Balasore / Baleshwar District | |
Balasore is one of the coastal district of Orissa,lies on the northern most part of the state having 21 degree 03’ to 21 degree 59’ North Latitude & 86 degree 20’ to 87 degree 29’ East Longitude. Broadly this district can be divided into three geographical regions, namely, the Coastal belt, the inner alluvial plain and the North-Western hills. The coastal belt is about 26 Kms wide and shapes like a strip. In this region, sand dunes are noticed along the coast with some ridges. This region is mostly flooded with brackish water of estuarine rivers which is unsuitable for cultivation. But, presently this area is utilized for coconut and betel cultivation. The second contiguous geographical region is deltaic alluvial plain. Two important rivers of Orissa, namely: - Budhabalanga and Subarnarekha have passed through this district from west to east before surging into the Bay of Bengal. The soil of Balasore district is mostly alluvial laterite. |
Area | 3,634 km² | Head quarter | Balasore | Sub division | 2 | Blocks | 12 | Municipality | 1 | N.A.C | 4 | Tahasils | 19 | Villages | 2,971 | Grama panchayat | 257 | Towns | 4 | Temperature | 43.1(Max), 10.6(Min) | Rainfall | 1832.3mm (Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | subdivisions | Bhogarai | Baleshwar | Baleshwar | Simulia | Busta | Nilgiri | Balasore sadar | Nilgiri | | Khaira | Jaleswar | | Soro | Soro | | Bahanaga | | | Remuna | | | Baliapal | | | Jaleswar | | | Nilgiri | | | Nilgiri sadar | | |
(SOURCE:http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/balasore.asp)
(SOURCE:http://orissadiary.com/orissa_profile/district/Balasor.asp)
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Bhadrak District : | |
Bhadrak subdivision of the undivided Balasore district became a new district on 1st april'1993. Bhadrak having a rich heritage and history derives its name as legend has it, from the Goddess Bhadrakali whose temple stands on the bank of the river Salandi. It is a level trac of allivial soil with a gradual slope eastwards to the Bay of Bengal. A number of deltaic rivers viz. Salandi, Baitarani, Kansabansa, Gamol, Mantei, Genguti, Kochila, Reba and Kapali pass through and around the District. |
Area | 2,677 km² | Head quarter | Bhadrak | Sub division | 1 | Blocks | 7 | Municipality | 1 | N.A.C | 3 | Tahasils | 6 | Villages | 1,307 | Grama panchayat | 166 | Towns | 3 | Temperature | 42.8(Max), 11.4(Min) | Rainfall | 1451.6mm(Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | subdivisions | Bhadrak sadar | Bhadrak | Bhadrak | Basudevpur | Chandabali | | Chandabali | Basudevpur | | Tihidi | Tihidi | | Bhandaripokhari | Dhamanagar | |
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(SOURCE: http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/bhadrak.asp) |
Ganjam District : |
The district got it's name from the word "Ganj-i-am" which means the Granary of the World. The district is named after the old township and European fort of Ganjam situated on the northern bank of river Rushikulya which was the head quarter of the district. |
Area | 8,706 km² | Head quarter | Chatrapur | Sub division | 3 | Blocks | 23 | Municipaliy | 1 | N.A.C | 18 | Tahasils | 22 | Villages | 3,171 | Grama panchayat | 444 | Towns | 18 | Temperature | 38.4(Max), 14.2(Min) | Rainfall | 1542.6mm(Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | Subdivisions | Chatrapur | Khallikote | Bhanjanagar | Khallikote | Kodala | Chhatrapur | Kodala | Chhatrapur | Berhampur | Polasara | Berhampur | | Kabisuryanagar | Chikiti | | Purastampur | Kanisi | | Hijilikatu | Purastampur | | Ganjam | Aska | | Berhampur sadar | Buguda | | Shergarh | Digapahandi | | Aska | Sorada | | Dharakot | Bhanjanagar | | Belguntha | | | Buguda | | | Bhanjanagar | | | Chikiti | | | Jagannath prasad | | | Sanakhemundi | | | Kukudakhandi | | | Digapahandi | | | Rangeilunda | | | Patrapur | | | Soroda | | |
