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Districts of Odisha
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଜିଲ୍ଲାସମୂହ
Odisha Political Map
CategoryDistricts
LocationOdisha
Number30 districts
PopulationsDebagarh – 3,12,520 (lowest); Ganjam – 35,29,031 (highest)
AreasMayurbhanj – 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi) (largest); Jagatsinghpur – 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) (smallest)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Sub-Divisions,Tahasils,

Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts.[1][2][3] These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each District is governed by a Collector & District Magistrate, who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into Sub-Divisions, each governed by a Sub-Collector & Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into Tahasils. The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar. Odisha has 03 Divisions, 30 Districts, 58 Sub-Divisions, 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks.

List of districts by divisions

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Map of districts of Odisha.
  Northern Division
  Central Division
  Southern Division

The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:

Northern Division (HQ – Sambalpur) Central Division (HQ – Cuttack) Southern Division (HQ – Berhampur)

Administration

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Collector & District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of Indian Police Service (IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha.

Districts

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There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:[4][5]

Code Districts Headquarters Formation Day[1] Population
(2011 Census[6]) 		Area (km2) Density in
2011 (/km2) 		Map
1 Angul Angul Apr 1, 1993 1,273,821 6,375 200
2 Balangir Balangir Nov 1, 1949 1,648,997 6,575 251
3 Balasore Balasore Oct 1828 2,320,529 3,634 638
4 Bargarh Bargarh Apr 1, 1993 1,481,255 5,837 254
5 Bhadrak Bhadrak Apr 1, 1993 1,506,337 2,505 601
6 Boudh Boudh Jan 2, 1994 441,162 3444.8 128
7 Cuttack Cuttack 2,624,470 3,932 667
8 Debagarh Debagarh Jan 1, 1994 312,520 2,782 112
9 Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 1,192,811 4,452 268
10 Gajapati Paralakhemundi Oct 2, 1992 577,817 3,850 150
11 Ganjam Chhatrapur 3,529,031 8,206 430
12 Jagatsinghapur Jagatsinghapur Apr 1, 1936 1,136,971 1,759 646
13 Jajpur Jajpur Apr 1, 1993 1,827,192 2887.69 633
14 Jharsuguda Jharsuguda Jan 1, 1994 579,505 2,081 278
15 Kalahandi Bhawanipatna Jan 1, 1948 1,576,869 7,920 199
16 Kandhamal Phulbani Jan 1, 1994 733,110 7,654 96
17 Kendrapara Kendrapara Apr 1, 1993 1,440,361 2,644 545
18 Kendujhar Kendujhar Jan 1, 1948 1,801,733 8,303 217
19 Khordha Khordha Apr 1, 1993 2,251,673 2,813 800
20 Koraput Koraput Apr 1, 1936 1,379,647 8,807 157
21 Malkangiri Malkangiri Oct 2, 1992 613,192 5,791 106
22 Mayurbhanj Baripada Jan 1, 1949 2,519,738 10,418 242
23 Nabarangpur Nabarangapur Oct 2, 1992 1,220,946 5,294 231
24 Nayagarh Nayagarh Apr 1, 1993 962,789 3,890 247
25 Nuapada Nuapada Apr 1, 1993 610,382 3,852 158
26 Puri Puri 1,698,730 3,051 557
27 Rayagada Rayagada Oct 2, 1992 967,911 7,073 137
28 Sambalpur Sambalpur 1,041,099 6,702 155
29 Subarnapur Subarnapur Apr 1, 1993 610,183 2,337 261
30 Sundargarh Sundargarh Jan 1, 1948 2,093,437 9,712 215
Odisha Apr 1, 1936 41,974,218 154,468.98 272

Proposed Districts

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There are demands for about 28 districts. Most notable new district forming demands are given below. [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Districts of Odisha". Official Portal. Bhubaneswar: Government of Odisha. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Districts of Orissa". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. ^ "List of Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Administrative Unit". Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ^ "List of districts of Orissa". census2011.co.in.
  7. ^ "New district demands".
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