DHENKANAL

 

 

About the district:

Dhenkanal District is occupying a Central position in the Geo-Political map of Odisha. It lies between 85°58' E to 86 ° 2’ E longitudes and between 20°29' N 21°11' N latitude. It has a total area of 4452 Sq Kms. It is the District which touches the boundary of Keonjhar in the North, Jajpur in the East, Cuttack in the South and Angul in the West. The climate condition of the district is generally hot with high humidity during April and May and cold during December and January. The monsoon generally breaks during the month of June.

Administrative Setup
	Geographical area in Sq. Kms.	4452
	No.  of Sub-Divisions	3
	No. of Tahasils	8
	No. of CD Blocks	8
	No. of Municipalities & Corporation	1
	No. of NACs	2
	No. of P.S. including Mahila P.S. 2007	15
	No. of G.P.s	199
	No. of Fire Stations 2007	10
	No. of Assembly Constituencies	4
	Longitude	85° 58' to 86° 2' East
	Latitude	20° 29' to 21° 11' North

Rainfall
	Normal Rainfall (M.M)	1428.8
	Actual rainfall 2007 (M.M)	1471.5
	Deviation from normal (M.M)	+42.9

Rainfall in this district is pretty decent. Helpfull for agriculture

Irrigation Potential Created (Area in 000 Hect.)
	Major & Medium 2009-10
	i.    Kharif	54.44
	ii.   Rabi	31.36
	Minor (Flow) 2009-10
	i.    Kharif	21.92
	ii.   Rabi	4.79
	Minor (Lift) 2009-10
	i.    Kharif	14.59
	ii.   Rabi	8.30

  

Production of Major Crops (2009-10) (In quintals)
	Paddy	2560318
	Wheat	25
	Maize	424
	Ragi	26
	Mung	7496
	Biri	16647
	Kulthi	4750
	Til	7530
	Groundnut	56642
	Mustard	313
	Jute	0
	Potato	42340
	Sugarcane	118250

odisha, Where paddy is mostly cultivated, So as expected in this district paddy is the major crop among all.

Land Utilisation Pattern (2008-09 ) (000 Hect.)
	Forest area	69
	Misc. tree & Groves	12
	Permanent pasture	12
	Cultivable waste land	30
	Land put to non Agrl. use	38
	Barren & un-cultivable land	11
	Current fallow	23
	Other follow	107
	Net area sown	120

Education
Primary  Schools (2009-10)
No. of Schools	1316
Enrolment No.	115146
No. of Teachers	3503
Middle Schools (2009-10)
No. of Schools	579
Enrolment (No)	66488
No. of Teachers	1110
Secondary Schools (2008-09)
No. of Schools	259
Enrolment (No)	49806
No. of Teachers	1857
General Colleges ((2009-10)
No. of Govt. College	4
No. of non Govt. College	67
Total	71

Consumption of Fertilizer (2008-09)
	Nitrogenous (N) (000 MT)	4.63
	Phosphatic(P)(000 MT)	2.18
	Pottasic (K) (000 MT)	1.31
	Total (N+P+K)(000 MT)	8.12
	Gross Cropped area (in 000 hect.)	263
	Fertiliser Consumption (Kg./Hect.)	33
	Cropping intensity (%)	170

Medical & Family Welfare (2009) in Numbers
	District Hqrs. Hospital	1
	Sub-Divisional and other Hospitals	6
	Community Health Centre	6
	Primary Health Centre New	31
	Primary Health Centre & Mobile Health Unit	9
	Beds in Hospital	385
	Ayurvedic Hospitals and Dispensaries	22
	Homoeopathic Hospitals Dispensaries	19

Infrastructure
	No. of Post office as on 31.03.10	233
	No. of Villages Electrified as on 31.03.09	816
	All Sch. Commercial Banks (As on March 2010)
	Offices (No)	72
	Deposits (Rs. in crore)	1435
	Credit (Rs. in crore)	604

	Communication (Road Length in Kms)
	National Highway(09-10)	159
	Express highway(09-10)	0
	State Highway(09-10)	12
	Major District Road (09-10)	105
	Other District Road (09-10)	239
	Rural road (09-10)	711
	G.P. Road (09-10)(P)	6804
	Panchayat Samiti Road (09-10)(P)	754
	Forest Road (08-09)	272
	Railway Route length(09-10)(in kms)	51
	No. of Railway Stations (09-10)	9

	Animal Husbandry
	Hospitals &Dispensaries (No) (2009-10)	18
	livestock aid Centres (No) (2009-10)	86
	Buffalo	49378
	Cattle Cross Breed	22500
	Live stock Census,2003 (in no.)
	Indigenous	445500
	Cows Cross breed	16282
	Indigenous	233453
	Sheep	46661
	Goat	182683
	Poultry	278027
	Pig	2457
	Production (2009-10)(P)
	Milk(000 MT)	53.19
	Egg (lakh No.)	486
	Meat (MT)	1645

	Industry (2009-10)
	Number of SSI Units established	150
	Total capital investment (Rs. in lakh)	2112
	Employment generated (Numbers)	1087

	Fishery (2009-10)(P)
	Production of fish in MT
	Fresh water	8962.82
	Brakish water	-
	Total	8962.82
	Marine water	-
	Grand Total	8962.82