Kendujhar
Town in Odisha, India
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Kendujhar, also known as Keonjhar, is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the district of Kendujhar, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.[1]
Kendujhar
Keonjhar | |
|---|---|
City | |
Kendujhargarh palace | |
  Kendujhar Location in Odisha, India  Kendujhar Kendujhar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21.63°N 85.58°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Keonjhar |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 57,232 |
| • Density | 2,295/km2 (5,940/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 758001, 758002, 758013 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-09 |
| Website | kendujhar |
Climate
| Climate data for Kendujhar (1991–2020, extremes 1957–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.9 (107.4) |
44.9 (112.8) |
47.4 (117.3) |
44.5 (112.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
47.4 (117.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.7 (0.66) |
18.8 (0.74) |
25.9 (1.02) |
51.9 (2.04) |
110.0 (4.33) |
232.8 (9.17) |
283.8 (11.17) |
305.0 (12.01) |
230.8 (9.09) |
113.6 (4.47) |
21.5 (0.85) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1,419.4 (55.88) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 77.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 49 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 47 | 69 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 60 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Politics
Mohan Charan Majhi of BJP is the current CM of Odisha who has been elected from Keonjhar assembly constituency. 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).[5]
Present MP from Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency) is Ananta Nayak of BJP.
Gallery
Some images of keonjhar.
Keonjhar seen from above
Sunset in keonjhar
Ruined fort walls of kendujhargarh palace
