Debagarh district

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

Debagarh
—  district  —
Debagarh Location of Debagarh in Orissa and India
Coordinates	21°31′59″N 84°43′59″E / 21.533°N 84.733°E / 21.533; 84.733Coordinates: 21°31′59″N 84°43′59″E / 21.533°N 84.733°E / 21.533; 84.733
Country	India
State	Orissa
Headquarters	Debagarh
Collector	Sri Ambika Prasad Mishra, I.A.S
Assembly constituency	1, Debagarh
Population • Density	312,164 (30) (2011[update]) • 106 /km2 (275 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	976 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	73.07%  • 82.62% • 63.36%
Official languages	Oriya, Hindi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	2,781.66 square kilometres (1,074.00 sq mi)
Climate • Precipitation	Aw (Köppen) •      1,014.2 mm (39.93 in)
Codes • Pincode • 768 xxx
Website	deogarh.nic.in

Debagarh District, also known as Deogarh District, is a district of Orissa state, India. It is located in the northern part of the state. Debagarh is the district headquarters. The district covers an area of 2781.66 km². The district has a population of 274,095 (2001 Census). As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Orissa (out of 30).^[1]

History

The district was created on 1 January 1994 by bifurcating the erstwhile Sambalpur district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.^[2]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Debagarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[3] It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[3]

Education

There are a number of educational institutes are present out of which Raja Basu Dev High School(Oriya: ରାଜା ଵାସୁ ଦେବ ଉଚ୍ଚ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ) and Govt. collage at Debagarh town are some of them.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Debagarh district has a population of 312,164 ,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Iceland.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 571st in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometre (270 /sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.88 %.^[1] Debagarh has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 73.07 %.^[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. ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Iceland 311,058 July 2011 est." 

External links

• Official website
• Debagarh at a Glance