Rayagada district
Rayagada district | |
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Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 19°09′58″N 83°24′58″E / 19.166°N 83.416°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Headquarters | Rayagada |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Parul Patawari, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Swathy S Kumar, IPS |
| • MLA | Kadraka Appala Swamy |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,584.7 km2 (2,928.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 967,911 |
| • Density | 116/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| • Local | Kui, Sora, Kuvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 765 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-18 |
| Sex ratio | 0.972 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 49.76% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Koraput(ST) |
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| Municipality | |
| Notified Area Council (NAC) | Gudari NAC |
| Website | rayagada |
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Rayagada district is a district in the southern Odisha state in India. Rayagada became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are spoken by the district's indigenous population. It was founded by Biswanatha Deba Gajapati of the Surjyabansha dynasty of Jeypore.
Rayagada covers an area of 7,584.7 square kilometres (2,928.5 sq mi), and is divided into eleven blocks. Agriculture is the chief source of income, and paddy, wheat, ragi, green and black gram, groundnut, sweet potato and maize are the district's major crops.