Coordinates: 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E / 22.08; 85.67

Champua

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Champua
Town
Champua is located in Odisha
Champua
Champua
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E / 22.08; 85.67
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictKendujhar district
Elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,394
Languages
 • OfficialOdia,
 • Major local languageHo, Santali, Kudmali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationOD 09
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Champua is a notified area council[1] in Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India.As per SC & ST department of Odisha, the Champua sub-division is under scheduled areas of Odisha.[2] Nicholson Forest training institute is present here.[3] The suburb has its importance as it provides a major trade route for transport of iron ore and manganese from some of the major mines of the state to the nearest port & out-state depots.[4] It is also known for its pre-independence truss bridge built by British rulers, the judicial buildings of the same period as well as a few educational institutes who have a good reputation in the state.[5] The river Baitarani flows by Champua, which is one of the largest rivers of the state second only to Mahanadi.

Major Tribes[]

Champua block is inhabited by tribal communities like Ho, Juang, Bhuinya, Oraon, Gond, Bhumij and other tribal communities . These tribes constitute nearly 87.21% population of the Sub-division.

Geography[]

Champua is located at

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22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E / 22.08; 85.67.[6] It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).

Demographics[]

Champua has a population of 10,394, of which 5,543 are males, while 4,851 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.[7] The literacy rate of Champua city is 87.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. Male literacy is 90.85%, while female literacy rate is 82.59%.

Languages[]

As the champua area has been dominated by Ho people, local people widely speak in the Ho language [it is written with the "Varang Kshiti" (also "Warang Chiti" script)] as their mode of communication. Most people can speak, write all three languages Odia, Hindi, and English.

Politics[]

The current MLA for Champua (GE) Assembly Constituency is , of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party, who defeated Murali Sharma, a candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[8]

Champua is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[9]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/elections-to-new-baliguda-champua-nacs-on-jan-19.html
  2. ^ http://stscodisha.gov.in/Aboutus.asp?GL=abt&PL=1
  3. ^ http://rtiodisha.gov.in/Pages/printAllManual/office_id:4440/lang:
  4. ^ ". . : : Centre For Environmental Studies : : . ". cesorissa.org. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Baitarini Bridge Champua". Mapio.net. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Champua
  7. ^ "Champua Census Town City Population Census 2011-2021 | Orissa".
  8. ^ "Know The Winners Of Odisha Assembly Constituencies". Odisha Bytes. 24 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
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