Dhenkanal
Town in Odisha, India
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Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.
Dhenkanal | |
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town | |
View of the town from Hanuman Hill | |
  Dhenkanal Location in Odisha, India  Dhenkanal Dhenkanal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20.67°N 85.6°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Dhenkanal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 67,414 |
| • Density | 1,865/km2 (4,830/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dhankanalia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 759001 |
| Telephone code | 06762 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-06 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Dhenkanal is at 20.67°N 85.6°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
Demographics
As per the 2011 India census,[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
- Amiya Kumari Padhi, High Court judge[3][4]
- Rudra Narayan Pany, member of Parliament[5][6][7]
- Nandini Satpathy[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
- Suparno Satpathy
- Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo[5][15][16][17][18][19][20]
- Devendra Satpathy[5][21]
- Gati Krushna Misra[22][23]
- Tathagata Satpathy[24][25][26]
- Kalpana Dash[27][28][29][30][31]
