Kantabanji is a town and a notified area committee in Balangir district

Balangir District

Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in the western orissa region of India. The district has an area of 5,165 km², and a population of 1,335,760 . The town of Balangir is the district headquarters...

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India

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States and territories of India

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 of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

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Geography

Kantabanji is located at 20.48°N 82.92°E. It has an average elevation of 298 metres (977 ft).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Kantabanji had a population of 20,090. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kantabanji has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 56%. 13% of the population of Kantabanji is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Kantabanji is located in the western part of Orissa, which is a business center for the nearby villagers. Cotton and paddy are the major crops grown and the produce is sold to private buyers as well as to the government. The climate of the town is varied with a summer high of 48C and a winter low of 5C and heavy rains during the rainy season.

Politics

Current MLA from Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Congress party member Santosh Singh Saluja, who won the seat in State elections of 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004, Prasanna Pal of JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC(I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.

Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:...

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