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(SOURCE: http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/ganjam.asp) |
Jagatsinghpur District :
Jagatsinghpur District was created on 01.04.93. |
Area | 3016 km². | Head quarter | Jagatsinghpur | Sub division | 1 | Blocks | 8 | Municipality | 1 | N.A.C | 2 | Tahasils | 4 | Villages | 1,391 | Grama panchayat | 165 | Towns | 2 | Temperature | 38.1(Max), 12.0(Min) | Rainfall | 1765.1mm(Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | Subdivisions | Biridi | Jagatsingpur | Jajpur | Raghunathpur | Kujanga | | Kujang | Balikuda | | Tirtol | Tirtola | | Erasama | | | Balikuda | | | Nuagoan | | | Jagatsinghpur | | |
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(SOURCE: http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/jagatsinghpur.asp) |
Kendrapada District : |
Kendrapara District is a new district; it was formed in the year of 1994. Kendrapara District lies in the river delta formed by the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers. The Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Bhitarkanika National Park, and Gahirmatha Beach lie in the district. Kendrapada is also known as the Tulasi Khetra. The river Gobari flows through this district. It is also known for its spinning mills. |
Area | 2,548 km² | Head quarter | Bhawanipatna | Sub division | 1 | Blocks | 8 | Municipality | 1 | N.A.C | 1 | Tahasils | 6 | Villages | 1532 | Grama panchayat | 205 | Towns | 2 | Temperature | - | Rainfall | 1463.6mm(Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | Subdivisions | Ali | Kendrapada | Kendrapada | T.Rampur | Aul | | Pattamundai | Marshaghai | | Rajanagar | Pattamundai | | Derabisi | Rajanagar | | Kendrapada | Kanika | | Marshaghai | | | Mahakalapada | | | Gardpur | | |
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(SOURCE:http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/kendrapada.asp) |
Puri District : |
Puri being a coastal district of Orissa , is famous for its Historic antiquities ,Religious sanctuaries , Architectural Grandeur , Sea-scape beauty,moderate climate.It holds a wealth of attraction for the visitors. It boasts of a continuous history from the 3rd Century B.C. to the present day and its unique monuments like those of Lord Jagannath at Puri , the Sun God at Konark are the famous in the world. It has the Chilika lake , one of the largest brackish water lakes in India, that holds a picturesque Sea-Scape beauty. It offers an ideal resort for birds who migrate from different parts of the continent. |
Area | 3,051 km². | Head quarter | Puri | Sub division | 1 | Blocks | 11 | Municipality | 1 | N.A.C | 3 | Tahasils | 5 | Villages | 1,714 | Grama panchayat | 204 | Towns | 4 | Temperature | 36.2(Max), 13.3(Min) | Rainfall | 1586.1mm(Avg) |
| Blocks | Tahasils | Subdivisions | Puri sadar | Krushnaprasad | Puri | Pipili | Nimapada | | Delanga | Pipili | | Nimapada | Puri | | Kakatpur | Kakatpur | | Astaranga | | | Brahmagiri | | | Krushnaprasad | | | Satyabadi | | | Gop | | |
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(SOURCE: http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/puri.asp) |
