The population of Kalahandi district is 1,573,054.
Kalahandi is famous for it rich minerals and mines.
The languages of Kalahandi are:Kalahandia OdiaEnglish
Congressional districts are based only on population, not on area.
The distance between Bhubaneswar to Kalahandi is about 285 miles or almost 7 hours of driving time.
KALAHANDI COMES UNDER ODISHA
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The undivided districts of Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (popularly known as KBK districts in Orissa) have since 1992-93 been divided into eight districts: Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawrangpur, Rayagada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi and Nuapada. These eight districts comprise of 14 Subdivisions, 37 Tehsils, 80 CD Blocks, 1,437 Gram Panchayats and 12,293 villages. Socio Economic Status: The KBK districts account for 19.80% population over 30.60% geographical area of the State. 89.95% people of this region still live in villages. Lower population density (153 persons / sq. km) in comparison to 236 for Orissa indicates difficult living conditions and an underdeveloped economy. Tribal communities dominate this region. As per 2001 Census, about 38.41% people of these districts belong to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) communities including four primitive tribal groups (PTG), i.e., Bondas, Dadai, Langia, Sauras and Dangaria Kandhas. 44 CD blocks are included in Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). In addition, 16.25% population belongs to the Scheduled Castes (SC) communities as per 2001 5 Census. The distribution of villages as per SC and ST population during 2001 is given in Table 2. Literacy rates are also far below the State as well as National averages. Female literacy is only 29.1% This region is considered one of the poorest regions in the country. As per an estimate (based on 1999-2000 NSS data) 89.14% people in Southern Orissa are below poverty line (BPL) 1. As per the 1997 census2 of BPL families, about 72% families below poverty line live in this region.
The Capitol controls the population of the 12 districts by essentially scaring them into submission year after year. This is done with the actual hunger games.
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