Ganjam district

Ganjam district
Ganjam district
District of Odisha
	Clockwise from top-left: Rushikulya River, Taratarini Temple, Street in Berhampur, Beach at Gopalpur, Sundareshwar Temple in Sunathar
	Location in Odisha
	Coordinates: 19°22′59″N 85°03′00″E / 19.383°N 85.05°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
Established	March 31, 1936
Headquarters	Chhatrapur
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS
Area
• Total	8,206 km2 (3,168 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,529,031
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Ganjami
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	761 xxx / 760 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-07(for Ganjam); OD-32 (for Bhanjanagar)
Nearest city	Brahmapur
Sex ratio	0.981 ♂/♀
Literacy	83.86%
Precipitation	1,295.6 millimetres (51.01 in)
Lok Sabha constituency	Berhampur; Aska; Kandhamal (part)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	13 123-Bhanjanagar; 124-Polasara; 125-Kabisuryanagar; 126-Khallikote(SC); 127-Chhatrapur(SC); 128-Aska; 129-Surada; 130-Sanakhemundi; 131-Hinjili; 132-Gopalpur; 133-Berhampur; 134-Digapahandi; 135-Chikiti;
Website	ganjam.odisha.gov.in

Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Odisha (out of 30).