Ganjam district | |
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Coordinates: 19°22′59″N 85°03′00″E / 19.383°N 85.05°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Established | March 31, 1936citation needed] | [
Headquarters | Chhatrapur |
Government | |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,206 km2 (3,168 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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
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Website | ganjam |
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Ganjam district 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. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam, along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Odisha (out of 30).[2]