Bolangir
Constituency No. 10 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Loisingha
- Patnagarh
- Bolangir
- Titilagarh
- Kantabanji
Balangir District
Odisha
Balangir district is one of the districts of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is at Balangir. It covers 6,575 sq km and had a population of 16,48,997 at the 2011 census, a density of 251 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Balangir
Area
6,575 sq km
Population
16.49 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
251 /km²
Literacy Rate
64.72%
Sex Ratio
987
per 1,000 males
Balangir District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Balangir district.
Total Population
16.49 Lakh
Male Population
8.30 Lakh
Female Population
8.19 Lakh
Rural Population
14.51 Lakh
Urban Population
1.98 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.98 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.48 Lakh
Literacy Rate
64.72%
Population Density
251 /km²
Sex Ratio
987
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 75.85%Female literacy 53.5%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Balangir district.
14
Tehsils
14
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
317
Gram Panchayats
1,794
Villages
- Headquarters
- Balangir
- Languages
- Sambalpuri / Kosali, Odia, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 20.71° N, 83.48° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Balangir
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Balangir
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 66 · Bolangir
MM
Mukesh Mahaling
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 67 · Bolangir
KD
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 68 · Bolangir
KD
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 69 · Bolangir
NJ
Nabin Kumar Jain
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 70 · Bolangir
LB
Laxman Bag
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Balangir
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Balangir district.
- MMMukesh MahalingBharatiya Janata PartyMLALoisingha · No. 66
- KDKanak Vardhan Singh DeoBharatiya Janata PartyMLAPatnagarh · No. 67
- KDKalikesh Narayan Singh DeoBiju Janata DalMLABolangir · No. 68
- NJNabin Kumar JainBharatiya Janata PartyMLATitilagarh · No. 69
- LBLaxman BagBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKantabanji · No. 70
Election History
Lok SabhaBolangir · No. 10
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSangeeta Kumari Singh DeoVotes 6,12,803Vote share 49.72%Margin 1,32,664
- 1. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo · BJP6,12,803 (49.72%)
- 2. Surendra Singh Bhoi · Biju Janata Dal4,80,139 (38.96%)
- 3. Samarendra Mishra · INC1,08,210 (8.78%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSangeeta Kumari Singh DeoVotes 4,98,086Vote share 41.61%Margin 19,516
- 1. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo · BJP4,98,086 (41.61%)
- 2. Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo · Biju Janata Dal4,78,570 (39.98%)
- 3. Samarendra Mishra · INC1,82,741 (15.27%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalKalikesh Narayan Singh DeoVotes 4,53,519Vote share 38.83%Margin 1,04,299
- 1. Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo · Biju Janata Dal4,53,519 (38.83%)
- 2. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo · BJP3,49,220 (29.9%)
- 3. Sarat Pattanayak · INC2,77,630 (23.77%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Balangir District at a Glance
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarters
- Balangir
- Area
- 6,575 sq km
- Population
- 16.49 Lakh
- Population density
- 251 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 987 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 64.72%
- Languages
- Sambalpuri / Kosali, Odia, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 14
- Blocks
- 14
- Gram panchayats
- 317
- Villages
- 1,794
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Odisha
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.