Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur
—  city  —
Nabarangpur Location of Nabarangpur in Orissa and India
Coordinates	19°14′N 82°33′E / 19.23°N 82.55°E / 19.23; 82.55Coordinates: 19°14′N 82°33′E / 19.23°N 82.55°E / 19.23; 82.55
Country	India
State	Orissa
District(s)	Nabarangpur
Population • Density	846,659 (1991[update]) • 160 /km2 (414 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	5,294.5 square kilometres (2,044.2 sq mi) • 557 metres (1,827 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 764059 • Telephone • +06858

Nabarangpur(Oriya: ନବରଙ୍ଗପୁର), also known as Nabarangapur or Nowrangpur, is a city and a municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. Nabarangpur district is situated at 19.14’ latitude and 82.32’ longitude at an average.There 3 Post offices in this town. One MDG near bustand with facilities for IMTs, E-Payment Speed post, etc.Totally computrised one. elevation of 1,876 feet above sea level. The old girder bridge over the Indravati River was recently replaced with a new one.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Nabarangapur had a population of 27,975. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabarangapur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 62%. In Nabarangapur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

former MLA from Nowrangpur Assembly Constituency was Habibulla Khan of INC who won this seat in 2004, 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980 and 1977. He represented INC(I) in 1980 elections.NowMLA from Nowrangpur Assembly Constituency is Monohar Randhari of Biju Janata Dal.^[2]

Nowrangpur is part of Nowrangpur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
2. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 90-Nowrangpur Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp90.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-15.