Khallikote | |
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Town | |
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  Khallikote Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:19°37′N85°05′E / 19.62°N 85.08°E /19.62; 85.08 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,022[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761030 |
| Telephone code | 06810 |
| Vehicle registration | OR-07/OD-07 |
Khallikote is a town and aNotified Area Council inGanjam district in theIndianstate ofOdisha.
Khallikote is located at19°37′N85°05′E / 19.62°N 85.08°E /19.62; 85.08.[2] It has an average elevation of 54 m (177 ft).
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[3] Khalikote had a population of 10,959. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khalikote has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 55%. In Khalikote, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Religion in Khalikote[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 99.09% | |||
| Islam | 0.74% | |||
| Christianity | 0.05% | |||
| Sikh | 0.02% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.01% | |||
| Jain | 0.00% | |||
| Not Stated | 0.09% | |||
| Other | 0.00% | |||
CurrentMLA from Khallikote Assembly Constituency is Smt. Suryamani Baidya who won the seat in State election in 2019.
Prior to him V.Sugyani Kumari Deo ofBJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2004 and also in 2000, in 1995 representingJD, in 1990 representing JD, in 1985 representing JNP and in 1977 representing JNP. Trinath Samantary ofINC(I) was MLA from this seat in 1980.[5]
Khallikote is part ofAska (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 16 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
| Climate data for Khallikote, Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 30 (86) | 34 (93) | 36 (97) | 37 (99) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 28 (82) | 32 (90) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) | 19 (66) | 23 (73) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 23 (73) | 20 (68) | 16 (61) | 23 (74) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.40 (0.49) | 17.40 (0.69) | 18.60 (0.73) | 15.00 (0.59) | 40.30 (1.59) | 150.00 (5.91) | 282.10 (11.11) | 272.80 (10.74) | 180.00 (7.09) | 93.00 (3.66) | 33.00 (1.30) | 18.60 (0.73) | 1,133.2 (44.63) |
| Source:MSM Weather | |||||||||||||
