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Kandhamal district
District of Odisha in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kandhamal district also known as Phulbani district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The District headquarters of the district is Phulbani. It is a district full with natural beauties includes wild animals and birds.
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Kandhamal district | |
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![]() Location in Odisha | |
Coordinates: 20.47°N 84.23°E / 20.47; 84.23 | |
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Named for | Kandha tribe |
Headquarters | Phulbani |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Achyuta Samanta (BJD) |
• Collector and District Magistrate | Ashish Ishwar Patil, IAS[1] |
• Superintendent of Police | Suvendu Kumar Patra, IPS |
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden | Vishwanath Neelannavar, IFS |
Area | |
• Total | 8,021 km2 (3,097 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th |
• Forest[2] | 5,709 km2 (2,204 sq mi) |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 733,110 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Urban | 72,279 (9.86%) |
• Rural | 660,831 (90.14%) |
Demographic | |
• Sex ratio | 1,037 ♀/1000 ♂ |
• Literacy rate | 64.13%[3] |
• Scheduled Castes | 15.76% (115,544) |
• Scheduled Tribes | 53.58% (392,820) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
• Local | Kui |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 762 022 |
Vehicle registration | OD-12-xxxx |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,587 mm (62.5 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 5 °C (41 °F) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 3
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Website | kandhamal |
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Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organisation functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India).[4]