Kendrapara district

• Name — Kendrapada district • Type — District of Odisha • Image Map — Kendrapara in Odisha (India).svg • Map Caption — Location in Odisha • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha • Seat Type — Headquarter • Seat — Kendrapada • Leader Title1 — Collector & District Magistrate • Leader Name1 — Amrit Ruturaj IAS • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 2644 • Population Total — 1,440,361 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — 492.38 • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 754 xxx • Registration Plate — OD-29 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Sex ratio • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 1.006 ♂/♀ • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Climate • Custom Data1 Sec2 — Aw (Köppen) • Website — www.kendrapara.nic.in • Leader Title2 — Superintendent of Police • Leader Name2 — Jugal Kishore Banoth, IPS • Leader Title3 — Member of Parliament • Demographics1 Info1 — Odia, English • Custom Label4 Sec1 — Literacy • Custom Data4 Sec1 — 85.93% • Custom Label5 Sec1 — Lok Sabha constituency • Custom Data5 Sec1 — Kendrapada • Custom Label6 Sec1 — Vidhan Sabha constituency • Custom Data6 Sec1 — 5 096-Patkura 097-Kendrapada(SC) 098-Aul 099-Rajanagar 100-Mahakalapada • Custom Label2 Sec2 — Precipitation • Custom Data2 Sec2 — 1501.3 mm Kendrapada district is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapada is the district headquarters. Kendrapada 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.

The formation of Kendrapada district took place on April 1, 1993, when a coastal area spanning 2,644 square kilometers was carved out from Cuttack district, with its own headquarter in Kendrapada town.

Kendrapada 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. Kendrapada district headquarters is 55 km from Cuttack. Kendrapada District lies in the river delta formed by the Brahmani and Baitarani and branch rivers of the Mahanadi. The Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Bhitarkanika National Park, Gahirmatha Beach and Baladevjew Temple lie in the district. Other features in the district include Suka-Parikshita Ashram, Kudanagari, Landibata Mahapurusha Matha Chanpur, Pentha sea beach, PatharaKani Temple Gogua, Garteswar Mahadev Gosigan, Harihar Kshetra Mahala, Gadadhara Gosain Pitha, and Korua. This district has 9 blocks named as Aul, Derabish, Garadpur, Mahakalapada, Marshaghai, Kendrapada, Rajanagar, Rajkanika, Patamundai.

There are 9 Tahasils and 9 blocks in Kendrapada district. They are: Tahasils • Aali • Kanika • Kendrapada • Marshaghai • Pattamundai • Rajnagar • Mahakalpada • Derabish • Garadpur Blocks • Aali • Derabish • Garadpur • Kendrapada • Mahakalpada • Marshaghai • Pattamundai • Rajkanika • Rajnagar

According to the 2011 census Kendrapada district has a population of 1,440,361, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini 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 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 10.59%. Kendrapada has a sex ratio of 1006 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 85.93%. 5.80% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.51% and 0.66% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.47% of the population in the district spoke Odia, 4.76% Bengali and 3.31% Urdu as their first language.

The following is the 5 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Kendrapada district and the elected members of that area • No. — Constituency — Reservation — Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) — Member of 14th Assembly — Party • 96 — Patkura — None — Derabish, Garadapur, Marshaghai (part) — Arvind Mohapatra — BJD • 97 — Kendrapara — SC — Kendrapara (M), Kendrapara, Pattamundai (part) — Ganeswar Behera — BJD • 98 — Aul — None — Aul, Rajkanika — Pratap Keshari Deb — BJD • 99 — Rajanagar — None — Pattamundai (NAC), Rajanagar, Pattamundai (part) — Dhruba Charan Sahoo — BJD • 100 — Mahakalapada — None — Mahakalapada, Marshaghai (part) — Durga Prasan Nayak — BJP