Dhamanagar

Dhamanagar
—  town  —
Dhamanagar Location of Dhamanagar in Orissa and India
Coordinates	20°55′N 86°27′E / 20.92°N 86.45°E / 20.92; 86.45Coordinates: 20°55′N 86°27′E / 20.92°N 86.45°E / 20.92; 86.45
Country	India
State	Orissa
District(s)	Bhadrak
Population	18,555 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 4 metres (13 ft)

Dhamanagar (Oriya: ଧାମ ନଗର)is a town and a notified area committee in Bhadrak district in the state of Orissa, India.

Geography

Dhamanagar is located at 20°55′N 86°27′E / 20.92°N 86.45°E / 20.92; 86.45.^[1] It has an average elevation of 4 m (13 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dhamanagar had a population of 18,555. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamanagar has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61% and, female literacy is 43%. In Dhamanagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Dhamanagar Assembly Constituency is Rajendra Das of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat were Manmohan Samal who won this seat in 2004 as BJP and BJD coalition candidate, Manas Ranjan Mallick who won in 2000 from the then BJP state president Manmohan Samal. Manmohan Came into controversy in 2006 march 26th by Sacrifying animal in front of Maa Rakshyakali of Rameswarpur. Another controversy made black spot in his Political Carrier is relationship with one Lady. Jagannath Rout who won in 1995 and in 1985 representing INC and also in 1980 representing INC(I), and Hrudananda Mallik who won in 1990 representing JD and also in 1977 representing JNP.^[3]

Dhamanagar is part of Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency).^[4]

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhamanagar
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 20-Dhamanagar Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp20.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-23. 
4. ^ "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 2008-09-23.