Dhenkanal district | |
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| Coordinates:20°39′N85°36′E / 20.65°N 85.6°E /20.65; 85.6 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| Headquarters | Dhenkanal |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,192,811 |
| • Rank | 18 |
| • Density | 267.9/km2 (693.9/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 759 xxx |
| Telephone code | 6762 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-06 / OD-06 |
| Sex ratio | 947♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79.41% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhenkanal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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| Climate | Aw(Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,421 millimetres (55.9 in) |
| Website | www |
Dhenkanal district is one of the 30 districts of the state ofOdisha inEastern India.
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Dhenkanal district is one of the centrally located districts inOdisha. It lies between Longitude: 85° 58' to 86° 2' East and Latitude: 20° 29' to 21° 11' North. The nearest airport,Biju Patnaik Airport inBhubaneshwar, is 52.12 Km away. It is bordered byKendujhar andAngul districts to the north,Jajpur district to the east,Cuttack district to the south andAngul district to the west.
The district comprises mainly plains, however there are several discontinuous hill ranges in the district along its southern border. TheBrahmani River is the main river of the district.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 292,497 | — |
| 1911 | 302,120 | +0.32% |
| 1921 | 263,405 | −1.36% |
| 1931 | 324,991 | +2.12% |
| 1941 | 379,327 | +1.56% |
| 1951 | 429,097 | +1.24% |
| 1961 | 526,520 | +2.07% |
| 1971 | 665,377 | +2.37% |
| 1981 | 797,053 | +1.82% |
| 1991 | 947,870 | +1.75% |
| 2001 | 1,066,878 | +1.19% |
| 2011 | 1,192,811 | +1.12% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 99.39% | |||
| Islam | 0.40% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.21% | |||
According to the2011 census Dhenkanal district has apopulation of 1,192,811,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofTimor-Leste[4] or the US state ofRhode Island.[5] This gives it a ranking of 400th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi) .[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.82%.[1] Dhenkanal has asex ratio of 947females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 79.41%. 9.85% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 19.62% and 13.59% of the population respectively.[1]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 96.17% of the population in the district spokeOdia, 1.24%Munda, 0.91%Santali and 0.48%Juang as their first language.[6]
Dhenkanal is home to theIndian Institute of Mass Communication, the only institute inOdisha for the study ofjournalism andmass communication.
Other colleges and schools, universities, and institutes include:
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Rhode Island 1,052,567
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