Dhamanagar
| Dhamanagar ଧାମ ନଗର |
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 Dhamanagar
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| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bhadrak |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 18,555 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Dhamanagar is a town and a notified area committee in Bhadrak district in the state of Odisha, India.
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Geography
Dhamanagar is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 4 m (13 ft).
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Dhamanagar had a population of 18,555. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamanagar has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61% and, female literacy is 43%. In Dhamanagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Current MLA from Dhamanagar Assembly Constituency is Multi Kanta Mandal of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2014. Previous MLAs from this seat were Rajendra Das of BJD who won the seat in 2009,Manmohan Samal who won this seat in 2004 as BJP and BJD coalition candidate, Manas Ranjan Mallick who won in 2000 from the then BJP state presi Manmohan Samal. Manmohan Came into controversy in 2006 March 26 by Sacrifying animal in front of Maa Rakshyakali of Rameswarpur. Another controversy made black spot in his political career is relationship with one Lady. Jagannath Rout who won in 1995 and in 1985 representing INC and also in 1980 representing INC(I), and Hrudananda Mallik who won in 1990 representing JD and also in 1977 representing JNP.[3]
Dhamanagar is part of Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhamanagar
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