Dhenkanal Explained

Dhenkanal is a town and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha, India.

Geography

Dhenkanal is at 20.67°N 85.6°W.^[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

Demographics

As per the 2011 India census,^[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 67,414. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhenkanal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 74%. In Dhenkanal, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

• Amiya Kumari Padhi, High Court judge^{[3] [4]}
• Baishnab Charan Patnaik, member of Parliament^{[5] [6]}
• Nandini Satpathy^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
• Suparno Satpathy
• Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo^{[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]}
• Devendra Satpathy^{[20] [21]}
• Gati Krushna Misra^{[22] [23]}
• Tathagata Satpathy^{[24] [25] [26]}
• Kalpana Dash^{[27] [28] [29] [30] [31]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Dhenkanal . Fallingrain.com . 2013-10-14.
2. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=421532
3. Web site: 1st woman judge of HC Justice Amiya Padhi dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620165302/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1st-woman-judge-of-hc-justice-amiya-padhi-dead/253807-60-117.html . dead . 2012-06-20 . ibnlive.in.com . 2012-05-12.
4. Web site: Judges of Orissa High Court . www.orissahighcourt.nic.in . 2012-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044157/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/judgesret.asp . 14 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Hamara Vote Hamari Sarkar . Hamaravotehamarisarkar.com . 2012-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809113830/http://www.hamaravotehamarisarkar.com/candidate.php?cid=361 . 2014-08-09 .
6. Web site: List Of Political Parties . 2012-05-08.
7. Nandini Satpathy v. PL Dani (1978) 2 SCC 424
8. News: NDTV. Number 13 is lucky for Mamata Banerjee. 14 May 2011. 9 May 2012.
9. News: Former Orissa CM Nandini Satpathy dies . NDTV . 4 August 2006 . dead . https://archive.today/20070928185825/http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Former+Orissa+CM+Nandini+Satpathy+dies&id=91036&category=National . 28 September 2007 .
10. Web site: Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT).
11. News: National : Nandini Satpathy cremated . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127125154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605201200.htm . dead . 2007-11-27 . 2006-08-06 . 2012-05-10 . . Chennai, India.
12. News: Ex-CM of Orissa Nandini Satpathy passes away . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-05/india/27801889_1_oriya-orissa-cm-orissa-chief-minister . live . 2013-12-15 . TNN . 2006-08-05 . . 2012-05-10.
13. Web site: List of Members of Lagislative Assembly . Dhenkanal.nic.in . 2012-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809232346/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/assembly.htm . 9 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
14. News: Tytler flies in to finalize state Congress team . https://archive.today/20120701163542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-01/bhubaneswar/29837673_1_opcc-k-p-singhdeo-orissa-pradesh-congress-committee . live . 2012-07-01 . 2011-08-01 . . 2012-05-08.
15. News: Congress lets down Orissa in the union cabinet reshuffle . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115231319/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-20/news/28428585_1_srikant-jena-congress-leader-orissa . dead . 15 January 2016 . Economic Times (Times of India) . 2011-01-20 . 2012-05-08.
16. News: Congress lets down Orissa again . The New Indian Express . 2011-01-20 . 2012-05-08 .
17. News: G. Srinivas . Naveen a liar and a sinner: Cong . Indian Express . 2010-12-15 . 2012-05-08.
18. News: Orissa Whispers . https://archive.today/20130203131340/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110207/jsp/orissa/story_13546140.jsp . dead . 3 February 2013 . The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) . 2011-02-07 . 2012-05-08 . Calcutta, India.
19. Web site: Niranjan Patnaik is the new PCC Chief – South India – Orissa – ibnlive . https://archive.today/20120709222315/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/niranjan-patnaik-is-the-new-pcc-chief/157661-60-117.html . dead . 2012-07-09 . Ibnlive.in.com . 2012-05-08.
20. Web site: List of Members of Parliament . Dhenkanal.nic.in . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806235219/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/parliament.htm . 6 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
21. Web site: Candidate Details of INC In (Orissa, 1971): Indian General Elections – Election Party Statistics . https://archive.today/20120709154025/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidatedetails/1971/S18/INC.html . dead . 2012-07-09 . Ibnlive.in.com . 1971 . 2012-05-08.
22. Web site: D'nal condoles Justice Mohapatra's demise. dailypioneer.com . 2012 . Dhenkanal lost three legal luminaries like Justices Gatikrushna Mishra, . 13 May 2012.
23. Web site: Judges of Orissa High Court (Chief Justice) . www.orissahighcourt.nic.in . 2012-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707191453/http://www.orissahighcourt.nic.in/cjudgesret.asp . 2015-07-07 . dead .
24. Web site: Shri Tathagata Satpathy – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India . India.gov.in . 2012-05-08.
25. Web site: Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha . Parliamentofindia.nic.in . 2012-05-08.
26. Web site: Tathagata Satpathy Statistics: Indian Elections 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090524045107/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/282.html . dead . 2009-05-24 . Ibnlive.in.com . 2012-05-08.
27. Web site: The first Oriya Girl Miss Kalpan . Dhenkanal.nic.in . 2008-05-21 . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224182731/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/Mountaineer_Kalpan.htm . 24 February 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
28. News: Everest 2008: More Aurn Trek climbers summits with 3 Sherpas . Everestnews.com . 2008 . 2012-05-08.
29. Web site: Personality page of Oriya Nari – a site for Oriya Women . Oriyanari.com . 2012-05-08.
30. News: Everest climber Kalpana Das gets warm welcome in Orissa . Thaindian News . 2008-06-08 . 2012-05-08.
31. News: Govt Apathy: Kalpana Dash resorts to Begging . Odishanewstoday.com . 2011-05-22 . 2012-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120524093559/http://odishanewstoday.com/news/549-govt-apathy-kalpana-dash-resorts-to-begging.html . 2012-05-24 .