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Malkajgiri
—  District  —
OrissaMalkangiri
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 18°15′N 82°08′E / 18.25, 82.13Coordinates: 18°15′N 82°08′E / 18.25, 82.13
Country Flag of India India
State Odisha
Headquarters Malkangiri
Government
 • Collector M.Muthukumar, IAS
 • Member of Lok Sabha Pradeep Kumar Majhi, INC
Area
 • Total 5,791 km2 (2,236 sq mi)
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 480,232
 • Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 764 xxx
Vehicle registration OD-10
Sex ratio 1.004 /
Literacy 31.26%
Lok Sabha constituency Nabarangpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency 2, Malkangiri, Chitrakonda
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,700 millimetres (67 in)
Avg. summer temperature 47 °C (117 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 13 °C (55 °F)
Website malkangiri.nic.in

Malkangiri district is a district of the state of Odisha, India.

History[]

This district was carved out as district from the undivided Koraput district on 2nd Oct, 1992. The administrative headquarters of this district is Malkangiri town.

Malkangiri is the new home of the Bangladeshi refugees, who were rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya project. Also some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri town, following the armed struggle of LTTE in the early 90's (most of them have returned, baring a couple of house holds). Currently it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state.

Geography[]

Some of the most beautiful locations are, the back waters of Balimela Dam, Satiguda Dam, Bonda Ghati (abode of the Bonda people, a primitive tribe).

Economy[]

This district has a Power Station at Balimela and the proposed Vijaywada-Ranchi corridor road will pass through it.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Malkangiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Malkangiri district has a population of 612,727,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[3] or the US state of Vermont.[4] This gives it a ranking of 523rd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometre (270 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.53%.[2] Malkangiri has a sex ratio of 1016 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 49.49%.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est." 
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Vermont 625,741" 

External links[]

Template:Malkangiri district

Template:Godavari basin


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