Dhenkanal
Constituency No. 9 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Dhenkanal
- Hindol
- Kamakhyanagar
- Parjanga
Dhenkanal District
Odisha
Dhenkanal district is one of the districts of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is at Dhenkanal. It covers 4,452 sq km and had a population of 11,92,811 at the 2011 census, a density of 268 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Dhenkanal
Area
4,452 sq km
Population
11.93 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
268 /km²
Literacy Rate
78.76%
Sex Ratio
947
per 1,000 males
Dhenkanal District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Dhenkanal district.
Total Population
11.93 Lakh
Male Population
6.13 Lakh
Female Population
5.80 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.71 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.32 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.52 Lakh
Literacy Rate
78.76%
Population Density
268 /km²
Sex Ratio
947
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 86.18%Female literacy 71.04%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Dhenkanal district.
8
Tehsils
8
Blocks
50
Nyay Panchayats
212
Gram Panchayats
1,221
Villages
- Headquarters
- Dhenkanal
- Languages
- Odia, Hindi, English
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 20.67° N, 85.6° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Dhenkanal
(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 Dhenkanal
(4)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 55 · Dhenkanal
KP
Krushna Chandra Patra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 56 · Dhenkanal
SN
Seemarani Nayak
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 57 · Dhenkanal
SP
Satya Brata Panda
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 58 · Dhenkanal
BP
Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Dhenkanal
(5)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhenkanal district.
- KPKrushna Chandra PatraBharatiya Janata PartyMLADhenkanal · No. 55
- SNSeemarani NayakBharatiya Janata PartyMLAHindol · No. 56
- SPSatya Brata PandaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKamakhyanagar · No. 57
- BPBibhuti Bhusan PradhanBharatiya Janata PartyMLAParjanga · No. 58
Election History
Lok SabhaDhenkanal · No. 9
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPRudra Narayan PanyVotes 5,98,721Vote share 49.38%Margin 76,544
- 1. Rudra Narayan Pany · BJP5,98,721 (49.38%)
- 2. Avinash Samal · Biju Janata Dal5,22,177 (43.07%)
- 3. Sashmita Behera · INC68,210 (5.62%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalMahesh SahooVotes 5,22,884Vote share 46.24%Margin 35,412
- 1. Mahesh Sahoo · Biju Janata Dal5,22,884 (46.24%)
- 2. Rudra Narayan Pany · BJP4,87,472 (43.11%)
- 3. Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo · INC98,210 (8.68%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalTathagata SatpathyVotes 5,02,205Vote share 46.97%Margin 2,92,864
- 1. Tathagata Satpathy · Biju Janata Dal5,02,205 (46.97%)
- 2. Rudra Narayan Pany · BJP2,09,341 (19.58%)
- 3. Suparno Satpathy · INC2,05,620 (19.23%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Dhenkanal District at a Glance
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarters
- Dhenkanal
- Area
- 4,452 sq km
- Population
- 11.93 Lakh
- Population density
- 268 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 947 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 78.76%
- Languages
- Odia, Hindi, English
- Tehsils
- 8
- Blocks
- 8
- Gram panchayats
- 212
- Villages
- 1,221
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 4
- 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.