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Puri,known as Shree jagannath Dham, a
tirtha to the Hindu world, resounding with
ancient Vedic traditions symbolising and inter woven with the
splendid Temple of Lord Jagannath- the epicenter of odissan culture.
The origin and the antiquity of Jagannath worship at Puri is still
surrounded in mystery.
There are many important Tourist
places located on the main road leading to Bhubaneswar, Konark and Satapada.
These are main Tourist link destinations of Puri. The so called
Golden Triangle connects Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark. |
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BASIC
INFORMATION OF PURI DISTRICT
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| 1 |
No. of
Subdivision |
1 |
| 2 |
No. of
Tehsils |
11 |
| 3 |
No of
Blocks |
11 |
| 4 |
No of G
.Ps |
230 |
| 5 |
No.of
NACS |
3 |
| 6 |
No. of
Municipality |
1 |
| 7 |
No. of Revenue
Villages |
1714 |
| 8 |
No of J.A.O
Circles |
22 |
| 9 |
No. of V.A.W
Circles |
149 |
| 10 |
No of
P.A.C.S |
213 |
| 11 |
Geographical
Area in hects |
264988 Ha/
3051 Sq. Km. |
| 12 |
Cultivated
Area in hects |
188745 |
| a) |
High
land |
45653 |
| b) |
Medium
land |
57654 |
| c) |
Low
land |
85438 |
| 13 |
Paddy Area in
hects |
170658 |
| a) |
High
land |
27966 |
| b) |
Medium
land |
57254 |
| c) |
Low
land |
85438 |
| 14 |
Water logged
Area inhects |
15192 |
| 15 |
Saline area in
hects |
19480 |
| 16 |
Imigate Area
in hects |
105106 |
| 17 |
Forest Area in
hects |
18175 |
| 18 |
Misc
trees groves in hects |
7524 |
| 19 |
permanent
pasturcs in hects |
11328 |
| 20 |
Culturable
waste in hects |
8226 |
| 21 |
Land pat to
non-Agri use in hects |
17259 |
| 22 |
Baren &
uncultrurable waste in hects |
8866 |
| 23 |
No. of High
Schools |
173 |
| 24 |
No. of
Sanskrit Tol |
10 |
| 25 |
No. of English
Medium School |
3 |
| 26 |
Total
Population |
1502682 |
| (a) |
Male |
763389 |
| (b) |
Female |
739293 |
| 27 |
Rural |
1298654 |
| (a) |
Male |
657199 |
| (b) |
Female |
641455 |
| 28 |
Urban |
204028 |
| (a) |
Male |
106190 |
| (b) |
Female |
97838 |
| 29 |
SC
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273917 |
| (a) |
Male |
138550 |
| (b) |
Female |
135367 |
| 30 |
ST
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4482 |
| (a) |
Male |
2355 |
| (b) |
Female |
2127 |
| 31 |
No. of
Police Stations |
18 |
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Geographical Situation of
the District.
Location – 19’28 N
Latitude
26’35 N
84’29 E. Langititude
86’25 E
Temperature
– Min.13’9 C. – max.37’C
Major Crops
a)
Kharif : 178668 hects.
b)
Rabi
: 151300 hects.
Total Live Stock Population
a)
Bufalos
: 21905
b)
Cows
: 434321
c) Sheeps :
85853
d) Goats
: 94797
e) Pigs
: 1147 |
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| Name of
Blocks |
Name
of Tahasils |
Name of
Municipality/NAC |
| Puri Sadar |
Puri Sadar |
Puri
Municipality |
| Satyabadi |
Satyabadi |
Konark NAC |
| Brahmagiri |
Brahmagiri |
Nimapara NAC |
| Pipili
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Pipili
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Pipili NAC |
| Krushna Prasad |
Krushna Prasad |
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| Kakatpur |
Kakatpur |
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| Nimapara |
Nimapara |
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| Kanas |
Kanas |
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| Delang |
Delang |
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| Gop |
Gop |
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| Astarang |
Astarang |
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The District of Puri covers 2 Parliamentary
Constituencies
1. Part of
17-Puri(GEN) P/C Comprising 107 - Puri, 108-
Brahmagiri,
109 - Satyabadi, 110-Pipili
2. Part of
16-Jagatsinghpur(SC)
P/C comprising 105 - Kakatpur(SC) & 106 -Nimapara 17-Puri(GEN) P/C comprises of following Assembly segments:
1 . 107 -
Puri
2 . 108 -
Brahmagiri
3 . 109 -
Satyabadii
4 . 110 -
Pipili
5 . 118 -
Chilika
6 . 119 -
Ranpur
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. 122 – Nayagarh
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