Rayagada district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Odisha
- Established
- 2 October 1992
- Headquarters
- Rayagada
- Collector district magistrate
- Ashutosh Kulkarni, IAS
- Superintendent of police
- Swathy S Kumar, IPS
- Mla
- Kadraka Appala Swamy
- Total
- 7,584.7 km (2,928.5 sq mi)
- Density
- 116/km (300/sq mi)
- Official
- Odia , English
- Local
- Kui , Sora , Kuvi
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin
- 765 xxx
- Vehicle registration
- OD-18
- Sex ratio
- 0.972 ♂ / ♀
- Literacy
- 49.76%
- Lok sabha constituency
- Koraput(ST)
- Vidhan sabha constituency
- 138 Gunupur(ST) 139 Bissam Cuttack(ST) 140 Rayagada (ST)
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Encyclopedic overview
Outskirts of Sambalpur Rayagada Railway line Rayagada district is a district in the southern Odisha state in India. Rayagada became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are spoken by the district's indigenous population. It was founded by Biswanatha Deba Gajapati of the Surjyabansha dynasty of Jeypore.
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