Kamakhyanagar
Kamakhyanagar is a town (NAC) and a subdivision in Dhenkanal district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is located 37 km north of Dhenkanal.
Kamakhyanagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kamakhyanagar Location in Odisha, India  Kamakhyanagar Kamakhyanagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20.93°N 85.55°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Dhenkanal |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,810[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 759018 |
| Telephone code | 06769 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-06 |
| Website | odisha |
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Kamakhyanagar had a population of 16,810.[2] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kamakhyanagar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy in the city is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kamakhyanagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Current MLA from Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency is Sj. Prafulla Kumar Mallik of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2004. Previous MLAs from this seat were: Brahmananda Biswal of BJD in 2000, Kailash Chandra Mohapatra who won in 1995 as INC and as INC(I) candidate in 1980, and Prasanna Kumar Pattanayak who won as JD candidate in 1990 and as BJP candidate in 1985 and as JNP candidate in 1977 .[3]
Kamakhyanagar is part of Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
References
- http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=449890
- http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=449890
- "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 120-Kamakhyanagar Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2008.