Kendujhar
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Kendujhar is a city and a municipality
in Kendujhar District
(also spelled Keonjhar District and Kendujhargarh District) in the India
n state
of Orissa
. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district.
, Kendujhar had a population of 15,61,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kendujhar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kendujhar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
in the West. During the rule of Pratap Balabhadra Bhanja (1764-1792 A.D.) two small areas of Tillo and Jujhpada were purchased from the Zamindar of Kantajhari and were added to the State. These were recognised as parts of Keonjhar in the Sanad granted by the East India Company
to Raja Janardan Bhanj in 1804. Since then there had been no territiorial changes of the State till its merger with the Province of Orissa. But after merger largely for the reasons of administrative expediency the areas of Tillo (7.51 km2) and Jujhpada (9.06sq.km.) were transferred to the districts of Baleshwar and Cuttack
respectively, while a number of villages called Ambo group (14.84 km2.) of Balasore district were added to Keonjhar district.
Dharanidhar(DD) Government College.
Government Women's College.
Orissa School of Mining Engineering(OSME).(Under Biju Patnaik University of Technology.)
Keonjhar School of Engineering(KSE).
Keonjhar Law College.
Kushaleswar Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Rekutia, Keonjhar
The schools in Keonjhar include:
Dhanurjaya Narayana (DN) High School.
Green Field School
Nirmala convent School
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Govt Girls High School.
Police Line High School.
Janamangal High School, Keshadurapal, Keonjhar.
Aum Maa Saraswati Bidyapitha,Ganpur,Angarua,Keonjhar
is the current MLA from Keonjhar assembly constituency. Mohan Charan Majhi won assembly elections in both 2004 and 2000. Earlier MLAs from this seat were Jogendra Naik of BJP (1995), C. Majhi of JD
(1990), Chhotaray Majhi of JNP (1985), Jogendra Naik of INC(I)
in 1980 and Kumar Majhi of JNP (1977).
Present MP from Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)
is Y.N.S Laguri of BJD.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
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....
(also spelled Keonjhar District and Kendujhargarh District) in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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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...
. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district.
Geography
Keonjhar is a land locked district with an area of 8240 km2. It is situated in the northern part of Orissa. It is surrounded by Singhbhum district of Jharkhand in the North, Jajpur in the South, Dhenkanal and Sundargarh in the West and Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak in the East. It lies between 21°1'N and 22°10'N latitudes, between 35°11' and 86°22' longitude and at 480 meter altitude.Baitrani river originate from keonjhar plateauDemographics
India censusCensus
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, Kendujhar had a population of 15,61,990. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kendujhar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kendujhar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
Following the integration of the feudatory states with Orissa on 1 January 1948 the erstwhile princely state of Keonjhar emerged as one of its districts with its head-quarters at Keonjhargarh and since then it is continuing as such. The whole district of Keonjhar was a princely state before its merger with Orissa. The early history of the State is not adequately known. It was most probably a part of the old Khijjinga territory with headquarters at Khijjinga Kota, identified with modern Khiching. It became a separate state with Jyoti Bhanja as its ruling chief in the first half of the 12th century A.D. The then State of Keonjhar comprised only the northern half of the modern district for a long time prior to the installation of Jyoti Bhanja as King. During the latter part of the 15th century the southern half was occupied by King Govinda Bhanja under whose rule Keonjhar was extended from Singbhum in the north to Sukinda(a Zamindari in Cuttack district) in the South and from Mayurbhanj in the East to the borders of the States of Bonai, Pallahara and AnugulAnugul
Anugul is a town and a notified area committee in Anugul district in the state of Orissa, India.-Geography:Anugul is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
in the West. During the rule of Pratap Balabhadra Bhanja (1764-1792 A.D.) two small areas of Tillo and Jujhpada were purchased from the Zamindar of Kantajhari and were added to the State. These were recognised as parts of Keonjhar in the Sanad granted by the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
to Raja Janardan Bhanj in 1804. Since then there had been no territiorial changes of the State till its merger with the Province of Orissa. But after merger largely for the reasons of administrative expediency the areas of Tillo (7.51 km2) and Jujhpada (9.06sq.km.) were transferred to the districts of Baleshwar and Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
respectively, while a number of villages called Ambo group (14.84 km2.) of Balasore district were added to Keonjhar district.
Education
The colleges in Keonjhar include:Dharanidhar(DD) Government College.
Government Women's College.
Orissa School of Mining Engineering(OSME).(Under Biju Patnaik University of Technology.)
Keonjhar School of Engineering(KSE).
Keonjhar Law College.
Kushaleswar Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Rekutia, Keonjhar
The schools in Keonjhar include:
Dhanurjaya Narayana (DN) High School.
Green Field School
Nirmala convent School
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Govt Girls High School.
Police Line High School.
Janamangal High School, Keshadurapal, Keonjhar.
Aum Maa Saraswati Bidyapitha,Ganpur,Angarua,Keonjhar
Politics
Er. Subarna Naik of BJDBiju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:...
is the current MLA from Keonjhar assembly constituency. Mohan Charan Majhi won assembly elections in both 2004 and 2000. Earlier MLAs from this seat were Jogendra Naik of BJP (1995), C. Majhi of 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...
(1990), Chhotaray Majhi of JNP (1985), Jogendra Naik of INC(I)
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
in 1980 and Kumar Majhi of JNP (1977).
Present MP from 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:...
is Y.N.S Laguri of BJD.