Dhenknal

Dhenkanal (Oriya: ଢେଙ୍କାନାଳ) is a city and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Orissa, India.


Geography

Dhenkanal is located at 20.67°N 85.6°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
[edit] Demographics

As per the 2001 India census,[2] Dhenkanal had a population of 57, 651. 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.

Most Prominent Persons

    Harmohan Patnaik
    Brig. Kamaksha Prashad Singh Deo
    Baishnab Charan Patnaik
    Braja Kisore Dhal
    Justice D. N. Patnaik
    Haladhar Mishra
    Prafulla Kumar Bhanja
    Kalpana Dash

Hospitals

    Kalinga Eye Hospital, Dhenkanal.[3]
    District Head Quarter Hospital

Colleges

    Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Dhenkanal
    Dhenkanal College, Dhenkanal
    Orissa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dhenkanal
    Women's College, Dhenkanal
    Evening College, Dhenkanal
    Devendra Satpathy Memorial Collage, Koelipongi
    Women's Polytechnique, Dhenkanal
    Dhenkanal Law College, Dhenkanal
    Bajirout Industrial Training Institute, Dhenkanal
    District Institute for Education and Technology (DIET), Dhenkanal
    Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology(SIET)
    e-Tech Residential College, +2 Science, Dhenkanal
    Vidyarthee Residential College, +2 Science,Similai, Dhenkanal
    Sai Kripa Residential College
    I G I T , Saranga

Schools

    I.G.I.T Campus High School,Sarang
    Gididihi UP/ME School,Godidihi
    Brajanath Badajena High School
    Montfort School
    Government Girls High School
    Soudamini Smruti Bidyapitha
    Laxmidhar Municipal High School
    Balaram High School
    Police High School
    Aurobinda Bidya Mandir
    Swaraswati Shishu Mandir
    ManiDevi High School, Chainpur
    Balarampur High School,Balarampur
    Bedapada High School, Bedapada
    Kunjakanta U.G.M.E. School
    K.P. High School, Govindpur
    SAI Public School Kapilas, Krushnakumarpur, Dhenkanal
    SarangDhar HighSchool, Kamakhyanagar, Dhenkanal
    Dandimal High School, Dandimal
    Indipur High School, Indipur, Dhenkanal
    D P S, Banamaliprasad, Dhenkanal
    Gerge School,Dhenkal
    Sankarpur High School, Sankarpur, Dhenkanal

Temples

    Sanischar Mandir, Godidihi
    Sidha Ramachandi, Godidihi & Nadhara
    Baladevajeu Mandir (Deula Sahi)
    Kunjakanta Mandir (Kunjakanta)
    Sundarasuni Mandir (Bypass Chawk)
    Dakhinakali Mandir (Dakhinakali Road)
    Kapilash Temple
    Sita-ram Mandir, Saptasajya-Dhenkal
    Mahima Alekha Gadi, Joranda
    Shiva Mandir, Jeebankhol( Jharagadia )
    Sai Temple,Datatreya, Kapilas-road
    Matrupitha, Barada