Rajkanika Explained

Rajkanika
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.7252°N 86.7075°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kendrapara
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Kanika
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:263.49
Population Total:138,979 [1]
Population As Of:2011
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics2 Title1:Other
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:754220
Registration Plate:OD-29

Rajkanika is a town and block of Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]

Geography

Rajkanika is surrounded by rivers in three sides, the rivers are Brahmani, Baitarani, and Kharashrota. It is the north end block of Kendrapara district and nearer to Bhadrak and Jajpur District. Its northern end starts from village Gualigan and ends at Bharigada village in the south and starts from Jayanagar in the east to Gopalpur in the west.[3]

Demographics

Odia is the official and spoken language at Rajkanika. The total population of Rajkanika is 1,38,979 consisting of 66,579 males and 72,400 females (all rural). There are 29 Gram Panchayats and 6 R.I. Circles and 168 (156 inhabited and 12 uninhabited) villages in Kanika Tehsil. Total Number of Households is 24523. Total literacy in Kanika Tehsil is 1,05,731 (77.12%) including 53,565 (86.83%) males and 52,166 (68.55%) females. Scheduled Castes in Kanika 31,859 with 15,629 males and 16,230 females. Population in the age group of 0-6 is 16,226 of which 8,346 are males and 7,880 are females.[4]

Education

Tornadoes

The block was severely hit by the March 31 tornado of 2009, killing several people across 11 villages.[6]

Health

Rajkanika block has one Community health Center(CHC) at Rajakanika and PHC(N)'s at Kandiahat, Katna, Koilipur, RN_Rath_Hospital OH.[7] Private Clinic : M.B Nursing Home, Rajkanika[8]

Notable Personalities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: April 2016 . ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara . Govt of Odisha . Gopabandhu Academy . 53 .
  2. Web site: Home: District Portal of Kendrapara, Odisha, India. ordistricts.nic.in. 8 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Block, GP and Village list of Kendrapara District. kendrapara.nic.in. 8 January 2017.
  4. Book: Kendrapara - Census of India. April 2012. DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS ODISHA. 54.
  5. Web site: S N College,Rajkanika . 12 May 2016 . 17 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517101755/http://www.sncollegerajkanika.in/ . dead .
  6. News: After tornado, deluge of netas come to Rajkanika. https://archive.today/20130411032953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-02/bhubaneswar/28008403_1_rajkanika-bjd-tornado . dead . 11 April 2013 . 2 April 2009 . The Times of India. 27 February 2013.
  7. Book: April 2016 . ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara . Govt of Odisha . Gopabandhu Academy . 250 .
  8. Book: April 2016 . ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara . Govt of Odisha . Gopabandhu Academy . 254 .
  9. Web site: Eminent litterateur Prafulla Das conferred with 'Sarala Puraskar' - Odisha Samaya. odishasamaya.com. 8 January 2017.
  10. http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2010/August/engpdf/56-57.pdf
  11. Book: April 2016 . ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara . Govt of Odisha . Gopabandhu Academy . 277 .
  12. News: This Message From The Other Side Of A Mirror Makes A Real Difference And Saves Lives!. 12 May 2016. The Times of India. Deepu. Madhavan. 29 September 2018.
  13. Book: April 2016 . ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS Kendrapara . Govt of Odisha . Gopabandhu Academy . 247 .

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