Nabarangpur District

Population: 1,218,762 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Naurangapur

 

Area: 5291 square kilometers

Density of population: 230 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 48.20 % - Male: 59.45 %, Female: 37.22 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:1018

 

Boundaries of Nabarangpur District

 

North and West: Chhattisgarh

South: Koraput District, Orissa

East: Kalahandi District, Orissa

 

Nabarangpur District Average Rainfall: 1486 mm

Nabarangpur District Average Temperature in Summer: 31.6 deg C

Nabarangpur District Average Temperature in Winter: 19.9 deg C

 

NABARANGPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Indravati River, Telen River, Bhaskal River

Sub Divisions: Nabarangpur

Tehsils: Nabarangpur, Umerkote, Kodinga

Blocks: Nabarangpur Sadar, Umerkote, Raighar , Chandahandi , Papadahandi, Dabugaon, Jharigaon, Tentuli khunti, Kosagumuda, Nandahandi

Assembly Constituencies: Nabarangpur, Dabugan

 

Nabarangpur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Kelia

2. Papadahandi

3. Podagarh

4. Umerkote

5. Sri Nilakantheswar Temple

6. Pendrani Temple

7. Kelia Mahadev Temple

8. Sahid Minar

9. Maa Bhandar Gharani

10. Lord Jagannath Temple

11. Podagada – the ruined fort

 

Nabarangpur District Facts: It is one of the 19 most backward regions of Orissa that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.      

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, maize, ragi, sugarcane, cowpea, groundnut, niger, mango

 

Mineral Resources: Iron, chlorite, mica, quartz, limonite, haematite

 

Flora: Sal, bamboo

 

Fauna: Panther, leopard, tiger, hyena, jackal, crocodile, peafowl, spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, grey junglefowl, green pigeon, duck

 

What is Nabarangpur District Famous For: Saiva Shrine of Nilakantheswara

 

People: Tribal people namely Bhumias, Dombs, Kondhas

 

Nabarangpur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Nabarangpur District