List of districts of Odisha

Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts.[1][2][3] These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each District is governed by a Collector & District Magistrate, who is appointed from the Indian Administrative Service. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into Sub-Divisions, each governed by a Sub-Collector & Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into Tahasils. The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar. Odisha has 03 Divisions, 30 Districts, 58 Sub-Divisions, 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks.

Districts of Odisha
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Odisha Political Map
CategoryDistricts
LocationOdisha
Number30 districts
PopulationsDebagarh – 3,12,520 (lowest); Ganjam – 35,29,031 (highest)
AreasMayurbhanj – 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi) (largest); Jagatsinghpur – 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) (smallest)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Sub-Divisions,Tahasils,
Map of districts of Odisha.
  Northern
  Central
  Southern

List of districts by divisions

The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at Cuttack (Central Division), Sambalpur (Northern Division), Berhampur (Southern Division) respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), a senior rank officer of Indian Administrative Service. The position of the RDC in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:

Northern Division (HQ – Sambalpur) Central Division (HQ – Cuttack) Southern Division (HQ – Berhampur)

Administration

Collector & District Magistrate is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of Indian Police Service (IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in Odisha.

Districts

There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in Odisha. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:[4][5]

Code Districts Headquarters Population
(2011 Census[6])		 Area (km2) Density in
2011 (/km2)		 Map
1AngulAngul1,273,8216,375200
2BalangirBalangir1,648,9976,575251
3BalasoreBalasore2,320,5293,634638
4BargarhBargarh1,481,2555,837254
5BhadrakBhadrak1,506,3372,505601
6BoudhBoudh441,1623444.8128
7CuttackCuttack2,624,4703,932667
8DebagarhDebagarh312,5202,782112
9DhenkanalDhenkanal1,192,8114,452268
10GajapatiParalakhemundi577,8173,850150
11GanjamChhatrapur3,529,0318,206430
12JagatsinghapurJagatsinghapur1,136,9711,759646
13JajpurJajpur1,827,1922887.69633
14JharsugudaJharsuguda579,5052,081278
15KalahandiBhawanipatna1,576,8697,920199
16KandhamalPhulbani733,1107,65496
17KendraparaKendrapara1,440,3612,644545
18KendujharKendujhar1,801,7338,303217
19KhordhaKhordha2,251,6732,813800
20KoraputKoraput1,379,6478,807157
21MalkangiriMalkangiri613,1925,791106
22MayurbhanjBaripada2,519,73810,418242
23NabarangpurNabarangapur1,220,9465,294231
24NayagarhNayagarh962,7893,890247
25NuapadaNuapada610,3823,852158
26PuriPuri1,698,7303,051557
27RayagadaRayagada967,9117,073137
28SambalpurSambalpur1,041,0996,702155
29SubarnapurSubarnapur610,1832,337261
30SundargarhSundargarh2,093,4379,712215
Odisha41,974,218154,468.98272

References
  1. "Districts of Odisha". Official Portal. Bhubaneswar: Government of Odisha. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "Districts of Orissa". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. "List of Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. "Administrative Unit". Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "List of districts of Orissa". census2011.co.in.
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