Kendujhar (sadar) explained

Kendujhar Sadar
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India Odisha#India
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:	21.66°N 85.62°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Odisha
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kendujhar district
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	456
Population Total:	60590
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Odia
Demographics1 Title2:	Local
Demographics1 Info2:	Ho, Santali, Kudmali
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	758001
Registration Plate:	OD-09

Kendujhar Sadar is an administrative unit in the Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India. This subdivision consists of the town Keundujhar, the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district.

Administrative divisions

Kendujhar Sadar is the largest subdivision out of the three in the Kendujhar district (the other two being Anandapur and Champua). It consists of seven blocks of 160 Gram Panchayats:^[1]

• Sadar
• Ghatagaon
• Harichandanpur
• Telkoi
• Banspal
• Patna
• Saharpada

Geography

Champua is located at 21.66°N 85.62°W. It has an average elevation of 456 metres.

Demographics

Kendujhar Subdivision has a population of 871,927 according to the 2011 India Census.^[2]

Languages

The dominant language is Odia, with some locals speaking Hindi and English.^[3]

Politics

Kendujhar Sadar is part of Keonjhar.^[4]

The three Vidhan sabha constituencies^{[5] [6]} of the Kendujhar district and its elected members^[7] of that area are:

No.	Constituency	Reservation	Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)	Member of 16th Assembly^[8]	Party
20	Telkoi	ST	Harichandanpur, Telkoi, Banspal (Part)	Premananda Nayak	BJD
23	Patna	ST	Patna, Saharpada, Jhumpura (part), Champua (part)	Hrusikesh Naik	BJD
24	Keonjhar	ST	Keonjhar (M), Keonjhar, Jhumpura (part), Bansapal (Part)	Mohan Charan Majhi	BJD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subdivision & Blocks . Kendujhar District, Government of Odisha . 2018-03-20 . 2019-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714130730/https://kendujhar.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ . 14 July 2019 . live .
2. Web site: Keonjhar District Census Data (PDF 4MB) | Kendujhar District, Government of Odisha | India . 19 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714130716/https://kendujhar.nic.in/document/keonjhar-district-census-data/ . 14 July 2019 . live .
3. Web site: Keonjhar District Census Data (PDF 4MB) | Kendujhar District, Government of Odisha | India . 19 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714130716/https://kendujhar.nic.in/document/keonjhar-district-census-data/ . 14 July 2019 . live .
4. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2009-03-04 .
5. Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent. Shangara Ram. The Gazette of India/Orissa State Gazette. 282. 15 December 2006. 19 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154017/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf. 5 March 2016. live.
6. Web site: Seats of Odisha . 19 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013054/http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls . 5 March 2016 . live .
7. Web site: List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly. odishaassembly.nic.in. 3 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050705/http://odishaassembly.nic.in/MLAprof.aspx. 3 July 2018. live.
8. Web site: Constituency . NameBy . Odisha Legislative Assembly . Odisha Legislative Assembly . 2020-02-12.