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Population |
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1302005 (2001 census) |
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Sex Ratio |
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1014 female in 1000 male |
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Literacy
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76.81% (2001 census) |
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Area |
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2644 km²
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Subdivision |
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01 |
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Tahasil
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07 |
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Blocks |
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09 |
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G Panchayat |
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236 |
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Town |
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02 |
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Muncipality |
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01 |
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NAC |
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01 |
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village |
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1532 |
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Temperature |
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42.5 degree (max), 15.8degree(min) |
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Rainfall |
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1768.1 mm(average) |
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Languages spoken |
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Oriya, Hindi and English. |
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Clothing |
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Light cotton in summer and heavy woolen in winter. |
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Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Orissa 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, and on the northwest by Jajpur District. Kendrapara District
lies in the river delta formed by the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers. The Bhitarkanika
Mangroves, Bhitarkanika National Park, and Gahirmatha Beach lies in the district.
Located at a distance of about 100kms from state capital Bhubaneswar , Kendrapara
district attracts lakhs of tourists all over the world. Because of its natural location
here only marine wild life Gahirmatha sancturay is located. Here also Bhitarkanika
Mangroves and Bhitarkanika National crocodile Park is located. Baladevjew Mandira
is also a place of attraction for most of the visitors.
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