Nuapada district

district of Odisha, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Odisha
Established: 27 March 1993
Founded by: Ghasiram Majhi
Headquarters: Nuapada
Collector district magistrate: Madhusudan Dash, IAS
Divisional forest officer: Khushwant Singh, IFS
Superintendent of police: Gundala Reddy Raghavendra IPS
Total: 3,408 km (1,316 sq mi)
Density: 157/km (410/sq mi)
Official: Odia , English
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Vehicle registration: OD-26
Sex ratio: 1020 ♂ / ♀
Literacy: 58.20%
Lok sabha constituency: Kalahandi
Vidhan sabha constituency: 2 071- Nuapada , 072- Khariar
Climate: Aw ( Köppen )

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Wikidata facts

Population: 610382
Area: 3408
Official website: nuapada.nic.in
Households: 152210

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Commons category: Nuapada district
inception: 1993-03-27
male population: 301962
female population: 308420
urban population: 34054
rural population: 576328
literate population: 299383
illiterate population: 310999
short name: NPD

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Nuapada district is located in the Odisha state in India, with the town of Nuapada serving as the headquarters of the district. It has one subdivision: Nuapada, and five blocks: Khariar, Sinapali, Boden, Komna, and Nuapada. Nuapada District has three Notified Area Councils: Khariar, Khariar Road, and Nuapada, six tehsils in addition to villages, such as Gandabahali, Tukla, Hatibandha, Duajher, Bargaon, Tarbod, Udyanbandh, Singjhar, Brahmanpada, Karngamal, Sarabong, Dharambandha, Lakhna, Sunabeda, Beltukri, Bhela, Niljee, and Larka etc.

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