Champua is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Kendujhar district

Kendujhar District

Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters....

  in the state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

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Geography

Champua is located at 22.08°N 85.67°E. It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Champua had a population of 8310. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Champua has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 68%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

The current MLA for Champua (GE) Assembly Constituency is Jitu pattnaik of Independent candidate, who won the seat in the State elections of 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat include Dhanurjaya Sidhu who won as MLA in 2005 by getting ticket from congress, Saharai Oram who won as independent candidate in 2000, as JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 candidate in 1990, as JNP(SC)

Janata Party

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 candidate in 1980 and as JNP candidate in 1977; and Dhanurjay Laguri of INC who won in 1995 and in 1985.

Champua is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Keonjhar is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Orissa. Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Karanjia, Champua, Patna, Keonjhar, Telkoi, Ramachandrapur and Anandapur.-Members of Parliament:...

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