Khordha district
Khordha district
Khurda district | |
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'From Zigzag from the top': Mangalajodi, IIT Bhubaneswar, Maa Barunei Temple, Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary, Khurda Road Junction railway station, Parsurameswara Temple | |
| Nickname: Paikagada | |
Interactive map of Khordha district | |
| Coordinates: 20°09′58″N 85°39′58″E / 20.166°N 85.666°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| CD Blocks and Tahasils | 10 |
| Established | April 1, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Khordha |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Shri Amrit Ruturaj, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Ms. Sagarika Nath, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24 |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2025 (projection)) | |
• Total | 2,704,000 |
| • Rank | 5 |
| • Density | 961.3/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 751 xxx, 752 xxx |
| Telephone code | 674, 6755, 6756 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-02/OD-33, OD-33K |
| Nearest city | Bhubaneswar |
| Sex ratio | 1.108 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 92.8% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 2 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 6 |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,443 millimetres (56.8 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 41.4 °C (106.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) |
| Website | www |
Khordha district is an administrative district of the state of Odisha, India. It was formed on April 1, 1993, by the division of former Puri District into Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts. In the year 2000 the district name was changed to Khordha. The district headquarters is Khordha Town. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is located in this district. Khordha is the most urbanized of all the districts of Odisha.
Khordha Road, the railway station that serves the town, is also the divisional headquarters of the East Coast Railway of the Indian Railways, and contains its own division. Khordha is known for its brass utensils, cottage industries, railway coach manufacturing and cable manufacturing unit and consumer food manufacturing unit of various MNCs like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever, ITC etc.