Cuttack district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Cuttack.

Cuttack
Silver City
—  district  —
Cuttack Location of Cuttack in Orissa and India
Coordinates	20°27′58″N 85°49′59″E / 20.466°N 85.833°E / 20.466; 85.833Coordinates: 20°27′58″N 85°49′59″E / 20.466°N 85.833°E / 20.466; 85.833
Country	India
State	Orissa
Nearest city	Bhubaneswar
Parliamentary constituency	Cuttack
Assembly constituency	10
Population • Density	2,618,708 (2nd) (2011[update]) • 666 /km2 (1,725 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	955 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	84.20%  • 90.51% • 77.64%
Official languages	Oriya, Hindi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	3,932 square kilometres (1,518 sq mi)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	Aw (Köppen) •      1,501.3 mm (59.11 in) •      40 °C (104 °F) •      10 °C (50 °F)
Distance(s) • From • 23 kilometres (14 mi) S (land)
Codes • Pincode • 754xxx • Telephone • +671 • Vehicle • OR-05
Website	Cuttack website

Cuttack district is one of the 30 districts in Orissa state in eastern India. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Cuttack. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Orissa (out of 30), after Ganjam.^[1]

Geography

The district covers an area of 3932 km². The district has a population of 2,341,984 (2001 Census).

Divisions

This district was subdivided into 15 Tehsils and 14 Revenue Blocks.

The Tehsils are Cuttack, Niali, Salipur, Tangi-Chowdwar, Mahanga, Kishannagar, Athgarh, Baramba, Narasinghpur, Tigiria, Banki, Baranga, Kantapada, Nischintakoili, Damapada. The last four are new Tehsils created in 2008.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Cuttack district has a population of 2,618,708,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait^[3] or the US state of Nevada.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 156th in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 666 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,720 /sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.86 %.^[1] Cuttack has a sex ratio of 955 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 84.2 %.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
2. ^ http://www.orissa.gov.in/revenue/ADMN_UNIT/adm_unit.htm
3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Kuwait 2,595,62" 
4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Nevada 2,700,551" 

External links

• Official website
• Cuttack District in eOdissa.com