Sundergarh district
Sundargarh district | |
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Sundargarh(ST) | |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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Precipitation | 1,657.1 millimetres (65.24 in) |
Website | www |
Sundargarh District is a
state in eastern India
.
Sundargarh district is bounded by
Sundargarh is the district headquarters. Rourkela
is the largest city in the entire district.
Geography
The Sundargarh district forms the northwestern part of the Odisha state and is the second largest district in the state accounting for 6.23% of the total area. The geographical area of the district is 9,712 km2 (3,750 sq mi). The district spreads from 21°36′N to 22°32′N and from 83°32′E to 85°22′E.[2]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 277,173 | — |
1911 | 362,138 | +30.7% |
1921 | 377,449 | +4.2% |
1931 | 436,860 | +15.7% |
1941 | 490,708 | +12.3% |
1951 | 552,203 | +12.5% |
1961 | 758,617 | +37.4% |
1971 | 1,030,758 | +35.9% |
1981 | 1,337,871 | +29.8% |
1991 | 1,573,617 | +17.6% |
2001 | 1,830,673 | +16.3% |
2011 | 2,093,437 | +14.4% |
Source: Census of India[3] |
According to the
640).[1] The district has a population density of 214 inhabitants per square kilometre (550/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.66%.[1] Sundargarh has a sex ratio of 973 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 73.34%. 35.26% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 9.16% and 50.75% of the population respectively.[1]
At the time of the
Sadri, 9.62% Mundari, 6.98% Hindi, 5.57% Kurukh, 4.57% Kisan, 4.38% Kharia, 2.14% Urdu and 1.52% Bengali as their first language.[7]
Economy
In 2006 the
640).[8] It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[8]
Politics
Lok Sabha
Present Lok Sabha MP is Jual Oram who is representing the seat from 2014.
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies
The following is the list of 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies[9][10] of Sundargarh district and the elected members[11] of that area
No. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 16th Assembly | Party |
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8 | Talsara
|
ST | Subdega, Balisankara, Baragaon, Lephripara (part) | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi | BJP |
9 | Sundargarh
|
ST | Sundargarh (M), Sundargarh, Tangarpali, Hemgiri, Lephripara (part) | Kusum Tete | BJP |
10 | Biramitrapur
|
ST | Biramitrapur (M), Kuarmunda, Nuagaon, Bisra (part) | Shankar Oram | BJP |
11 | Raghunathpali
|
SC | Rourkela (Township), Lathikata (part) | Subrat Tarai | BJD |
12 | Rourkela
|
None | Rourkela (M), Kulunga (O.G.), Bisra (part) | Sarada Prasad Nayak | BJD |
13 | Rajgangpur
|
ST | Rajgangpur (M), Rajgangpur, Kutra, Lathikata (part) | Rajeen Ekka | INC |
14 | Bonai
|
ST | Gurundia, Bonaigarh, Lahunipara, Koira | Laxman Munda | CPI(M) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook 2011: Sundergarh" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Sundargarh District at a Glance :". Sundergarh.nic.in. 1 January 1948. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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