Khandapada

Khandapada ଖଣ୍ଡପଡ଼ା
city
Khandapada Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°ECoordinates: 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Nayagarh
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	8,754
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	752077
Website	www.khandapada.blogspot.com

Khandapada (also spelt as Khandapara) is a town and a notified area committee in Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It's a beautiful town on the vally of nine mountains.

Geography

Khandapada is located at 20°16′N 85°11′E / 20.27°N 85.18°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 65 m (213 ft).

History

During the British Raj era, Khandapada was the capital of Khandpara State. It was one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency. The instrument of accession to the Indian Union was signed by the last ruler of the state on 1 January 1948.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Khandapada had a population of 8754. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khandapada has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 67%. In Khandapada, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Khandapada Assembly Constituency is BJD candidate Anubhab Pattanaik son of late Arun Pattanaik who won the seat in the state election in 2014.MLA from Khandapada Assembly Constituency is BJD candidate Siddharth Singh, who won the seat in State elections in 2009.Bibhuti Bhushan Singh Mardaraj of INC won this seat in 1995, 1985 and also in 1980 as an independent candidate. Arun Kumar Pattanaik of JD won this seat in 1990 and Satyasundar Mishra won it in 1977 as independent candidate.^[4]

Khandapada is now part of Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency).^[5]

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khandapada
2. Khandpara Princely State - "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 247
3. "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
4. "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 63-Khandapara Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
5. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-13.