List of districts of Odisha

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'''Odisha''', a [[States and territories of India|state]] on the [[East India|eastern]] coast of [[India]], is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called ''districts''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of Odisha|url=http://orissa.gov.in/portal/dist.asp|work=Official Portal|publisher=Government of Odisha|access-date=4 January 2013|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|title=Districts of Orissa|access-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116131947/http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|archive-date=16 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/587-593.pdf |title=List of Districts|format=pdf |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at [[Cuttack]] (''Central Division''), [[Sambalpur]] (''Northern Division''), [[Berhampur]] (''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a [[Divisional commissioner (India)|Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC)]], a senior rank officer of [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The position of the ''RDC'' in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. Each ''District'' is governed by a ''Collector'' & ''District Magistrate'', who is appointed from the [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The Collector & District Magistrate is responsible for collecting the revenue and maintaining law and order in the district. Each District is separated into ''Sub-Divisions'', each governed by a ''Sub-Collector'' & ''Sub-Divisional Magistrate''. The Sub-Divisions are further divided into [[Tehsil|Tahasils]]. The ''Tahasils'' are headed by ''Tahasildar''. [[Odisha]] has 03 ''Divisions'', 30 ''Districts'', 58 ''Sub-Divisions'', 317 ''Tahasils'' and 314 ''Blocks''.

== List of districts by divisions ==
The 30 districts of Odisha have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance. The divisions are Central, North and South with their headquarters at [[Cuttack]] (''Central Division''), [[Sambalpur]] (''Northern Division''), [[Berhampur]] (''Southern Division'') respectively. Each division consists of 10 districts, and has as its administrative head a [[Divisional commissioner (India)|Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC)]], a senior rank officer of [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The position of the ''RDC'' in the administrative hierarchy is that between that of the district administration and the state secretariat. The list of districts, organized by divisions:
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! # !! '''Central Revenue Division (HQ: Cuttack)''' !! '''Northern Revenue Division (HQ: Sambalpur)''' !! plpo ]['''Southern Revenue Division (HQ: Berhampur)'''
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| 1 || [[Cuttack District|Cuttack]] || [[Sambalpur District|Sambalpur]] || [[Ganjam District|Ganjam]]
|-
| 2 || [[Jagatsinghpur District|Jagatsinghpur]] || [[Bargarh District|Bargarh]] || [[Gajapati District|Gajapati]]
|-
| 3 || [[Kendrapatuyr
ra District|Kendrapara]] || [[Jharsuguda District|Jharsuguda]] || [[Kandhamal District|Kandhamal]]
|-
| 4 || [[Jajpur District|Jajpur]] || [[Deogarh District|Debagarh]] || [[Boudh District|Boudh]]
|-
| 5 || [[Puri Distr jti 6po ict|Puri]] || [[Balangir District|Balangir]] || [[Kalahandi District|Kalahandi]]
|-
| 6 || [[Khordha kk99y jtl District|Khordha]] || [[Subarnapur District|Subarnapur]] || [[Nuapada District|Nuapada]]
|-
| 7 || [[Nayagarh District|Nayagarh]] || [[Dhenkanal District|Dhenkanal]] || [[Koraput District|Koraput]]
|-
| 8 || [[Balasore District|Balasore]] || [[Angul District|Angul]] || [[Rayagada District|Rayagada]]
|-
| 9 || [[Bhadrak District|Bhadrak]] || [[Keonjhar District|Kendujhar]] || [[Nabarangpur District|Nabarangpur]]
|-
| 10 || [[Mayurbhanj District|Mayurbhanj]] || [[Sundargarh District|Sundargarh]] || [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
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==Administration==
Collector & District Magistrate is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) Officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district and Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) is responsible for maintaining law and order and related issues of a district in [[Odisha]].

