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Kendujhar district
District of Odisha in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kendujhar.
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha.[3][4][5][6] The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has three sub-divisions, Anandapur, Champua, and Kendujhar.[7]
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Kendujhar district
Keonjhar | |
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![]() Location in Odisha | |
Coordinates: 21.633°N 85.6°E / 21.633; 85.6 | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarters | Kendujhar |
Government | |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Vishal Singh, IAS |
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden | Santosh Joshi, IFS |
• Superintendent of Police | Shri Kusalkar Nitin Dagudu, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 8,303 km2 (3,206 sq mi) |
Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,801,733 |
• Rank | 8 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
• Local | Ho, Munda, Juang[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 758 xxx |
Vehicle registration | OD-09 |
Sex ratio | 0.987 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 69% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Keonjhar(ST) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7 |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,535.5 millimetres (60.45 in) |
Website | kendujhar |
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