Kandhamal district

Kandhamal district
Kandhamal district
District of Odisha
	Top: Misty view of Phulbani; Bottom: Daringbadi
	Location in Odisha
	Kandhamal district
	Coordinates: 20°28′N 84°14′E / 20.47°N 84.23°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
Named for	Kandha tribe
Headquarters	Phulbani
Government
• Member of Parliament	Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (BJP)
• Collector and District Magistrate	Amrit Rituraj, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Suvendu Kumar Patra, IPS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Vishwanath Neelannavar, IFS
Area
• Total	8,021 km2 (3,097 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
• Forest	5,709 km2 (2,204 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	733,110
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Urban	72,279 (9.86%)
• Rural	660,831 (90.14%)
Demographic
• Sex ratio	1,037 ♀/1000 ♂
• Literacy rate	64.13%
• Scheduled Castes	15.76% (115,544)
• Scheduled Tribes	53.58% (392,820)
Languages
• Official	Odia; English;
• Local	Kui
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	762 022
Vehicle registration	OD-12-xxxx
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,587 mm (62.5 in)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	5 °C (41 °F)
Lok Sabha constituency	Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	3 082-Baliguda(ST); 083-G.Udayagiri(ST); 084-Phulbani(ST);
Website	kandhamal.nic.in

Kandhamal district also known as Phulbani district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The District headquarters of the district is Phulbani. It is a district full with natural beauties includes wild animals and birds.

Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organisation functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India).^[4]

^ "Odisha government effected a major reshuffle in IAS cadre".
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Census of India 2011 - Odisha - Series 22 - Part XII B - District Census Handbook, Kandhamal" (PDF).
^ Behera, Nirmalya (2019). "On Foundation Day, Odisha receives GI tag for 'Kandhamal Haldi'". Business Standard.

[1] "Odisha government effected a major reshuffle in IAS cadre".

[districtcensus-2] Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Census of India 2011 - Odisha - Series 22 - Part XII B - District Census Handbook, Kandhamal" (PDF).

[4] Behera, Nirmalya (2019). "On Foundation Day, Odisha receives GI tag for 'Kandhamal Haldi'". Business Standard.

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Kandhamal district
District of Odisha
Top: Misty view of Phulbani Bottom: Daringbadi
Location in Odisha
Kandhamal district
Coordinates: 20°28′N 84°14′E / 20.47°N 84.23°E / 20.47; 84.23
Country	India
State	Odisha
Named for	Kandha tribe
Headquarters	Phulbani
Government
• Member of Parliament	Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (BJP)
• Collector and District Magistrate	Amrit Rituraj, IAS^[1]
• Superintendent of Police	Suvendu Kumar Patra, IPS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Vishwanath Neelannavar, IFS
Area
• Total	8,021 km² (3,097 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
• Forest^[2]	5,709 km² (2,204 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	733,110
• Density	91/km² (240/sq mi)
• Urban	72,279 (9.86%)
• Rural	660,831 (90.14%)
Demographic
• Sex ratio	1,037 ♀/1000 ♂
• Literacy rate	64.13%^[3]
• Scheduled Castes	15.76% (115,544)
• Scheduled Tribes	53.58% (392,820)
Languages
• Official	Odia English
• Local	Kui
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	762 022
Vehicle registration	OD-12-xxxx
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,587 mm (62.5 in)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	5 °C (41 °F)
Lok Sabha constituency	Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	3 082-Baliguda(ST) 083-G.Udayagiri(ST) 084-Phulbani(ST)
Website	kandhamal.nic.in