Mayurbhanj district

Mayurbhanj district
District
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 21°55′59″N 86°43′59″E / 21.933°N 86.733°E / 21.933; 86.733
Country India
StateOdisha
HeadquartersBaripada
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateShri Vineet Bhardwaj, IAS
 • Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife WardenShri Swayam Mallick, IFS
 • Superintendent of PoliceShri Smit P. Parmar, IPS
Area
 • Total10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi)
Elevation
559.31 m (1,835.01 ft)
Population
 • Total2,519,738
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
757 xxx
Vehicle registrationOD-11
Sex ratio1,005 /
Literacy65.98%
Lok Sabha constituencyMayurbhanj
Vidhan Sabha constituency9
 
  • 026-Jashipur(ST)
    027-Saraskana(ST)
    028-Rairangpur(ST)
    029-Bangiriposi(ST)
    030-Karanjia(ST)
    031-Udala(ST)
    032-Badasahi(SC)
    033-Baripada(ST)
    034-Morada
Precipitation1,648.2 millimetres (64.89 in)
Websitewww.mayurbhanj.nic.in

Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha, India. The main city is Baripada. Mayurbhanj has an area of 10,418 km2 (4,022 sq mi). In 2011, there were 2,519,738 people living in Mayurbhanj district.

List of Dewans and Superintendents from 1905[1][2]

Name Position Term
Prasanna Coomar Ghosal Dewan[3] Died on 17th June 1905
Mohini Mohan Dhar, M.A., B.L. State Judge
Dewan
Vice President of State Council[4] [5]
20th June 1905 - 21st April 1912
Hari Das Bose Officiating Dewan[6] 22nd April 1912 - 12th May 1912
C. L. Philip, I.C.S. Superintendent[7] 13th May 1912 - 30th July 1912
E. Mc. Leod Smith Superintendent[8] 31st July 1912 - 3rd November 1912
C. L. Philip, I.C.S. Superintendent[9] 4th November 1912 - 9th February 1916
J. E. Scott, I.C.S. Superintendent[10] 10th February 1916 - 22nd April 1917
N. F. Peck, I.C.S. Superintendent[11] 23rd April 1917 - 12th October 1919
H. Mc. Pherson, I.C.S. Superintendent[12] 13th October 1919 - 5th August 1920
H. Mc. Pherson, I.C.S. Dewan[13] 6th August 1920 - 14th September 1921
Rai Bahadur Hari Das Basu State Judge, Dewan[14] 15th September 1921 - 6th January 1922
E. Mc. Leod Smith Dewan[15] 7th January 1922 - 28th November 1929
No Dewan appointed Dewan[16] 29th November 1929 - 18th June 1930
Dr. P. K. Sen, M.A., (Cantab), LL.D., Barrister-at-Law Dewan[17] 19th June 1930 - 17th June 1936
K. C. Neogy, M.A., B.L. Dewan[18] 6th July 1935 - 5th July 1940
K. C. Neogy, M.A., B.L. Political Adviser[19] 6th July 1940 - 31st March 1942
Major B. P. Pande, B.A., LL.B., F.R.E.S. (London) Dewan[20] 16th August 1940 - Last Dewan

References

  1. Senapati, Nilamani; Sahu, Nabin Kumar (1967). Orissa district gazetteers : Mayurbhanj. Orissa Government Press, Cuttack.
  2. https://ia903402.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/dli.ministry.08558/ODG-MAYURBHANJ_jp2.zip&file=ODG-MAYURBHANJ_jp2/ODG-MAYURBHANJ_0090.jp2&id=dli.ministry.08558&scale=4&rotate=0
  3. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  4. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  5. https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissareview/2015/Sept/engpdf/63-67.pdf
  6. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  7. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
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  17. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  18. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  19. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up
  20. https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08558/page/80/mode/2up