Kandhamal district
Kandhamal district also known as Phulbani district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The District headquarters of the district is Phulbani. It is a district full with natural beauties includes wild animals and birds.
Kandhamal district | |
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District of Odisha | |
Top: Misty view of Phulbani Bottom: Daringbadi | |
Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 20.47°N 84.23°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Headquarters | Phulbani |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Achyuta Samanta (BJD) |
| • Collector and District Magistrate | Ashish Ishwar Patil, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Suvendu Kumar Patra, IPS |
| • Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden | Vishwanath Neelannavar, IFS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,021 km2 (3,097 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 733,110 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| • Local | Kui |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 762 022 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-12 |
| Sex ratio | 0.964 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 65.12% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 3
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,587 millimetres (62.5 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 5 °C (41 °F) |
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Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organisation functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India).
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