Ganjam district

Ganjam district
Clockwise from top-left: Rushikulya River, Taratarini Temple, Street in Berhampur, Beach at Gopalpur, Sundareshwar Temple in Sunathar
Location in Odisha
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 19°22′59″N 85°03′00″E / 19.383°N 85.05°E / 19.383; 85.05
Country India
State Odisha
EstablishedMarch 31, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-03-31)[citation needed]
HeadquartersChhatrapur
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateDibya Jyoti Parida, IAS[1]
Area
 • Total
8,206 km2 (3,168 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
3,529,031
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymGanjami
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
761 xxx / 760 xxx
Vehicle registrationOD-07(for Ganjam)
OD-32 (for Bhanjanagar)
Nearest cityBrahmapur
Sex ratio0.981 /
Literacy83.86%
Precipitation1,295.6 millimetres (51.01 in)
Lok Sabha constituencyBerhampur
Aska
Kandhamal (part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency13
Websiteganjam.odisha.gov.in

Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam, along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha (out of 30).[2]

  1. ^ "Odisha: 11 districts get new collectors; new commissioners in three municipal corporations | Bhubaneswar News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook 2011 - Ganjam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.