| Voice of Gajapati :
S. Motilal Reddy

Gajapati is a very backward district. Here almost 70% of the population
is of tribes.
We face issues related to environment. The green environment is
getting destroyed.
The quality of education is very poor. The schools do not conduct
regular classes.
Unemployment is also one major hurdle faced by us.
Gajapati District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 4325.0 Km2
Population in Gajapati (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 575,880
Male : 282,041
Female : 293,839
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 13489
In seeing : 6247
In speech : 1151
In hearing : 1265
In movement : 3913
Mental : 913
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 137
Sex Ratio Rank : 559
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 481 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 565 (Census 2001)
Minority : Yes
District affected by Left Wing Extremism

Brief About Gajapati District
Gajapati district has been named after Maharaja Sri
Krushna Chandra
Gajapati Narayan Deb, the Ex-Raja Sahib of Paralakhemundi estate
(the 1st Prime Minister of Orissa State), who is remembered
for his contribution in formation of a separate Orissa province
and inclusion of Paralakhemundi estate in Orissa.
Gajapati
district came into being with effect from 2nd October
1992. Prior to this it was a part (Sub-Division) of Ganjam
district. While the Ganjam is a developed, well connect with
road and rail facilities, industrially and agriculturally prosperous
district the Gajapati district continue to be an under developed
mountainous region, pre dominated by tribal people with low literacy
rate and with very low standard of living of majority of people.
GEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATION:
his
district lies between 18.450 East to 19.400
West latitude and 85.480 North to 84.270
South longitude. Ganjam district and Andhra
Pradesh bound this district on the east, Rayagada district on the
west, Ganjam and Phulbani districts on the north and Andhra
Pradesh on the south.
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