Bargarh
Constituency No. 1 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Padampur
- Bijepur
- Bargarh
- Attabira
- Bhatli
Bargarh District
Odisha
Bargarh district is one of the districts of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is at Bargarh. It covers 5,837 sq km and had a population of 14,81,255 at the 2011 census, a density of 254 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bargarh
Area
5,837 sq km
Population
14.81 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
254 /km²
Literacy Rate
74.7%
Sex Ratio
977
per 1,000 males
Bargarh District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Bargarh district.
Total Population
14.81 Lakh
Male Population
7.49 Lakh
Female Population
7.32 Lakh
Rural Population
13.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.60 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2.88 Lakh
Literacy Rate
74.7%
Population Density
254 /km²
Sex Ratio
977
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.68%Female literacy 65.52%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Bargarh district.
12
Tehsils
12
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
253
Gram Panchayats
1,207
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bargarh
- Languages
- Sambalpuri / Kosali, Odia, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 21.33° N, 83.62° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bargarh
(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 Bargarh
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 1 · Bargarh
BB
Barsha Singh Bariha
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 2 · Bargarh
SG
Sanat Kumar Gartia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 3 · Bargarh
AS
Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 4 · Bargarh
NM
Nihar Ranjan Mahanand
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 5 · Bargarh
IA
Irasis Acharya
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Bargarh
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bargarh district.
- BBBarsha Singh BarihaBiju Janata DalMLAPadampur · No. 1
- SGSanat Kumar GartiaBharatiya Janata PartyMLABijepur · No. 2
- ASAshwini Kumar SarangiBharatiya Janata PartyMLABargarh · No. 3
- NMNihar Ranjan MahanandBharatiya Janata PartyMLAAttabira · No. 4
- IAIrasis AcharyaBharatiya Janata PartyMLABhatli · No. 5
Election History
Lok SabhaBargarh · No. 1
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPPradeep PurohitVotes 7,16,359Vote share 54.58%Margin 2,51,667
- 1. Pradeep Purohit · BJP7,16,359 (54.58%)
- 2. Parineeta Mishra · Biju Janata Dal4,64,692 (35.41%)
- 3. Sanjay Bhoi · INC98,210 (7.48%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSuresh PujariVotes 5,81,245Vote share 46.58%Margin 63,939
- 1. Suresh Pujari · BJP5,81,245 (46.58%)
- 2. Prasanna Acharya · Biju Janata Dal5,17,306 (41.46%)
- 3. Pradeep Kumar Debta · INC1,09,417 (8.77%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalPrabhas Kumar SinghVotes 3,83,230Vote share 34.12%Margin 11,178
- 1. Prabhas Kumar Singh · Biju Janata Dal3,83,230 (34.12%)
- 2. Subhash Chauhan · BJP3,72,052 (33.12%)
- 3. Sanjay Bhoi · INC2,74,110 (24.4%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Bargarh District at a Glance
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarters
- Bargarh
- Area
- 5,837 sq km
- Population
- 14.81 Lakh
- Population density
- 254 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 977 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Languages
- Sambalpuri / Kosali, Odia, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 12
- Blocks
- 12
- Gram panchayats
- 253
- Villages
- 1,207
- 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.