Coordinates: 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E / 22.08; 85.67

Champua

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Champua
Town
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CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictKendujhar district
Elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,394
Languages
 • OfficialOdia,
 • LocalHo, Munda, Kudmali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
758041
Vehicle registrationOD 09
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Champua is a notified area council[1] in Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India.As per SC & ST department of Odisha, the Champua sub-division is under scheduled areas of Odisha.[2] The area is the site of Nicholson Forest training institute.[3] The suburb has its importance as it provides a major trade route for transport of iron ore and manganese from some of the major mines of the state to the nearest port & out-state depots.[4] It is also known for its pre-independence truss bridge built by British rulers, the judicial buildings of the same period as well as a few educational institutes who have a good reputation in the state.[5] Baitarani river, which is the second largest river of the state after Mahanadi, flows by Champua.

Major Tribes

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Champua block is inhabited by tribal communities like Ho, Juang, Bhuinya, Oraon, Gond, Bhumij and other tribal communities . These tribes constitute nearly 87.21% population of the Sub-division.

Geography

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Champua is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[6] It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).

Demographics

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Champua has a population of 10,394, of which 5,543 are males, while 4,851 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.[7] The literacy rate of Champua city is 87.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. Male literacy is 90.85%, while female literacy rate is 82.59%.

Languages

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As the champua area has been dominated by Ho people, local people widely speak in the Ho language [it is written with the "Varang Kshiti" (also "Warang Chiti" script)] as their mode of communication. Most people can speak, write all three languages Odia, Hindi, and English.

Politics

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The current MLA for Champua (GE) Assembly Constituency is Minaskhi Mahanta, of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party, who defeated Murali Sharma, a candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[8]

Champua is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[9]

References

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  6. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Champua
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