Kalahandi District

Population: 1,573,054 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Bhawanipatna

 

Area: 7920 square kilometers

Density of Population: 199 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 60.22 % - Male: 73.34 %, Female: 47.27 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:1003

 

Boundaries of Kalahandi District

 

North: Balangir District, Orissa

North East: Kandhamal District, Orissa

North West: Nuapada District, Orissa and Chhattisgarh,                                                               South East: Rayagada District, Orissa

South West: Nabarangpur District, Orissa

 

Kalahandi District Average Rainfall: 1580.3 mm

Kalahandi District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 49 deg C

Kalahandi District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 10 deg C

 

KALAHANDI DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Indravati

Tehsils: Lanjigarh, Bhawanipatna, Dharmanagar, Thuamul

Blocks: Junagarh, Bhawanipatna, Karlapat, Khariar, Ampani, Belkhandi, Yogimath, Patalganga

Assembly Constituencies: Lanjigarh, Junagarh, Dharmagarh, Bhawanipatna, Narla

 

Kalahandi District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Junagarh

2. Bhabanipatna

3. Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary

4. Khariar

5. Ambani

6. Belkhandi

7. Yogimath

8. Patalganga

9. Talguda Fort

 

Kalahandi District Facts: It is one of the 19 most backward regions of Orissa that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. This district has highest number of rice mills among other districts of Orissa.            

 

Major Industries: Vedanta Alumina Limited

 

Major Educational Institutions: Government College of Engineering Kalahandi, College of Agriculture, Government Autonomous College, Sardar Raja Medical College, Agriculture College near Dharamgarh

 

Folk Arts: Ghumura, Madali, Dandari, Dhab, Bajasalia, Banabadi, Bajasal, Bhiasalia, Shaman, Dhap

 

Festivals: Dasra, Deepawali, Rathajatra, Shivaratri, Holi, Janmastami, Ramnabami, Chhata Jatra, Khandabasa, Amnuan, Paraja, Bhejinta, Kalahandi Utsav, Kendunuan, Dumernuan

 

What is Kalahandi District Famous For: Kalahandi Syndrome, the drought and starvation death in 1980s

 

Famous People From Kalahandi District: Chaitanya Das, Pataraja Padman Singh, Maharaja Udit Pratap, Maharani Asha Kumari Devi, Rama Chandra Raiguru, Brajaraj Singhdeo, Bira Bikram Deo, Lai Ruda Madhab Deo, Gadadhar Mishra, Kaviraj Prayagdutta Joshi, Prafulla Kumar Rath, Akhila Nayak

 

Kalahandi District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Kalahandi District