Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal is a town in Odisha state of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Odisha.
As on April 2024, the current population of Dhenkanal is 74.9 thousands out of which 38.7 thousands are males and rest 36.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 934 females per 1000 males. There are around 6.7 thousands teenagers in Dhenkanal. It has literacy rate of 82% which means around 61.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 12.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 4.5 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 16.6 thousands households in Dhenkanal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The town has working population of 23.8 thousands.
Schools
Dhenkanal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- St. Xavier High School
- Delhi Public School
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
- Montfort Public School
- Dhenkanal Higher Secondary School Dhenkanal
Hospitals
Dhenkanal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Khajurikata (Main) Sub-Center
- Dhenkanal
- Muktaposi Sub-Center
- Kumusi Sub-Center
- Baladiabandha Primary Health Center (N)
Banks
Dhenkanal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Analaberini
- Bank of Baroda Dhenkanal
- Bank of Baroda Dhenkanal, Orissa
- Bank of Baroda Gudiakteni, Orissa
- Bank of Baroda Kamakshyanagar, Orissa
Dhenkanal District
Dhenkanal is one of the 30 districts of Odisha, spread in an area of 4452 square kilometers. It is divided into 13 Tehsils and 8 blocks. As on 27th April 2024, the current population of Dhenkanal district is 13.25 lakhs, which includes urban population of 1.3 lakhs and rural population of 11.94 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 947 females per 1000 males. There are 3.1 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 4 members. There are around 1.39 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 9.22 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 4.84 lakhs. Total 2.6 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.8 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Dhenkanal district
Dhenkanal district has total 13 Tehsil.
- Parajang
- Kamakshyanagar
- Kankadahad
- Bhuban
- Gandia
- Nihalprasad
- Tumusingha
- Motunga
- Bhusan Steel Limited
- Balimi
- Hindol
- Rasol
- Dhenkanal Sadar
Blocks in Dhenkanal district
Dhenkanal district has total 8 blocks.
Dhenkanal Zilla Parishad
Minati Nayak is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Parishad Dhenkanal, who can be contacted at email address drda.dhenkanal@gmail.com and mobile number 89174xxx96. The office landline number is 06762-22**06. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Narottam Behera, who can be reached at email address ori-ddhenkanal@nic.in and mobile number 94371xxx94. The office address is AT-Mahisapat, PO/Dist-Dhenkanal, Pin-759001, Pincode - 759001. You can reach there by taking a bus till Dhenkanal Town bus stop which is around 4 km away. The office has internet facility.Dhenkanal Zilla Parishad consists of total 8 Panchayat Samiti.