Malkangiri
—  district  —
Malkangiri Location of Malkangiri in Orissa and India
Coordinates	18°15′N 82°08′E / 18.25°N 82.13°E / 18.25; 82.13Coordinates: 18°15′N 82°08′E / 18.25°N 82.13°E / 18.25; 82.13
Country	India
State	Orissa
Headquarters	Malkangiri
Collector	R. Vineel Krishna, I.A.S
Member of Parliament	Pradeep Kumar Majhi, INC
Parliamentary constituency	Nabarangpur
Assembly constituency	2, Malkangiri, Chitrakonda
Population • Density	480,232 (2001[update]) • 83 /km2 (215 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	1.004 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	31.26%  • 41.21% • 21.28%
Official languages	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	5,791 square kilometres (2,236 sq mi) • 195 metres (640 ft)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	Aw (Köppen) •      1,700 mm (67 in) •      47 °C (117 °F) •      13 °C (55 °F)
Codes • Pincode • 764 xxx • Vehicle • OR-10
Website	malkangiri.nic.in

Malkangiri district is a district of the state of Orissa, India.

History[link]

This district was carved out as district from the undivided Koraput district on 2nd Oct, 1992. The administrative headquarters of this district is Malkangiri town.

Malkangiri is the new home of the Bangladeshi refugees, who were rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya project. Also some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri town, following the armed struggle of LTTE in the early 90's (most of them have returned, baring a couple of house holds). Currently it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state.

Geography[link]

Some of the most beautiful locations are, the back waters of Balimela Dam, Satiguda Dam, Bonda Ghati (abode of the Bonda people, a primitive tribe).

Economy[link]

This district has a Power Station at Balimela and the proposed Vijaywada-Ranchi corridor road will pass through it.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Malkangiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[1] It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[1]

Demographics[link]

According to the 2011 census Malkangiri district has a population of 612,727,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands^[3] or the US state of Vermont.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 523rd in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometre (270 /sq mi) .^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.53 %.^[2] Malkangiri has a sex ratio of 1016 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 49.49 %.^[2]

References[link]

• Official website

External links[link]

• Official website

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Malkangiri
—  city  —
Malkangiri Location of Malkangiri in Orissa and India
Coordinates	18°21′N 81°54′E / 18.35°N 81.90°E / 18.35; 81.90Coordinates: 18°21′N 81°54′E / 18.35°N 81.90°E / 18.35; 81.90
Country	India
State	Orissa
District(s)	Malkangiri
Population	23,110 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 178 metres (584 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 764 • Vehicle • OR-10

Malkangiri (Oriya: ମାଲକାନଗିରି) is a town and a notified area committee in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the headquarters of the Malkangiri district. Malkangiri is the new home of the Bangladeshi refugees, who were rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya project. Also some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri town, following the armed struggle of LTTE in the early 90's (most of them have returned, baring a couple of house holds). Currently it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state and is a part of the Red Corridor.^[1]

Geography[link]

Malkangiri is located at 18°21′N 81°54′E / 18.35°N 81.90°E / 18.35; 81.90.^[2] It has an average elevation of 170 m (560 ft).

Demographics[link]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Malkangiri had a population of 23,110. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Malkangiri has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Malkangiri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics[link]

Current MLA from Malkangiri Assembly (SC) Constituency is Nimal Chandra Sarkar of INC, who won the seat in 2004. Previous MLAs from this seat were Arabinda Dhali of BJP in 2000 and in 1995, Naka Kanaya who won it for JD in 1990 and for JNP in 1977, Nadiabasi Biswas of INC in 1985, Naka Laxmaya of INC(I) in 1980.^[4]

Malkangiri is part of Nowrangpur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Map of Malkangiri
• anigalla.net
• Malkangiri on Wikitravel