List of districts of Odisha

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.

Districts of Odisha
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଜିଲ୍ଲାସମୂହ
Odisha Political Map
CategoryDistricts
LocationOdisha
Number30 districts
PopulationsDebagarh – 3,12,520 (lowest); Ganjam – 35,29,031 (highest)
AreasMayurbhanj – 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi) (largest); Jagatsinghpur – 1,759 km2 (679 sq mi) (smallest)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Sub-Divisions,Tahasils,

List of districts by divisions
Map of districts of Odisha.
  Northern
  Central
  Southern

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 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:

Northern Division (HQ – Sambalpur) Central Division (HQ – Cuttack) Southern Division (HQ – Berhampur)

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 is located in Khordha district. The area and population of the 30 districts are given below:[4][5]

Code Districts Headquarters Formation Day[1] Population
(2011 Census[6])		 Area (km2) Density in
2011 (/km2)		 Map
1AngulAngul Apr 1, 19931,273,8216,375200
2BalangirBalangir Nov 1, 19491,648,9976,575251
3BalasoreBalasore Oct 18282,320,5293,634638
4BargarhBargarh Apr 1, 19931,481,2555,837254
5BhadrakBhadrak Apr 1, 19931,506,3372,505601
6BoudhBoudh Jan 2, 1994441,1623444.8128
7CuttackCuttack 2,624,4703,932667
8DebagarhDebagarh Jan 1, 1994312,5202,782112
9DhenkanalDhenkanal 1,192,8114,452268
10GajapatiParalakhemundi Oct 2, 1992577,8173,850150
11GanjamChhatrapur 3,529,0318,206430
12JagatsinghapurJagatsinghapur Apr 1, 19361,136,9711,759646
13JajpurJajpur Apr 1, 19931,827,1922887.69633
14JharsugudaJharsuguda Jan 1, 1994579,5052,081278
15KalahandiBhawanipatna Jan 1, 19481,576,8697,920199
16KandhamalPhulbani Jan 1, 1994733,1107,65496
17KendraparaKendrapara Apr 1, 19931,440,3612,644545
18KendujharKendujhar Jan 1, 19481,801,7338,303217
19KhordhaKhordha Apr 1, 19932,251,6732,813800
20KoraputKoraput Apr 1, 19361,379,6478,807157
21MalkangiriMalkangiri Oct 2, 1992613,1925,791106
22MayurbhanjBaripada Jan 1, 19492,519,73810,418242
23NabarangpurNabarangapur Oct 2, 19921,220,9465,294231
24NayagarhNayagarh Apr 1, 1993962,7893,890247
25NuapadaNuapada Apr 1, 1993610,3823,852158
26PuriPuri 1,698,7303,051557
27RayagadaRayagada Oct 2, 1992967,9117,073137
28SambalpurSambalpur 1,041,0996,702155
29SubarnapurSubarnapur Apr 1, 1993610,1832,337261
30SundargarhSundargarh Jan 1, 19482,093,4379,712215
Odisha Apr 1, 193641,974,218154,468.98272

References
  1. "Districts of Odisha". Official Portal. Bhubaneswar: Government of Odisha. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "Districts of Orissa". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. "List of Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. "Administrative Unit". Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "List of districts of Orissa". census2011.co.in.
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