Distribution of Urban Population in Various Districts of Orissa(2001)
District Population Urban Percentage of Urbanisation |
Bargarh | 1346336 | 103541 | 7.7 | Jharsuguda | 509716 | 185885 | 36.5 | Sambalpur | 935613 | 253778 | 27.1 | Debagarh | 274108 | 20096 | 7.3 | Sundargarh | 1830673 | 629194 | 34.4 | Keonjhar | 1561990 | 213023 | 13.6 | Mayurbhanj | 2223456 | 155700 | 7.0 | Baleshwar | 2024508 | 220368 | 10.9 | Bhadrak | 1333749 | 141071 | 10.6 | Kendrapara | 1302005 | 74137 | 5.7 | Jagatsinghapur | 1057629 | 104449 | 9.9 | Cuttack | 2341094 | 641130 | 27.4 | Jajpur | 1624341 | 72980 | 4.5 | Dhenkanal | 1066878 | 92914 | 8.7 | Angul | 1140003 | 158416 | 13.9 | Nayagarh | 864516 | 37066 | 4.3 | Khurda | 1877395 | 805706 | 42.9 | Puri | 1502682 | 204028 | 13.6 | Ganjam | 3160635 | 556359 | 17.6 | Gajapati | 518837 | 52888 | 10.2 | Kandhamal | 648201 | 44094 | 6.8 | Baudh | 373372 | 18025 | 4.8 | Sonepur | 541835 | 40068 | 7.4 | Balangir | 1337194 | 154323 | 11.5 | Nuapada | 530690 | 30038 | 5.7 | Kalahandi | 1335494 | 100219 | 7.5 | Rayagada | 831109 | 115407 | 13.9 | Nabarangapur | 1025766 | 59270 | 5.8 | Koraput | 1180637 | 198449 | 16.8 | Malkangiri | 504198 | 34616 | 6.9 |
(Source: Census of India) |
Odisha State Urban Population data in 2001 |
Coastal District -wise urban population: (2001) |
AREA AND POPULATION
Different Blocks and Urban areas of Kendrapara district |
Year/Block/Urban | Geographical area in km² | Number of House-holds | Number of villages | Inhabited | Un-inhabited | Total | 2001 | 2664* | 271475 | 1407 | 133 | 1540 | 1. Aul | 224.41 | 27274 | 123 | 9 | 132 | 2.Derabish | 183.18 | 27938 | 172 | 5 | 177 | 3.Garadapur | 142.41 | 22666 | 134 | 3 | 137 | 4.Kendrapara | 244.40 | 27913 | 129 | 7 | 136 | 5. Mahakalapada | 469.64 | 40995 | 189 | 34 | 223 | 6. Marshaghai | 157.58 | 27221 | 107 | 2 | 109 | 7. Pattamundai | 254.72 | 31330 | 142 | 6 | 148 | 8. Rajkanika | 263.68 | 24523 | 156 | 12 | 168 | 9.Rajnagar | 344.29 | 28174 | 255 | 55 | 310 | URBAN | | | | | | 1. Kendrapara(M) | 10.77 | 7208 | | | | 2. Pattamundai(NAC) | 2.54 | 6233 | | | |
(SOURCE: DISTRICT STATISTICAL HAND BOOK KENDRAPARA-2005) |
Demographic Details Population : |
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| Type of Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non Workers | Total Workers | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | 275,964 | 17,211 | 47,434 | 47,795 | 322,958 | 590,494 | 323,398 | 65,006 | Rural | 259,634 | 15,896 | 45,805 | 46,685 | 302,848 | 556,860 | 305,439 | 62,581 | Urban | 16,330 | 1,315 | 1,629 | 1,110 | 20,110 | 33,634 | 17,959 | 2,425 |
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Blockwise Result of the BPL Census as per 1997 Survey District: Ganjam |
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No | Name of the Block | No. of Rural families | No. of rural families
below poverty line | % of families
below poverty line | | | 1 | Chatrapur | 26409 | 14349 | 54.33 | | 2 | Ganjam | 17368 | 10302 | 59.32 | | 3 | Khallikote | 26464 | 15677 | 59.24 | | 4 | Beguniapoda | 24981 | 16634 | 66.59 | | 5 | Polosora | 25454 | 15318 | 60.18 | | 6 | Purushottampur | 27281 | 12607 | 46.21 | | 7 | K.S.Nagar | 20796 | 9431 | 45.35 | | 8 | Hinjilicut | 22157 | 9182 | 41.44 | | 9 | Rangeilunda | 26406 | 16181 | 61.28 | | 10 | Kukudakhandi | 24643 | 13350 | 54.17 | | 11 | Digapahandi | 28459 | 16369 | 57.52 | | 12 | Sanakhemundi | 30328 | 15735 | 51.88 | | 13 | Chikiti | 20717 | 11600 | 55.99 | | 14 | Patrapur | 26729 | 16682 | 62.41 | | 15 | Bhanjanagar | 27574 | 15275 | 55.40 | | 16 | Bellaguntha | 22199 | 8733 | 39.34 | | 17 | Buguda | 23812 | 13635 | 57.26 | | 18 | J.N.Prasad | 27951 | 17668 | 63.21 | | 19 | Aska | 27836 | 9750 | 35.02 | | 20 | Dharakote | 21689 | 13191 | 60.82 | | 21 | Soroda | 25611 | 19897 | 77.69 | | 22 | Sheragada | 23444 | 10015 | 42.72 | | | Total | 548308 | 301581 | 55.00 | |
