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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                   = Dhenkanal
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
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| area_total_km2         = 31
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| elevation_m             = 80
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| population_total       = 67,414
| population_total   = 67,414
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| postal_code             = 759001
| postal_code       = 759001
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| area_code               = 06762
| area_code         = 06762
| registration_plate     = OD-06
| registration_plate = OD-06
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'''Dhenkanal''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in [[Dhenkanal district]] in the state of [[Odisha]], [[India]].
'''Dhenkanal''' is a town and a [[municipality]] in [[Dhenkanal district]] in the state of [[Odisha]], [[India]].
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As per the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=421532</ref> Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As per the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=421532 {{Dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Amiya Kumari Padhi]] High Court judge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead/253807-60-117.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620165302/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead/253807-60-117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-20 |title=1st woman judge of HC Justice Amiya Padhi dead |publisher=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp |title=Judges of Orissa High Court |publisher=www.orissahighcourt.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044157/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Amiya Kumari Padhi]], High Court judge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead/253807-60-117.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620165302/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead/253807-60-117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-20 |title=1st woman judge of HC Justice Amiya Padhi dead |publisher=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp |title=Judges of Orissa High Court |publisher=www.orissahighcourt.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044157/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Baishnab Charan Patnaik]] member of Parliament<ref name="bare_url" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hamaravotehamarisarkar.com/candidate.php?cid=361 |title=Hamara Vote Hamari Sarkar |publisher=Hamaravotehamarisarkar.com |access-date=2012-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809113830/http://www.hamaravotehamarisarkar.com/candidate.php?cid=361 |archive-date=2014-08-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1951/StatisticalReports_51_Orissa.pdf |title=List Of Political Parties |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Rudra Narayan Pany]], member of Parliament<ref name="bare_url" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hamaravotehamarisarkar.com/candidate.php?cid=361 |title=Hamara Vote Hamari Sarkar |publisher=Hamaravotehamarisarkar.com |access-date=2012-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809113830/http://www.hamaravotehamarisarkar.com/candidate.php?cid=361 |archive-date=2014-08-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1951/StatisticalReports_51_Orissa.pdf |title=List Of Political Parties |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Nandini Satpathy]]<ref>Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[NDTV]]|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly/number-13-is-lucky-for-mamata-banerjee-105515|title=Number 13 is lucky for Mamata Banerjee|date=14 May 2011|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Former+Orissa+CM+Nandini+Satpathy+dies&id=91036&category=National |work=NDTV |title=Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies |date=4 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070928185825/http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Former+Orissa+CM+Nandini+Satpathy+dies&id=91036&category=National |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref><ref name=SNSMT>{{cite web|url=http://www.snsmt.org|title=Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605201200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127125154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605201200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-11-27 |title=National : Nandini Satpathy cremated |date=2006-08-06 |access-date=2012-05-10 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-05/india/27801889_1_oriya-orissa-cm-orissa-chief-minister |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-05/india/27801889_1_oriya-orissa-cm-orissa-chief-minister |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-15 |title=Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away |agency=TNN |date=2006-08-05 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/assembly.htm |title=List of Members of Lagislative Assembly |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809232346/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/assembly.htm |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Nandini Satpathy]]<ref>Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[NDTV]]|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly/number-13-is-lucky-for-mamata-banerjee-105515|title=Number 13 is lucky for Mamata Banerjee|date=14 May 2011|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Former+Orissa+CM+Nandini+Satpathy+dies&id=91036&category=National |work=NDTV |title=Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies |date=4 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070928185825/http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Former+Orissa+CM+Nandini+Satpathy+dies&id=91036&category=National |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref><ref name=SNSMT>{{cite web|url=http://www.snsmt.org|title=Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605201200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127125154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605201200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-11-27 |title=National : Nandini Satpathy cremated |date=2006-08-06 |access-date=2012-05-10 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ex-CM-of-Orissa-Nandini-Satpathy-passes-away/articleshow/1855804.