Sundergarh district

Geography

The Sundargarh district forms the northwestern part of the Odisha state and is the second largest district in the state accounting for 6.23% of the total area. The geographical area of the district is 9712 km2. The district spreads from 21°36′N to 22°32′N and from 83°32′E to 85°22′E.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sundargarh district has a population of 2,093,437, roughly equal to the nation of North Macedonia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency| title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date =1 October 2011 | quote = North Macedonia 2,077,328 July 2011 est.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 43.85% of the population in the district spoke Odia,14.8% Sadri, 9.62% Mundari, 6.98% Hindi, 5.57% Kurukh, 4.57% Kisan, 4.38% Kharia, 2.14% Urdu and 1.52% Bengali as their first language.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sundargarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

Politics

Lok Sabha

Main article: Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Present Lok Sabha MP is Jual Oram who is representing the seat from 2014.

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

Main article: List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha

The following is the list of 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Sundargarh district and the elected members of that area

References

References

1. (1 January 1948). "Sundargarh District at a Glance :". Sundergarh.nic.in.
2. "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
4. "District Census Handbook 2011: Sundergarh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau.
6. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
7. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development.
8. [http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent]
9. [http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]
10. "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in.