Wednesday, February 20, 2008

ORISSA STATISTICS


Population
:-
3.15 crores (as per 1991census)
3.67 crores [as per 2001 census]

Literacy
:-
48.6% [as per 1991 census]
64.0% [as per 2001 census]
Area
:-
1,55,707 sq. Kms.

Landmass
:-
4.7% of India's landmass

Density of Populaton
:-
203 per sq.km[1991 census]
236 per sq.km[2001 census]

Male:Female
:-
1000:972

Location
:-
81029’ E to 870 29’ E170 49’N to 220 34’ N

Capital
:-
Bhubaneswar [population 6.57 lakh as per 2001 census]

Per Capita Income(Rs)
:-
1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 1352 3166 8547
Rank in India in Human Development Index
:-
1981 1991 2001 11 12 11

In 1997-98, major cereal crops cultivated as % of total gross cropped area under principal crops
Paddy - 74.7% Pulses - 12.2% Oil seeds - 7.0% Fiber Crops - 1.2% Cash Crops - 1.6% Other Crops - 3.3%

Other Interesting Facts


*Only 0.12 own internet connections per thousand of people.
*9 per thousand population own a telephone connection in the state.
*18.8 percent of households in Orissa have access to electricity.
*72 percent of children under age 3 are anaemic as against national average
of 54 per cent.

* 16 out of the 30 districts have female literacy rates lower than the nationalaverage.

BOUNDARY

East
:-
Bay of Bengal

West
:-
Chhatisgarh

North
:-
Jharkhand

South
:-
Andhra Pradesh

North East
:-
West Bengal

Administrative Divisions

Districts - 30 Sub Divisions- 58 Tehsils - 171 Development Blocks - 314

Political Representation

Number of seats in Lok Sabha- 21

Number of seats in Rajya Sabha- 10


District with Largest no. of Sub-Divisions - Angul & Mayurbhanj

District with Largest no. of Tehsils - Ganjam

District with Largest no. of Blocks - Mayurbhanj


District with Largest Population - Ganjam
District with Highest density of Population - Khurda
District with Highest urban population - Khurda [8.05lakh,2001census]
District with Highest density of urban population - Kendrapada
District with Highest percentage of urban population - Khurda
District with Highest rural population - Ganjam [25.99lakh,2001census]
District with Highest density of rural population - Jagatsinghpur
District with 2nd Highest density of Population - Jagatsinghpur
District with Lowest Population - Debagarh
District with Lowest density of Population - Phulbani
District with Lowest urban Population - Boudh[0.18 lakh,2001census]
District with Lowest density of urban Population - Sonepur
District with Lowest percentage of urban Population - Nayagarh
District with Lowest rural Population - Debagarh[2.54lakh,2001census]
District with Lowest density of rural Population - Khandhamal
District with 2nd Lowest density of Population - Malkangiri


Largest District in terms of Area - Mayurbhanj
2nd Largest District in terms of Area - Sundergarh
Smallest district in terms of Area - Jagatsinghpur
2nd Smallest district in terms of Area - Sonepur


District having Largest no. of MLAS - Ganjam - 12
District having 2nd Largest no. of MLAS - Mayurbhanj
District having Lowest no. of MLAS - Boudh & Deogarh-(1 MLA each)
District having 2nd Lowest no of MLAS - Malkangiri & Nuapara -( 2 MLAS each)


District with Highest % of Forest area Of the Total Forests in the State- Kandhamaal
District with 2nd Highest % of Forest area Of the Total Forests in the State- Sundargarh
District with Lowest % of Forest area Of the Total Forests in the State - Bhadrak
District with 2nd Lowest % of Forest area Of the Total Forests in the State - Jharsuguda


District having Highest Production of Rice - Bargarh
District having 2nd Highest Production of Rice - Ganjam
District having Lowest Production of Rice - Boudh
District having 2nd Lowest Production of Rice - Jharsuguda


District having Highest Production of Potato - Cuttack
District having 2nd Highest Production of Potato - Kendrapara
District having Lowest Production of Potato - Malkangiri
District having 2nd Lowest Production of Potato - Gajapati

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