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-05/india/27801889_1_oriya-orissa-cm-orissa-chief-minister |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-12-15 |title=Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away |agency=TNN |date=2006-08-05 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/assembly.htm |title=List of Members of Lagislative Assembly |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809232346/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/assembly.htm |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo]]<ref name="bare_url" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-01/bhubaneswar/29837673_1_opcc-k-p-singhdeo-orissa-pradesh-congress-committee |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701163542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-01/bhubaneswar/29837673_1_opcc-k-p-singhdeo-orissa-pradesh-congress-committee |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-01 |title=Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team | date=2011-08-01 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-20/news/28428585_1_srikant-jena-congress-leader-orissa |title=Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle |newspaper=Economic Times (Times of India) |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://expressbuzz.com/states/orissa/congress-lets-down-orissa-again/240987.html |title=Congress lets down Orissa again |work=The New Indian Express |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2012-05-08 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=G. Srinivas |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/naveen-a-liar-and-a-sinner-cong/724741/ |title=Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong |newspaper=Indian Express |date=2010-12-15 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110207/jsp/orissa/story_13546140.jsp |newspaper=The Telegraph&nbsp;– Calcutta (Kolkata) | title=Orissa Whispers |date=2011-02-07 |access-date=2012-05-08 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/niranjan-patnaik-is-the-new-pcc-chief/157661-60-117.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709222315/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/niranjan-patnaik-is-the-new-pcc-chief/157661-60-117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-09 |title=Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief&nbsp;– South India&nbsp;– Orissa&nbsp;– ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
*[[Suparno Satpathy]]
*[[Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo]]<ref name="bare_url" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Tytler-flies-in-to-finalize-state-Congress-team/articleshow/9442698.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701163542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-01/bhubaneswar/29837673_1_opcc-k-p-singhdeo-orissa-pradesh-congress-committee |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-07-01 |title=Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team | date=2011-08-01 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-20/news/28428585_1_srikant-jena-congress-leader-orissa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115231319/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-20/news/28428585_1_srikant-jena-congress-leader-orissa |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2016 |title=Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle |newspaper=Economic Times (Times of India) |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://expressbuzz.com/states/orissa/congress-lets-down-orissa-again/240987.html |title=Congress lets down Orissa again |work=The New Indian Express |date=2011-01-20 |access-date=2012-05-08 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=G. Srinivas |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/naveen-a-liar-and-a-sinner-cong/724741/ |title=Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong |newspaper=Indian Express |date=2010-12-15 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110207/jsp/orissa/story_13546140.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203131340/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110207/jsp/orissa/story_13546140.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |newspaper=The Telegraph&nbsp;– Calcutta (Kolkata) | title=Orissa Whispers |date=2011-02-07 |access-date=2012-05-08 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/niranjan-patnaik-is-the-new-pcc-chief/157661-60-117.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709222315/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/niranjan-patnaik-is-the-new-pcc-chief/157661-60-117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-09 |title=Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief&nbsp;– South India&nbsp;– Orissa&nbsp;– ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Devendra Satpathy]]<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/parliament.htm |title=List of Members of Parliament |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806235219/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/parliament.htm |archive-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidatedetails/1971/S18/INC.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709154025/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidatedetails/1971/S18/INC.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-09 |title=Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections&nbsp;– Election Party Statistics |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |year=1971 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Devendra Satpathy]]<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/parliament.htm |title=List of Members of Parliament |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806235219/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/parliament.htm |archive-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidatedetails/1971/S18/INC.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709154025/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidatedetails/1971/S18/INC.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-09 |title=Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections&nbsp;– Election Party Statistics |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |year=1971 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Gati Krushna Misra]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/65076-dnal-condoles-justice-mohapatras-demise.html |title=D'nal condoles Justice Mohapatra's demise|work=dailypioneer.com |year=2012 |quote=Dhenkanal lost three legal luminaries like Justices Gatikrushna Mishra, |access-date=13 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjudgesret.asp |title=Judges of Orissa High Court (Chief Justice) |publisher=www.orissahighcourt.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707191453/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjudgesret.asp |archive-date=2015-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Gati Krushna Misra]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/65076-dnal-condoles-justice-mohapatras-demise.html |title=D'nal condoles Justice Mohapatra's demise|work=dailypioneer.com |year=2012 |quote=Dhenkanal lost three legal luminaries like Justices Gatikrushna Mishra, |access-date=13 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjudgesret.asp |title=Judges of Orissa High Court (Chief Justice) |publisher=www.orissahighcourt.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707191453/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjudgesret.asp |archive-date=2015-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tathagata Satpathy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=3918 |title=Shri Tathagata Satpathy&nbsp;– Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)&nbsp;– Who's Who&nbsp;– Government: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12OR19.htm |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliamentofindia.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/282.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524045107/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/282.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-05-24 |title=Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009 |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Tathagata Satpathy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=3918 |title=Shri Tathagata Satpathy&nbsp;– Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)&nbsp;– Who's Who&nbsp;– Government: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12OR19.htm |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliamentofindia.nic.in |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/282.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524045107/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/282.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-05-24 |title=Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009 |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref>
