Balasore district
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Balasore.
Balasore District, also known as Baleswar District,[3] is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state.
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Balasore district
Baleswar | |
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Nickname: Granary of Odisha | |
Coordinates: 21.5°N 86.9°E / 21.5; 86.9 | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
Headquarter | Balasore |
Government | |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Satya Sarathi Panda[1] |
• Superintendent of Police | Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra, IPS[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,634 km2 (1,403 sq mi) |
• Forest | 441.3 km2 (170.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90.08 m (295.54 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,317,419 |
• Rank | 4 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 253,293 (10.93%) |
• Scheduled Castes | 478,586 (20.65%) |
• Scheduled Tribes | 275,678 (11.9%) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 756 xxx |
Telephone code | 06782 |
Vehicle registration | OD-01 |
Coastline | 137 km (85 mi) |
Sex ratio | 957 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 80.66% |
Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 1,583 mm (62.3 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 43.1 °C (109.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 10.6 °C (51.1 °F) |
Website | baleswar |
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