Kendrapara district

Kendrapara district
Clockwise from top-left: Kanika Rajbari, Haparbati Temple in Pattamundai, Crocodile in Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Pentha Beach, Fields in Sakhibata
Location in Odisha
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 20°31′30″N 86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°E / 20.525; 86.475
Country India
State Odisha
HeadquarterKendrapara
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateAmrit Ruturaj IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceJugal Kishore Banoth, IPS
Area
 • Total
2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,440,361
 • Density492.38/km2 (1,275.3/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
754 xxx[1]
Vehicle registrationOD-29
Sex ratio1.006 /
Literacy85.93%
Lok Sabha constituencyKendrapara
Vidhan Sabha constituency5
 
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in)
Websitewww.kendrapara.nic.in

Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak district, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Jagatsinghpur District, on the west by Cuttack District on the northwest by Jajpur District.

  1. ^ "PinCode: Kendrapara, Orissa, India, All Post Office Addresses Data, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 11 January 2013. KENDRAPARA 754211