Dhenkanal is a city and a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Dhenkanal district

Dhenkanal District

Dhenkanal District is an administrative division of Orissa, India. It is bordered by Kendujhar in the north, Jajpur in the east, Cuttack in the south and Anugul in the west. Dhenkanal town, the district headquarters has a cluster of temples, archaeological remains and a mediaeval fort. A former...

 in the state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

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.

Geography

Dhenkanal is located at 20.67°N 85.6°E. It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

Demographics

As per the 2001 India census

Census

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, Dhenkanal had a population of 57, 651. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Colleges

• Narayani Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET), Angul
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication
  Indian Institute of Mass Communication
  The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is India's premier media school funded and promoted by the Government of India. IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The institution was established on August 17, 1965 with support from UNESCO.-The...
  
   (IIMC), Dhenkanal
• Dhenkanal College, Dhenkanal
• Orissa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dhenkanal
• Women's College, Dhenkanal
• Evening College, Dhenkanal
• Women's Polytechnique, Dhenkanal
• Dhenkanal Law College, Dhenkanal
• Bajirout Industrial Training Institute, Dhenkanal
• District Institute for Education and Technology (DIET), Dhenkanal
• Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology
  Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology
  Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology is a private engineering college in Dhenkanal, Orissa. It was founded by Shivani Educational & Charitable trust in 1999. With the approval of AICTE, it was affiliated by Utkal University, vanivihar, Bhubaneshwar...
  
  (SIET)
• e-Tech Residential College, +2 Science, Dhenkanal
• Vidyarthee Residential College, +2 Science, Dhenkanal
• Sai Kripa Residential College

Schools

• I.G.I.T Campus High School,Sarang
• Gididihi UP/ME School,Godidihi
• Brajanath Badajena High School
• Montfort School
• Government Girls High School
• Soudamini Smruti Bidyapitha
• Laxmidhar Municipal High School
• Balaram High School
• Police High School
• Aurobinda Bidya Mandir
• Swaraswati Shishu Mandir
• ManiDevi High School, Chainpur
• Balarampur High School,Balarampur
• Bedapada High School, Bedapada
• Kunjakanta U.G.M.E. School
• K.P. High School, Govindpur
• Sai School for Analytical Intellect, Krushnakumarpur, Dhenkanal

Notable personalities

• Harmohan Patnaik,President, Dhenkanal Prajamandal and Freedom Fighter.
• Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy , was an Indian politician and author, and was the former Chief Minister of Orissa.-Family:...
  
   ( Former Union Minister and Former CM of Orissa)
• Brig. K.P.Singh Deo,Former Minister, Govt. of India
• Tathagata Satpathy (Politician)
• Baishnab Charan Patnaik (Freedom fighter)
• Nabin Chandra Narayan Das(Ex Minister)
• Mr.Justice D.N.Patnaik
• Brajakishore Dhal (Freedom fighter)
• Brajanath Badajena
• BHajaman Sahoo (Freedom fighter)
• Suparno Satpathy  ( socio-political-cultural leader )
• Baidhar Swain (Freedom fighter)
• Kalpana Dash (Mountaineer)
• krushna chandra patra(EX-MLA-SADAR)
• Rama chandra patra (politician)
• Durga Charan Sahoo ( Freedom fighter)
• Musa Mallik (Freedom fighter)

Temples

• Sanischar Mandir, Godidihi
• Sidha Ramachandi, Godidihi & Nadhara
• Baladevajeu Mandir (Deula Sahi)
• Kunjakanta Mandir (Kunjakanta)
• Sundarasuni Mandir (Bypass Chawk)
• Dakhinakali Mandir (Dakhinakali Road)
• Kapilash Temple

Politics

Current MLA from Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency is Nabin Nanda of NCP

Nationalist Congress Party

The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...

, who won the seat in State elections of 2009.
Previous MLAs who represented Dhenakanal in Orissa State Assembly are given below along with their party affiliations:

• : Baishnab Charan Pattnaik and Madan Dehury&
• : Sankar Pratap Mahendra Bahadur and Kalia Dehury&
• 1962-67: Ratna Prava Devi (Ganatantra Parisad)&
• 1967-71: Ratna Prava Devi (Swatantra Party)&
• 1971-75: Surendra Mohan Pattnaik (INC)&
• 1977-80: Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy , was an Indian politician and author, and was the former Chief Minister of Orissa.-Family:...
  
   (Janata Party)
• 1980-85: Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy , was an Indian politician and author, and was the former Chief Minister of Orissa.-Family:...
  
   (CFD)
• 1985-90: Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy
  Nandini Satpathy , was an Indian politician and author, and was the former Chief Minister of Orissa.-Family:...
  
   (Independent)
• 1990-95: Tathagata Satpathy (Janata Dal)
• 1995-00: Nabin Ch. Narayan Dash (INC)
• 2000-04: Krushna Chandra Patra (BJP)
• 2004-09: Sudhir Kumar Samal (INC)
• 2009- : Nabin Nanda (NCP)

& Until 1962, Gondia was a part of Dhenkanal constituency.

Dhenkanal is a part of Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:...

. Currently Tathagata Satpathy of BJD is representing Dhenkanal in the 15th Lok Sabha. The complete list of Members of Parliament who represented this constituency is

• 1952-57: Sarangadhar Das (Socialist)
• 1957-62: Surendra Mohanty (Ganaparishad)
• 1962-67: Baishnab Charan Patnaik (Congress)
• 1967-71: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (Swatantra)
• 1971-77: Debendra Satpathy (Congress)
• 1977-80: Debendra Satpathy (Lok Dal)
• 1980-84: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (INC)
• 1984-89: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (INC)
• 1989-91: Bhajamana Behera (Janata Dal)
• 1991-96: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (INC)
• 1996-98: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (INC)
• 1998-99: Tathagat Satpathy (BJD)
• 1999-2004: Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo (INC)
• 2004-2009: Tathagat Satpathy (BJD)
• 2009- : Tathagat Satpathy (BJD)