(SOURCE: http://ganjam.nic.in/bpl_census.htm) |
Distribution of Urban Population in Various Districts of Odisha (2001)
District Population Urban Percentage of Urbanization |
Bargarh | 1346336 | 103541 | 7.7 | Jharsuguda | 509716 | 185885 | 36.5 | Sambalpur | 935613 | 253778 | 27.1 | Debagarh | 274108 | 20096 | 7.3 | Sundargarh | 1830673 | 629194 | 34.4 | Keonjhar | 1561990 | 213023 | 13.6 | Mayurbhanj | 2223456 | 155700 | 7.0 | Baleshwar | 2024508 | 220368 | 10.9 | Bhadrak | 1333749 | 141071 | 10.6 | Kendrapara | 1302005 | 74137 | 5.7 | Jagatsinghapur | 1057629 | 104449 | 9.9 | Cuttack | 2341094 | 641130 | 27.4 | Jajpur | 1624341 | 72980 | 4.5 | Dhenkanal | 1066878 | 92914 | 8.7 | Angul | 1140003 | 158416 | 13.9 | Nayagarh | 864516 | 37066 | 4.3 | Khurda | 1877395 | 805706 | 42.9 | Puri | 1502682 | 204028 | 13.6 | Ganjam | 3160635 | 556359 | 17.6 | Gajapati | 518837 | 52888 | 10.2 | Kandhamal | 648201 | 44094 | 6.8 | Baudh | 373372 | 18025 | 4.8 | Sonepur | 541835 | 40068 | 7.4 | Balangir | 1337194 | 154323 | 11.5 | Nuapada | 530690 | 30038 | 5.7 | Kalahandi | 1335494 | 100219 | 7.5 | Rayagada | 831109 | 115407 | 13.9 | Nabarangapur | 1025766 | 59270 | 5.8 | Koraput | 1180637 | 198449 | 16.8 | Malkangiri | 504198 | 34616 | 6.9 |
(Source: Census of India) |
Male-Female Population Distribution and Percentage Decadal Growth Rate in Various Districts of Odisha (2001)
Population Population Decadal Growth rate |
District | Persons | Male | Female | 1981-1991 | 1991-2001 | Bargarh | 1345601 | 681012 | 664589 | 16.93 | 11.47 | Jharsuguda | 509056 | 261555 | 247501 | 21.41 | 15.13 | Sambalpur | 928889 | 471555 | 457334 | 18.47 | 14.17 | Debagarh | 274095 | 138425 | 135670 | 18.50 | 17.02 | Sundargarh | 1829412 | 934902 | 894510 | 17.62 | 16.26 | Mayurbhanj | 2221782 | 1121982 | 1099800 | 19.14 | 17.89 | Baleswar | 2023056 | 1037938 | 985118 | 24.96 | 19.24 | Bhadrak | 1332249 | 675162 | 657087 | 23.55 | 20.47 | Kendrapara | 1301856 | 646356 | 655500 | 17.15 | 13.25 | Jagatsinghpur | 1056556 | 538542 | 518014 | 17.98 | 13.15 | Cuttack | 2340686 | 1207569 | 1133117 | 19.37 | 14.00 | Jajpur | 1622868 | 822638 | 800230 | 22.01 | 17.08 | Dhenkanal | 1065983 | 543439 | 522544 | 18.92 | 12.46 | Anugul | 1139341 | 586903 | 552438 | 22.31 | 18.55 | Nayagarh | 863934 | 445658 | 418276 | 14.52 | 10.39 | Khurdha | 1874405 | 986003 | 888402 | 32.67 | 24.79 | Puri | 1498604 | 761397 | 737207 | 18.08 | 14.80 | Ganjam | 3160635 | 1568568 | 1568369 | 19.25 | 16.01 | Gajapati | 518448 | 255288 | 263160 | 13.04 | 14.02 | Kandhamal | 647912 | 322674 | 325238 | 21.59 | 18.60 | Baudh | 373038 | 187947 | 185091 | 18.35 | 17.45 | Sonepur | 540659 | 275045 | 265614 | 19.99 | 13.39 | Balangir | 1335760 | 673727 | 662033 | 15.94 | 8.52 | Nuapada | 530524 | 264490 | 266034 | 19.56 | 13.00 | Kalahandi 1 | 1334372 | 667126 | 667246 | 19.48 | 17.99 | Rayagada | 823019 | 405631 | 417388 | 17.29 | 15.27 | Nabarangapur | 1018171 | 511004 | 507167 | 24.22 | 20.26 | Koraput | 1177954 | 589438 | 588516 | 19.93 | 14.41 | Malkangiri | 480232 | 240540 | 239692 | 26.00 | 13.71 |
(Source: Census of India, 2001) |