List of districts of Odisha

Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called districts.

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Collector (DC) or Deputy Commissioner in some states (DC). The District Collector is dual-hatted and also holds the title of District Magistrate. As a District Magistrate he or she is responsible for maintaining law and order in that district and as a District Collector responsible for collection the revenue.  Generally, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Odisha Civil Service too get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of district-level officials belonging to different state government department for administering services to the state. A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

Districts

The areas and populations of the 30 districts are given below:The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
Sr No Code  District Headquarters Population(2001 Census) Population(2011 Census) Area (km²) Density in2011 (/km²)1 AN Angul Angul  1,140,003  1,273,821  6,376  199.82 BD Boudh (Baudh) Boudh 373,372  441,162  3,098  142.43 BL Balangir  Balangir 1,337,194  1,648,997  6,575  250.84 BR Bargarh (Baragarh) Bargarh 1,346,336  1,481,255  5,837  253.85 BW Balasore (Baleswar) Balasore 2,024,508  2,320,529  3,806  609.76BHBhadrakBhadrak 1,506,5222,5056017 CU Cuttack Cuttack 2,341,094  2,624,470  3,932  667.58 DE Debagarh  (Deogarh) Debagarh 274,108  312,520  2,940  106.39 DH Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 1,066,878  1,192,811  4,452  267.910 GN Ganjam Chhatrapur 3,130,635  3,529,031  8,206  430.111 GP Gajapati Paralakhemundi 518,837  577,817  4,325  133.612 JH Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 509,716  579,505  2,114  274.113 JP JajpurJajpur 1,624,341  1,827,192  2,899  595.814 JS Jagatsinghapur Jagatsinghapur 1,057,629  1,136,971  1,668  681.615 KH Khordha Khordha 1,877,395  2,251,673  2,813  800.516 KJ Kendujhar (Keonjhar) Kendujhar 1,561,990  1,801,733  8,303  217.017 KL Kalahandi Bhawanipatna 1,335,494  1,576,869  7,920  199.118 KN Kandhamal Phulbani 648,201  733,110  8,021  91.419 KO Koraput Koraput 1,180,637  1,379,647  8,807  156.720 KP Kendrapara Kendrapara 1,302,005  1,440,361  2,644  544.821 ML Malkangiri Malkangiri 504,198  613,192  5,791  105.922 MY Mayurbhanj Baripada 2,223,456  2,519,738  10,418  241.923 NB Nabarangpur Nabarangapur 1,025,766  1,220,946  5,291  230.824 NU Nuapada Nuapada 530,690  610,382  3,852  158.525 NY Nayagarh Nayagarh 864,516  962,789  3,890  247.526 PU Puri Puri 1,502,682  1,698,730  3,479  488.327 RA Rayagada Rayagada 831,109  967,911  7,073  136.828 SA Sambalpur Sambalpur 935,613  1,041,099  6,624  157.229 SA Subarnapur (Sonepur)  Subarnapur 541,835  610,183  2,337  261.130 SN Sundergarh Sundergarh 1,830,673    9,712  188   Total State   36,804,660  41,974,218  155,707  269.6

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