Nabarangpur Explained

Nabarangpur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:19.23°N 82.55°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nabarangpur
Established Date:2 October 1992
Leader Title1:Member of Parliament
Leader Name1:Ramesh Chandra Majhi, (BJD)
Leader Name2:Sadashiv

Pradhani, (BJD)

Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:557
Population Total:69,307
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:764059
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06858
Registration Plate:OD 24

Nabarangpur is a town and municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district.

Demographics

India census,[1] Nabarangapur had a population of 12,20,946. Males constitute 49.53% of the population and 50.47% are females.

Nabarangpur has an average literacy rate of 82.4%, higher than the national average of 74.0%.

Politics

Nabarangpur is often referred to as the land of Late Sadhashiv Tripathy the erstwhile chief minister of Odisha and a freedom fighter. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms first in 1951 then in 1957, 1961, and 1967. He served as the revenue minister of Odisha for a long time. He served as the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1965 February 21 to 1967 March 8.Habibulla Khan of INC was elected as the MLA from Nabarangpur Assembly Constituency in 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004. He represented INC(I) in the 1980 elections. The current MLA is Sadasiva Pradhani of (BJD) who was elected in 2019.Jagannath Tripathy, a freedom fighter was also the MLA of Nabarangpur.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=445074
  2. Web site: State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 90-Nowrangpur Constituency of Odisha. Election Commission of India. 2008-09-15.