Kendrapara district
Kendrapara district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Kanika Rajbari, Haparbati Temple in Pattamundai, Crocodile in Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Pentha Beach, Fields in Sakhibata | |
Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 20°31′30″N 86°28′30″E / 20.525°N 86.475°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Headquarter | Kendrapara |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Amrit Ruturaj IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Jugal Kishore Banoth, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,440,361 |
| • Density | 492.38/km2 (1,275.3/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 754 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-29 |
| Sex ratio | 1.006 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 85.93% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,501.3 millimetres (59.11 in) |
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Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak district, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Jagatsinghpur District, on the west by Cuttack District and on the northwest by Jajpur District.