Khandapada
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Khandapada is a town and a notified area committee in Nayagarh district
in the India
n state
of Orissa
. It's a beautiful town on the vally of nine mountains.
, Khandapada had a population of 8754. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khandapada has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 67%. In Khandapada, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
won this seat in 1995, 1985 and also in 1980 as an independent candidate. Arun Kumar Pattanaik of JD
won this seat in 1990 and Satyasundar Mishra won it in 1977 as independent candidate.
Khandapada is now part of Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
Nayagarh District
Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Orissa State in eastern India. It was created in 1995 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts. It is home to the Baisipali Wildlife Sanctuary.-Maoist attacks:...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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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...
. It's a beautiful town on the vally of nine mountains.
Geography
Khandapada is located at 20.27°N 85.18°E. It has an average elevation of 65 m (213.3 ft).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Khandapada had a population of 8754. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khandapada has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 67%. In Khandapada, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Current MLA from Khandapada Assembly Constituency is BJD candidate Siddharth Singh, who won the seat in State elections in 2009.Bibhuti Bhushan Singh Mardaraj of INCIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
won this seat in 1995, 1985 and also in 1980 as an independent candidate. Arun Kumar Pattanaik of JD
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
won this seat in 1990 and Satyasundar Mishra won it in 1977 as independent candidate.
Khandapada is now part of Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency)
Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency)
Cuttack is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Orissa. Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Salepur, Cuttack Sadar, Cuttack City, Choudwar, Banki, Athgarh, Baramba, .-Members of Parliament:...
.