==Districts==

There are 30 districts in Odisha. Mayurbhanj is the largest district and Jagatsinghpur is the smallest district by area. Ganjam is the largest district and Deogarh is the smallest district by population in [[Odisha]]. [[Bhubaneswar]], the capital city of Odisha in located in Khorda district. The areas and populations of the 30 districts are given below:<ref name="AdminUnit">{{cite web |title=Administrative Unit |url=http://odisha.gov.in/ |publisher=Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821033240/http://www.odisha.gov.in/revenue/web/AdministrativeUnit.asp?GL=2 |archive-date=21 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Code
! Districts
! Headquarters
! Population<br>(2011 Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/orissa.html|title=List of districts of Orissa|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>)
! Area (km²)
! Density in<br>2011 (/km²)
|-
|'''1'''||[[Angul district|Angul]] || [[Angul]] || align="right" | 1,273,821 ||align="right"| 6,376 ||align="right"| 199.8
|-
|'''2'''||[[Boudh district|Boudh]] || [[Boudh]] || align="right" | 441,162 ||align="right"| 3,098 ||align="right"| 142.4
|-
|-| BHC|| [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]] || [[Bhadrak]] ||align="right"| 1,333,749 ||align="right"| 1,506,522 ||align="right"| 2,505 ||align="right"| 601
|-
|'''3'''||[[Balangir district|Balangir]] || [[Balangir]] || align="right" | 1,648,997 ||align="right"| 6,575 ||align="right"| 250.8
|-
|'''4'''||[[Bargarh district|Bargarh]] || [[Bargarh]] || align="right" | 1,481,255 ||align="right"| 5,837 ||align="right"| 253.8
|-
|'''5'''||[[Balasore district|Balasore]] || [[Balasore]] || align="right" | 2,320,529 ||align="right"| 3,806 ||align="right"| 609.7
|-
|'''6'''||[[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]] || [[Bhadrak]]|| align="right" |1,506,522||align="right"|2,505||align="right"|601
|-
|'''7'''||[[Cuttack district|Cuttack]] || [[Cuttack]] || align="right" | 2,624,470 ||align="right"| 3,932 ||align="right"| 667.5
|-
|'''8'''||[[Deogarh district|Debagarh]] || [[Debagarh]] || align="right" | 312,520 ||align="right"| 2,940 ||align="right"| 106.3
|-
|'''9'''||[[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]] || [[Dhenkanal (City)|Dhenkanal]] || align="right" | 1,192,811 ||align="right"| 4,452 ||align="right"| 267.9
|-
|'''10'''||[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] || [[Chhatrapur]] || align="right" | 3,529,031 ||align="right"| 8,206 ||align="right"| 430.1
|-
|'''11'''||[[Gajapati district|Gajapati]] || [[Paralakhemundi]] || align="right" | 577,817 ||align="right"| 4,325 ||align="right"| 133.6
|-
|'''12'''||[[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]] || [[Jharsuguda]] || align="right" | 579,505 ||align="right"| 2,114 ||align="right"| 274.1
|-
|'''13'''||[[Jajpur district|Jajpur]] || [[Jajpur]] || align="right" | 1,827,192 ||align="right"| 2,899 ||align="right"| 595.8
|-
|'''14'''||[[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghapur]] || [[Jagatsinghpur|Jagatsinghapur]] || align="right" | 1,136,971 ||align="right"| 1,668 ||align="right"| 681.6
|-
|'''15'''||[[Khordha district|Khordha]] || [[Khordha]] || align="right" | 2,251,673 ||align="right"| 2,813 ||align="right"| 800.5
|-
|'''16'''||[[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]] || [[Kendujhar]] || align="right" | 1,801,733 ||align="right"| 8,303 ||align="right"| 217.0
|-
|'''17'''||[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]] || [[Bhawanipatna]] || align="right" | 1,576,869 ||align="right"| 7,920 ||align="right"| 199.1
|-
|'''18'''||[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]] || [[Phulbani]] || align="right" | 733,110 ||align="right"| 8,021 ||align="right"| 91.4
|-
|'''19'''||[[Koraput district|Koraput]] || [[Koraput]] || align="right" | 1,379,647 ||align="right"| 8,807 ||align="right"| 156.7
|-
|'''20'''||[[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]] || [[Kendrapara]] || align="right" | 1,440,361 ||align="right"| 2,644 ||align="right"| 544.8
|-
|'''21'''||[[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]] || [[Malkangiri]] || align="right" | 613,192 ||align="right"| 5,791 ||align="right"| 105.9
|-
|'''22'''||[[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]] || [[Baripada]] || align="right" | 2,519,738 ||align="right"| 10,418 ||align="right"| 241.9
|-
|'''23'''||[[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]] || [[Nabarangpur|Nabarangapur]] || align="right" | 1,220,946 ||align="right"| 5,291 ||align="right"| 230.8
|-
|'''24'''||[[Nuapada district|Nuapada]] || [[Nuapada]] || align="right" | 610,382 ||align="right"| 3,852 ||align="right"| 158.5
|-
|'''25'''||[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]] || [[Nayagarh]] || align="right" | 962,789 ||align="right"| 3,890 ||align="right"| 247.5
|-
|'''26'''||[[Puri district|Puri]] || [[Puri]] || align="right" | 1,698,730 ||align="right"| 3,479 ||align="right"| 488.3
|-
|'''27'''||[[Rayagada district|Rayagada]] || [[Rayagada]] || align="right" | 967,911 ||align="right"| 7,073 ||align="right"| 136.8
|-
|'''28'''||[[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]] || [[Sambalpur]]|| align="right" | 1,041,099 ||align="right"| 6,624 ||align="right"| 157.2
|-
|'''29'''||[[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]] || [[Subarnapur, Odisha|Subarnapur]] || align="right" | 610,183 ||align="right"| 2,337 ||align="right"| 261.1
|-
|'''30'''||[[Sundergarh district|Sundargarh]] || [[Sundergarh|Sundargarh]] || align="right" | 2,093,437 ||align="right"| 9,712 ||align="right"| 188
|-
|||'''''[[Odisha]]''''' || || align="right" | 41,974,218 ||align="right"| 155,707 ||align="right"| 269.6
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.odisha.gov.in Official website of Government of Odisha]

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