Khordha Explained

Khordha
Native Name Lang:or
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.18°N 85.62°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khordha
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Khordha Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:75
Population Total:120,204[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:752055,752057,752056
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06755
Registration Plate:OD-02

Khordha is a City and a Municipality area in Khordha District in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhubaneswar, is the capital of Odisha located within the Khordha district and is only 25 km from Khordha town. Odisha State Highway 1 and National Highway 16 runs via this town.

Geography

Khordha is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 75m (246feet). Area of the district is 2,888 square kilometers (1,115 square miles). From climatological point of view, the average annual precipitation over the district is about 1,200–1,400 mm. Moderate temperature prevails over the area throughout the year barring the summer season (March–June), where the maximum temperature even exceeds 45 °C. The average minimum temperature over the district is 9.6 °C.[3]

Demographics

Indian census,[4] Khordha had a population of 39,034. The population of Khordha, as estimated in late 2006(http://population-of.com/en/India/21/Khordha/), was 42,526. Khordha had a population Census of 2011 total 120,204.

Notable people

Politics

Khordha is part of Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5] Current MLA from Khordha assembly constituency is prashant jagdev (BJP Candidate), who had also won this seat in 2024 state elections.[6]

Previous MLAs from this seat were:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Search Details.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Khordha.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khordha
  3. Book: Swain. etal . S . Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques . Development of an ARIMA Model for Monthly Rainfall Forecasting over Khordha District, Odisha, India . Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing . 708 . 325–331) . 10.1007/978-981-10-8636-6_34 . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing . 2018 . 978-981-10-8635-9 .
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India. dead.
  5. Web site: Best web design company in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha. Swapna InfoTech Bhubaneswar. 1 November 2008. swapnainfo.tk.
  6. http://www.elections.in/Orissa/assembly-constituencies/Khordha.html
  7. Web site: Best web design company in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819183456/https://www.swapnainfo.tk/p/best-web-design-company-in-bhubaneswar.html. dead. 19 August 2019. Swapna InfoTech Bhubaneswar. 1 November 2008.