Balangir district

Balangir district
Balangir district
District of Odisha
	Harishankar Temple
	Location in Odisha, India
	Coordinates: 20°42′N 83°30′E / 20.7°N 83.5°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Balangir
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Sri Chanchal Rana, IAS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Sri Nitish Kumar, IFS
• Superintendent of Police	Sri Kusalkar Nitin Dagudu, IPS
• Member of Parliament	Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, (BJP)
• Members of Legislative Assembly	Shri Narasingha Mishra, (INC)
Area
• Total	6,575 km2 (2,539 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,648,997
• Density	251/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Local	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	767001
Telephone code	06652
Vehicle registration	OD-03
Sex ratio	0.983 ♂/♀
Literacy	65.50%
Lok Sabha constituency	Balangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency	5 066-Loisingha(SC); 067-Patnagarh; 068-Bolangir; 069-Titlagarh; 070-Kantabanji;
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,443.5 millimetres (56.83 in)
Avg. summer temperature	48.7 °C (119.7 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	16.6 °C (61.9 °F)
Website	www.balangir.nic.in

Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in Odisha state of India. The district has an area of 6,575 km² (2,539 sq mi), and a population of 1,648,997 (2011 census). The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The composition of the land is predominantly rural. Other important big & small towns in Balangir district are Titlagarh, Patnagarh, Kantabanji, Loisingha, Saintala, Belpada, Tushra, Agalpur, Deogaon, Chudapali, Biripali, Bhalumunda, Bangomunda, Sindhekela,Kansil, Turekela and Muribahal.

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