Nayagarh district
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Nayagarh district | |
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 Nayagarh district Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 20°06′58″N 85°00′36″E / 20.116°N 85.01°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| Headquarters | Nayagarh |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Hemanta Kumar Padhi, IAS |
| • Member of Lok Sabha | Pinaki Misra |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,890 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 962,789 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 752069 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-25 |
| Sex ratio | 0.994 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puri |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,449.1 millimetres (57.05 in) |
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Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993[1][citation needed] when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri.
The district is bordered by Khordha district to the south and east, Cuttack district to the east and north, Angul district to the north, Boudh district to the northwest, Kandhamal district to the west and Ganjam district to the southwest.
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Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 331,061 | — |
| 1911 | 337,561 | +0.19% |
| 1921 | 303,665 | −1.05% |
| 1931 | 336,493 | +1.03% |
| 1941 | 363,652 | +0.78% |
| 1951 | 392,506 | +0.77% |
| 1961 | 470,878 | +1.84% |
| 1971 | 578,498 | +2.08% |
| 1981 | 683,392 | +1.68% |
| 1991 | 782,647 | +1.37% |
| 2001 | 864,516 | +1.00% |
| 2011 | 962,789 | +1.08% |
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According to the 2011 census, Nayagarh district has a population of 962,789,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[4] or the US state of Montana.[5] This gives it a ranking of 453rd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 247 inhabitants per square kilometre (640/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.3%.[3] Nayagarh has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 79.17%.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 99.09% of the population in the district spoke Odia as their first language.[6]
Vidhan sabha constituencies
The following is the 4 Vidhan sabha constituencies[7][8] of Nayagarh district and the elected members[9] of that area
| No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 15th Assembly | Party |
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| 119 | Ranpur | None | Ranpur, Odagaon (part) | Rabinarayan Mohapatra | BJD |
| 120 | Khandapada | None | Khandapada (NAC), Khandapada, Bhapur | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | BJD |
| 121 | Daspalla | SC | Daspalla, Gania, Nuagaon | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD |
| 122 | Nayagarh | None | Nayagarh (NAC), Nayagarh, Odagaon (part) | Arun Kumar Sahu | BJD |
See also
- Nayagarh State – Princely state existed in the Nayagarh district, Odisha, India.
References
- ^ "About District | Nayagarh District Government of Odisha | India".
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ 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.
Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Montana 989,415
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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