Kalahandi district
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Kalahandi district is a district of western Odisha in India.
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Kalahandi district | |
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Coordinates: 20.083°N 83.2°E / 20.083; 83.2 | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Bhawanipatna |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Basanta Panda (BJP) |
• Collector & District Magistrate | P. Anvesha Reddy, IAS[1] |
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden | Nitish Kumar, IFS |
• Superintendent of Police | Shri Abilash G, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 7,920 km2 (3,060 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,576,869 |
• Density | 169/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Vehicle registration | OD-08 |
Sex ratio | 0.999 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 59.22% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5 :
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Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Website | www |
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