Champua
Champua, India | |
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city | |
  Champua, India Location in Odisha, India  Champua, India Champua, India (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Keonjhar district |
| Elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,394 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya, Hindi |
| • Major local language | Ho, Kudmali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Website | odisha |
Champua is a notified area council[1] in Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India. It is one of the 5 scheduled areas under constitution of India.
Geography
Champua is located at 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).
Demographics
The Champua Census Town has population of 10,394, of which 5,543 are males, while 4,851 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011.[3] In Champua Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 875 against state average of 979. The literacy rate of Champua city is 87.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. In Champua, male literacy is around 90.85%, while female literacy rate is 82.59%.
Languages
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 & English.
Politics
The current MLA for Champua (GE) Assembly Constituency is Mr. Sanatan Mahakud of Independent candidate, who won the seat in the State elections of 2014 by defeating the Oriya comedy king Tatwa Prakash Satpathy (Pappu PamPam) with an approximately 14,000-seat margin.. Previous MLAs from this seat include Jitu Patnaik, who won MLA in 2009 by defeating the current MLA Mr. Sanatan Mahakud from an independent party, Dhanurjaya Sidu, who won as MLA in 2005 by getting ticket from congress, Saharai Oram, who won as independent candidate in 2000, as JD candidate in 1990, as JNP(SC) candidate in 1980 and as JNP candidate in 1977; and Dhanurjay Laguri of INC, who won in 1995 and in 1985.[4]
Champua is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
References
- ^ http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/elections-to-new-baliguda-champua-nacs-on-jan-19.html
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Champua
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/385509-champua-orissa.html
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 142 - Champua Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
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