Champua
Champua | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kendujhar district |
| Elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,394 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, |
| • Local | Ho, Munda, Kudmali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 758041 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 09 |
| Website | odisha |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Champua is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[6] It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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