Khurda District

Population: 2,246,341 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Bhubaneswar

 

Date of Formation: Khurda District was created out of Puri District on 1st April 1993.

Area: 2813 square kilometers

Density of Population: 799 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 87.51 % - Male: 92.55 %, Female: 82.06 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:925

 

Boundaries of Khurda District

 

North: Cuttack District, Orissa

South: Ganjam District, Orissa and Bay of Bengal

East: Puri District and Jagatsinghpur District, Orissa

West: Nayagarh District, Orissa

 

Khurda District Average Rainfall: 1664.4 mm

Khurda District Average Temperature in Summer: 41.4 deg C

Khurda District Average Temperature in Winter: 9.5 deg C

 

KHURDA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Kuakhai, River Daya

Sub Divisions: Bhubaneswar, Khurda

Tehsils: Banapur, Bhubaneswar, Khurda

Blocks: Khurda Sadar, Balipatana, Banapur, Balianta, Balugaon, Tangi, Begunia , Jatni, Bhubaneswar, Bolgarh

Assembly Constituencies: Jayadev, Bhubaneswar Central, Bhubaneswar North, Ekamra-Bhubaneswar, Jatni, Begunia, Khurda, Chilika

 

Khurda District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Atri

2. Bhubaneswar

3. Barunei

4. Chilka

5. Dhauli

6. Khandagiri and Udayagiri

7. Lingaraj Temple

8. Nandan Kanan Zoo

9. Kaipadar

10. Deras and Jhumka

11. Shishupalgarh

12. Shikharchandi

 

Khurda District Facts: Khurdagada is the last independent fort of India.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, maize, ragi, green gram, ground nut, mustard, potato, jute, sugarcane

 

Major Industries: Cable factory, spinning mill, watch factory, railway coach repairing factory, oil industry

 

What is Khurda District Famous For: Brass utensils

 

Famous People From Khurda District: Pragyan Ojha, J. B. Pattanaik, Loknath Mishra, Govaris Mishra, Krusna Chandra Tripathy, Harihar Ram

 

Khurda District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Khurda District