Kendujhar

This article is about the municipality in Odisha, India. For its namesake district, see Kendujhar district.

Kendujhar, also known as Keonjhar, is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.^[1]

Kendujhar Keonjhar
City
Kendujhargarh palace
Kendujhar Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Kendujhar Kendujhar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.63°N 85.58°E / 21.63; 85.58
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Keonjhar
Area
• Total	96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi)
Elevation	596 m (1,955 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	57,232
• Density	2,295/km2 (5,940/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	758001, 758002, 758013
Vehicle registration	OD-09
Website	kendujhar.nic.in

Climate

Climate data for Kendujhar (1991–2020, extremes 1957–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	34.5 (94.1)	40.4 (104.7)	41.9 (107.4)	44.9 (112.8)	47.4 (117.3)	44.5 (112.1)	37.1 (98.8)	37.2 (99.0)	38.9 (102.0)	37.4 (99.3)	33.4 (92.1)	32.9 (91.2)	47.4 (117.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.2 (79.2)	29.7 (85.5)	33.8 (92.8)	37.2 (99.0)	37.3 (99.1)	33.6 (92.5)	30.2 (86.4)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	29.9 (85.8)	28.1 (82.6)	26.1 (79.0)	31.1 (88.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.4 (52.5)	14.8 (58.6)	18.7 (65.7)	22.3 (72.1)	23.7 (74.7)	24.0 (75.2)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	22.4 (72.3)	19.9 (67.8)	15.4 (59.7)	11.5 (52.7)	19.3 (66.7)
Record low °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	2.7 (36.9)	8.7 (47.7)	10.4 (50.7)	14.7 (58.5)	12.2 (54.0)	13.2 (55.8)	15.6 (60.1)	10.2 (50.4)	7.2 (45.0)	7.9 (46.2)	2.2 (36.0)	2.2 (36.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	16.7 (0.66)	18.8 (0.74)	25.9 (1.02)	51.9 (2.04)	110.0 (4.33)	232.8 (9.17)	283.8 (11.17)	305.0 (12.01)	230.8 (9.09)	113.6 (4.47)	21.5 (0.85)	8.7 (0.34)	1,419.4 (55.88)
Average rainy days	1.3	1.4	1.9	4.1	6.6	11.6	14.8	15.1	13.0	5.9	1.3	0.8	77.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	49	41	36	34	47	69	82	84	84	75	65	55	60
Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3][4]

Politics

Mohan Charan Majhi of BJP is the current CM of Odisha who has been elected from Keonjhar assembly constituency. Majhi won assembly elections in both 2004 and 2000. Earlier MLAs from this seat were Jogendra Naik of BJP (1995), C. Majhi of JD (1990), Chhotaray Majhi of JNP (1985), Jogendra Naik of INC(I) in 1980 and Kumar Majhi of JNP (1977).^[5]

Present MP from Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency) is Ananta Nayak of BJP.

Gallery

Some images of keonjhar.

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  Keonjhar seen from above
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  Sunset in keonjhar
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  Ruined fort walls of kendujhargarh palace