Kendujhar district

Kendujhar district
Keonjhar
Location in Odisha
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 21°37′59″N 85°36′00″E / 21.633°N 85.6°E / 21.633; 85.6
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
HeadquartersKendujhar
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateVishal Singh, IAS
 • Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife WardenSantosh Joshi, IFS
 • Superintendent of PoliceKusalkar Nitin Dagudu, IPS
Area
 • Total
8,303 km2 (3,206 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,801,733
 • Rank8
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, English
 • LocalHo, Munda, Juang[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
758 xxx
Vehicle registrationOD-09
Sex ratio0.987 /
Literacy69%
Lok Sabha constituencyKeonjhar(ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency7
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,535.5 millimetres (60.45 in)
Websitekendujhar.odisha.gov.in

Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha.[3][4][5][6] The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has three sub-divisions, Anandapur, Champua, and Kendujhar.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tribals seek official tag for Ho language". 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Vikaspedia Domains".
  4. ^ "Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India".
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department:: Government of Odisha".
  7. ^ "Declaration of 5th Schedule". Retrieved 3 July 2018.