 766105 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-26 |
| Sex ratio | 1020 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 58.20% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 2 |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,230 millimetres (48 in) |
| Website | www |
Nuapada(Odia: ) is a district of Odisha, India.Dulamani Majhi
The District of Nuapada was a part of Kalahandi District until early March 1993, but for administrative convenience, Kalahandi District was divided into two parts — Kalahandi and Nuapada. Nuapada District now comprises one sub-division Nuapada, five tehsils (Nuapada, Komana, Khariar, Sinapalli and Boden) and five community development blocks (Khariar, Sinapalli, Boden, Nuapada and Komna).
Nuapada district is in the western part of Odisha, lying between latitude 20° 0' N and 21° 5' and between longitude 82° 20' E and 82° 40' E. Its boundaries extend in the north, west and south to Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh and in the east to Bargarh, Balangir and Kalahandi districts. The district has an area of 3407.5 km² and the administrative headquarters is located at Nuapada.
The plains of Nuapada subdivision are fringed by rugged hill ranges stretching southward, which belong to the main line of the Eastern Ghats and contain extensive plateaus of about 4000 ft (1200 m) in elevation with thick tropical vegetation. They contain such mineral deposits of laterite, graphite and bauxite.
Due to the conspicuous absence of any industry, the economy revolves around agricultural activities. Three major irrigation projects — the Upper Jonk, the Sunder dam, and the upcoming Lower Indira Irrigation Project — provide support to 45,000 acres of land. Rice is the main crop in the entire district. Other crops like corn (maize), cotton, and onion make up a major share of crops under cultivation. More than 10,000 households migrate to other states in search of better employment opportunities every year after the harvesting season is over. Though the district is tops in MGNREGS implementation, the advance provided by labor contractors before Nuakhai festival lure ignorant laborers into the plot.Due to unregistered and uninformed migration protection of migrant laborers has become a challenge to the government. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Nuapada one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
According to the 2011 census Nuapada district has a population of 606,490 roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This gives it a ranking of 524th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 157 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.28%. Nuapada has a sex ratio of 1020 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.2%.
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