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.
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]
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.
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: