Khordha is located at 20°11′N85°37′E / 20.18°N 85.62°E / 20.18; 85.62.[2] It has an average elevation of 75 m (246 ft). Area of the district is 2,888 square kilometers (1,115 square miles). From climatological point of view, the average annual precipitation over the district is about 1,200–1,400 mm. Moderate temperature prevails over the area throughout the year barring the summer season (March–June), where the maximum temperature even exceeds 45 °C. The average minimum temperature over the district is 9.6 °C.[3]
Demographics
As of 2001[update]Indian census,[4] Khordha had a population of 39,034. The population of Khordha, as estimated in late 2006([1]), was 42,526. Khordha had a population Census of 2011 total 120,204.
Khordha is part of Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
Current MLA from Khordha assembly constituency is prashant jagdev (BJP Candidate), who had also won this seat in 2024 state elections.[6]
Previous MLAs from this seat were:
Rajendra Kumar Sahoo who won it for BJD in 2014 election and as an independent candidate in 2009 state elections.
Jyotindra Nath Mitra who won it for BJD in 2000 & 2004, and also as a candidate of INC(I) in 1980
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