List of districts of Odisha
Districts of Odisha ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଜିଲ୍ଲାସମୂହ | |
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Location | Odisha |
Number | 30 districts |
Populations | Debagarh – 3,12,520 (lowest); Ganjam – 35,29,031 (highest) |
Areas | Mayurbhanj – 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi) (largest); Jagatsinghpur – 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) (smallest) |
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List of districts by divisions
The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at
Northern Division (HQ – Sambalpur) | Central Division (HQ – Cuttack) | Southern Division (HQ – Berhampur) |
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Administration
Collector & District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of Indian Police Service (IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha.
Districts
There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:[4][5]
Code | Districts | Headquarters | Formation Day[1] | Population (2011 Census[6]) |
Area (km2) | Density in 2011 (/km2) |
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1 | Angul | Angul | Apr 1, 1993 | 1,273,821 | 6,375 | 200 | |
2 | Balangir | Balangir | Nov 1, 1949 | 1,648,997 | 6,575 | 251 | |
3 | Balasore | Balasore | Oct 1828 | 2,320,529 | 3,634 | 638 | |
4 | Bargarh | Bargarh | Apr 1, 1993 | 1,481,255 | 5,837 | 254 | |
5 | Bhadrak | Bhadrak | Apr 1, 1993 | 1,506,337 | 2,505 | 601 | |
6 | Boudh | Boudh | Jan 2, 1994 | 441,162 | 3444.8 | 128 | |
7 | Cuttack | Cuttack | 2,624,470 | 3,932 | 667 | ||
8 | Debagarh |
Debagarh | Jan 1, 1994 | 312,520 | 2,782 | 112 | |
9 | Dhenkanal | Dhenkanal
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1,192,811 | 4,452 | 268 | ||
10 | Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | Oct 2, 1992 | 577,817 | 3,850 | 150 | |
11 | Ganjam | Chhatrapur | 3,529,031 | 8,206 | 430 | ||
12 | Jagatsinghapur | Jagatsinghapur | Apr 1, 1936 | 1,136,971 | 1,759 | 646 | |
13 | Jajpur | Jajpur | Apr 1, 1993 | 1,827,192 | 2887.69 | 633 | |
14 | Jharsuguda | Jharsuguda | Jan 1, 1994 | 579,505 | 2,081 | 278 | |
15 | Kalahandi | Bhawanipatna | Jan 1, 1948 | 1,576,869 | 7,920 | 199 | |
16 | Kandhamal | Phulbani | Jan 1, 1994 | 733,110 | 7,654 | 96 | |
17 | Kendrapara | Kendrapara | Apr 1, 1993 | 1,440,361 | 2,644 | 545 | |
18 | Kendujhar | Kendujhar | Jan 1, 1948 | 1,801,733 | 8,303 | 217 | |
19 | Khordha | Khordha | Apr 1, 1993 | 2,251,673 | 2,813 | 800 | |
20 | Koraput | Koraput | Apr 1, 1936 | 1,379,647 | 8,807 | 157 | |
21 | Malkangiri | Malkangiri | Oct 2, 1992 | 613,192 | 5,791 | 106 | |
22 | Mayurbhanj | Baripada | Jan 1, 1949 | 2,519,738 | 10,418 | 242 | |
23 | Nabarangpur | Nabarangapur | Oct 2, 1992 | 1,220,946 | 5,294 | 231 | |
24 | Nayagarh | Nayagarh | Apr 1, 1993 | 962,789 | 3,890 | 247 | |
25 | Nuapada | Nuapada | Apr 1, 1993 | 610,382 | 3,852 | 158 | |
26 | Puri | Puri | 1,698,730 | 3,051 | 557 | ||
27 | Rayagada | Rayagada | Oct 2, 1992 | 967,911 | 7,073 | 137 | |
28 | Sambalpur | Sambalpur | 1,041,099 | 6,702 | 155 | ||
29 | Subarnapur | Subarnapur | Apr 1, 1993 | 610,183 | 2,337 | 261 | |
30 | Sundargarh | Sundargarh | Jan 1, 1948 | 2,093,437 | 9,712 | 215 | |
Odisha | Apr 1, 1936 | 41,974,218 | 154,468.98 | 272 |
References
- ^ a b "Districts of Odisha". Official Portal. Bhubaneswar: Government of Odisha. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Districts of Orissa". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "List of Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Administrative Unit". Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "List of districts of Orissa". census2011.co.in.