* [[Kalpana Dash]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/Mountaineer_Kalpan.htm |title=The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |date=2008-05-21 |access-date=2012-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224182731/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/Mountaineer_Kalpan.htm |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.everestnews.com/everest2008/arun2everest05212008.htm |title=Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas |work=Everestnews.com |year=2008 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oriyanari.com/id38.html |title=Personality page of Oriya Nari&nbsp;– a site for Oriya Women |publisher=Oriyanari.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/everest-climber-kalpana-das-gets-warm-welcome-in-orissa_10057894.html |title=Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa |work=Thaindian News |date=2008-06-08 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://odishanewstoday.com/news/549-govt-apathy-kalpana-dash-resorts-to-begging.html |title=Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging |work=Odishanewstoday.com |date=2011-05-22 |access-date=2012-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524093559/http://odishanewstoday.com/news/549-govt-apathy-kalpana-dash-resorts-to-begging.html |archive-date=2012-05-24 }}</ref>
* [[Kalpana Dash]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/Mountaineer_Kalpan.htm |title=The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan |publisher=Dhenkanal.nic.in |date=2008-05-21 |access-date=2012-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224182731/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/Mountaineer_Kalpan.htm |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.everestnews.com/everest2008/arun2everest05212008.htm |title=Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas |work=Everestnews.com |year=2008 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oriyanari.com/id38.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517045752/http://oriyanari.com/id38.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=17 May 2007 |title=Personality page of Oriya Nari&nbsp;– a site for Oriya Women |publisher=Oriyanari.com |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/everest-climber-kalpana-das-gets-warm-welcome-in-orissa_10057894.html |title=Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa |work=Thaindian News |date=2008-06-08 |access-date=2012-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://odishanewstoday.com/news/549-govt-apathy-kalpana-dash-resorts-to-begging.html |title=Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging |work=Odishanewstoday.com |date=2011-05-22 |access-date=2012-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524093559/http://odishanewstoday.com/news/549-govt-apathy-kalpana-dash-resorts-to-begging.html |archive-date=2012-05-24 }}</ref>


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This article is about the municipality in Odisha, India. For its namesake district, see Dhenkanal district. For other uses, see Dhenkanal (disambiguation).
Dhenkanal
town
View of the town from Hanuman Hill
View of the town from Hanuman Hill
Dhenkanal is located in Odisha
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal
Location in Odisha, India
Dhenkanal is located in India
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal (India)
Coordinates: 20°40′N 85°36′E / 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6
Country India
State Odisha
DistrictDhenkanal
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total67,414
 • Density1,865/km2 (4,830/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
759001
Telephone code06762
Vehicle registrationOD-06
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Dhenkanal is at 20°40′N 85°36′E / 20.67°N 85.6°E / 20.67; 85.6.[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2011 India census,[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Dhenkanal". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=421532 [dead link]
  3. ↑ "1st woman judge of HC Justice Amiya Padhi dead". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Judges of Orissa High Court". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "List of Members of Parliament". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hamara Vote Hamari Sarkar". Hamaravotehamarisarkar.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "List Of Political Parties" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
  9. ↑ "Number 13 is lucky for Mamata Banerjee". NDTV. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies". NDTV. 4 August 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT)".
  12. ↑ "National : Nandini Satpathy cremated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away". The Times of India. TNN. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "List of Members of Lagislative Assembly". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team". The Times of India. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle". Economic Times (Times of India). 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "Congress lets down Orissa again". The New Indian Express. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ G. Srinivas (15 December 2010). "Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "Orissa Whispers". The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata). Calcutta, India. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief – South India – Orissa – ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971 ): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics". Ibnlive.in.com. 1971. Retrieved 8 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "D'nal condoles Justice Mohapatra's demise". dailypioneer.com. 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012. Dhenkanal lost three legal luminaries like Justices Gatikrushna Mishra,
  23. ↑ "Judges of Orissa High Court (Chief Justice)". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  24. ↑ "Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  25. ↑ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  26. ↑ "Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan". Dhenkanal.nic.in. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  28. ↑ "Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas". Everestnews.com. 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  29. ↑ "Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women". Oriyanari.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  30. ↑ "Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa". Thaindian News. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  31. ↑ "Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging". Odishanewstoday.com. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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