Khallikote | |
Native Name Lang: | or |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha##Location in India |
Coordinates: | 19.62°N 85.08°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Name2: | Ganjam |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 54 |
Population Total: | 13,022 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 761030 |
Area Code: | 06810 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | OR-07/OD-07 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Khallikote is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Khallikote is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 54m (177feet).
India census,[3] Khalikote had a population of 10,959. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khalikote has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 55%. In Khalikote, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Current MLA from Khallikote Assembly Constituency is Smt. Suryamani Baidya who won the seat in State election in 2019.
Prior to him V.Sugyani Kumari Deo of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2004 and also in 2000, in 1995 representing JD, in 1990 representing JD, in 1985 representing JNP and in 1977 representing JNP. Trinath Samantary of INC(I) was MLA from this seat in 1980.[4]
Khallikote is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 16 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.