Ganjam district

Ganjam district
District of Odisha
Clockwise from top-left: Rushikulya River, Taratarini Temple, Street in Berhampur, Beach at Gopalpur, Sundareshwar Temple in Sunathar
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 19°22′59″N 85°03′00″E / 19.383°N 85.05°E / 19.383; 85.05
Country	India
State	Odisha
Established	March 31, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-03-31)
Headquarters	Chhatrapur
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS[1]
Area
• Total	8,206 km2 (3,168 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	4,905,354
• Rank	1st
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Ganjami
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	761 xxx / 760 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-07(for Ganjam) OD-32 (for Bhanjanagar)
Nearest city	Brahmapur
Sex ratio	0.981 ♂/♀
Literacy	83.86%
Lok Sabha constituency	Berhampur Aska Kandhamal (part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	13   123-Bhanjanagar 124-Polasara 125-Kabisuryanagar 126-Khallikote(SC) 127-Chhatrapur(SC) 128-Aska 129-Surada 130-Sanakhemundi 131-Hinjili 132-Gopalpur 133-Berhampur 134-Digapahandi 135-Chikiti
Precipitation	1,295.6 millimetres (51.01 in)
Website	ganjam.odisha.gov.in

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Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam, along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha (out of 30).^[2]