Kendujhar district

Kendujhar district

Keonjhar
Kendujhar district Keonjhar
District of Odisha
	Top: Maa Tarini Temple in Ghatgaon; Bottom: Khandadhar Falls
	Location in Odisha
	Coordinates: 21°37′59″N 85°36′00″E / 21.633°N 85.6°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Kendujhar
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Vishal Singh, IAS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Santosh Joshi, IFS
• Superintendent of Police	Shri Kusalkar Nitin Dagudu, IPS
Area
• Total	8,303 km2 (3,206 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,801,733
• Rank	8
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Local	Ho, Munda, Juang
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	758 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-09
Sex ratio	0.987 ♂/♀
Literacy	69%
Lok Sabha constituency	Keonjhar(ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	7 020-Telkoi(ST); 021-Ghasipura; 022-Anandapur(SC); 023-Patna(ST); 024-Keonjhar(ST); 025-Champua; 030-Karanjia (ST);
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,535.5 millimetres (60.45 in)
Website	kendujhar.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]

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^ "Tribals seek official tag for Ho language". 27 October 2018.
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^ "Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India".
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^ "ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department:: Government of Odisha".
^ "Declaration of 5th Schedule". Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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[2] "Tribals seek official tag for Ho language". 27 October 2018.

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[4] "Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India".

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[6] "ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department:: Government of Odisha".

[7] "Declaration of 5th Schedule". Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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Kendujhar district Keonjhar
District of Odisha
Top: Maa Tarini Temple in Ghatgaon Bottom: Khandadhar Falls
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 21°37′59″N 85°36′00″E / 21.633°N 85.6°E / 21.633; 85.6
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Kendujhar
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Vishal Singh, IAS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Santosh Joshi, IFS
• Superintendent of Police	Shri Kusalkar 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
• Rank	8
• Density	220/km² (560/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Local	Ho, Munda, Juang^[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	758 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-09
Sex ratio	0.987 ♂/♀
Literacy	69%
Lok Sabha constituency	Keonjhar(ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	7 020-Telkoi(ST) 021-Ghasipura 022-Anandapur(SC) 023-Patna(ST) 024-Keonjhar(ST) 025-Champua 030-Karanjia (ST)
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,535.5 millimetres (60.45 in)
Website	kendujhar.odisha.gov.in