Patnagarh is a town and a notified area committee in Bolangir district in the India

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...

. Its original name (with diacritics) is Patnāgarh and verbally as Patnāgad. The official language is Oriya

Oriya language

Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...

 (Odia), but the mother toungue is Sambalpuri.

Geography

Patnagarh is located at 20.72°N 83.15°E. It has an average elevation of 243 metres (797 feet). Patnagarh is one of the town in Patnagarh Tehsil , Balangir District , Orissa State . Patnagarh is located 36 km distance from its district's main city Balangir and around 286 km distance from its state capital Bhubaneswar.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Patnagarh had a population of 18,685. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Patnagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 57%. In Patnagarh, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Patnagarh Assembly Constituency is Kanak Bardhan Singh Deo of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

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, who won the seat in State elections in 2004 and also in 2000 and in 1995. Previous MLAs from this seat were Bibekandanda Meher who won this seat representing 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 and representing JNP in 1977, Sushil Kumar Prushty of INC

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in 1985, and Brajamohan Thankur of INC(I) in 1980.

Patnagarh 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:...

.

Education

The city has good educational institutions, such as Jawaharlal College (co -edu),
Ramai boys high school,
Govt.girls high school,
Govt.girls school,
Govt. boys school,
C.T trainning school,
Lions public school,
Saraswati shishu mandir,
Sri Aurobindo Intergal Education Centre
And other Primary schools are also present. It has a Sub-divisional Jail too.It is a Notified Area Council (NAC)