Districts of Odisha
Odisha Political Map
Category	Districts
Location	Odisha
Number	30 districts
Populations	Debagarh – 3,12,520 (lowest); Ganjam – 35,29,031 (highest)
Areas	Mayurbhanj – 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi) (largest); Jagatsinghpur – 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) (smallest)
Government	Government of Odisha
Subdivisions	Sub-Divisions, Tahasils

Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called districts.^[1][2][3] 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 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 Tahasils. The Tahasils are headed by Tahasildar. Odisha has 03 Divisions, 30 Districts, 58 Sub-Divisions, 317 Tahasils and 314 Blocks.

History

On 1 April 1936, when Odisha state was created, it had 6 districts - Cuttack, Puri, Balasore, Sambalpur, Koraput, and Ganjam. Later, 7 more districts were created - Balangir, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Phulbani (presently renamed to Kandhamal), and Sundargarh.^[4]

In 1993, 17 more districts were created, bringing the total to 30.^[4]

List of districts by divisions

The 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 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:

Administration

The Collector and District Magistrate, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is in charge of revenue collection and the general administration of a district. The Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS), is responsible for maintaining law and order and managing related policing issues within the district. The 30 districts of Odisha are further divided into 58 sub-divisions. These sub-divisions are governed by a Sub-Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate. For local governance, the sub-divisions are further decentralized into Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for urban areas and Blocks (Panchayat Samitis) for rural areas. The following table lists the administrative sub-divisions, urban local bodies, and community development blocks for all 30 districts of Odisha:

* Angul
* Athmallik
* Pallahara
* Talcher

* Balangir
* Patnagarh
* Titilagarh

* Balasore
* Nilgiri

* Bargarh
* Padmapur

* Bhadrak

* Boudh

* Athgarh
* Banki
* Cuttack

* Debagarh

* Dhenkanal
* Hindol
* Kamakhyanagar

* Paralakhemundi

* Berhampur
* Bhanjanagar
* Chhatrapur

* Jagatsinghpur

* Jajpur

* Jharsuguda

* Bhawanipatna
* Dharmagarh

* Baliguda
* Phulbani

* Kendrapara

* Anandapur
* Champua
* Kendujhar

* Bhubaneswar
* Khordha

* Jeypore
* Koraput

* Malkangiri

* Bamanghati
* Baripada
* Kaptipada
* Panchpir

* Nabarangpur

* Nayagarh

* Nuapada

* Puri

* Gunupur
* Rayagada

* Kuchinda
* Rairakhol
* Sambalpur

* Birmaharajpur
* Sonepur

* Bonai
* Panposh
* Sundargarh

* MC: Municipal Corporation, M: Municipality, NAC: Notified Area Council

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 is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:^[5][6]

Districts	Headquarters	Formation Day[1]	Population (2011 Census[7])	Area (km2)	Density in 2011 (/km2)	Map
Angul	Angul	01-April-1993	1,273,821	6,375	200
Balangir	Balangir	01-November-1949	1,648,997	6,575	251
Balasore	Balasore	23-October-1828	2,320,529	3,634	638
Bargarh	Bargarh	01-April-1993	1,481,255	5,837	254
Bhadrak	Bhadrak	01-April-1993	1,506,337	2,505	601
Boudh	Boudh	02-January-1994	441,162	3444.8	128
Cuttack	Cuttack	23-October-1828	2,624,470	3,932	667
Debagarh	Debagarh	01-January-1994	312,520	2,782	112
Dhenkanal	Dhenkanal	01-January-1948	1,192,811	4,452	268
Gajapati	Paralakhemundi	02-October-1992	577,817	3,850	150
Ganjam	Chhatrapur	01-April-1936	3,529,031	8,206	430
Jagatsinghapur	Jagatsinghapur	01-April-1993	1,136,971	1,759	646
Jajpur	Jajpur	01-April-1993	1,827,192	2887.69	633
Jharsuguda	Jharsuguda	01-January-1994	579,505	2,081	278
Kalahandi	Bhawanipatna	01-January-1948	1,576,869	7,920	199
Kandhamal	Phulbani	01-January-1994	733,110	7,654	96
Kendrapara	Kendrapara	01-April-1993	1,440,361	2,644	545
Kendujhar	Kendujhar	01-January-1948	1,801,733	8,303	217
Khordha	Khordha	01-April-1993	2,251,673	2,813	800
Koraput	Koraput	01-April-1936	1,379,647	8,807	157
Malkangiri	Malkangiri	02-October-1992	613,192	5,791	106
Mayurbhanj	Baripada	01-January-1949	2,519,738	10,418	242
Nabarangpur	Nabarangapur	02-October-1992	1,220,946	5,294	231
Nayagarh	Nayagarh	01-April-1993	962,789	3,890	247
Nuapada	Nuapada	01-April-1993	610,382	3,852	158
Puri	Puri	23-October-1828	1,698,730	3,051	557
Rayagada	Rayagada	02-October-1992	967,911	7,073	137
Sambalpur	Sambalpur	16-October-1905	1,041,099	6,702	155
Subarnapur	Subarnapur	01-April-1993	610,183	2,337	261
Sundargarh	Sundargarh	01-January-1948	2,093,437	9,712	215
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Apr 1, 1936	41,974,218	154,468.98	272

Proposed districts

There are demands for at least 31 new districts listed below (north to south, west to east).^[8][9][10]

See also

• Subdivisions of Odisha

References

External links

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• Official website of Government of Odisha