The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions.
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20 Facts About Koraput district
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District of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters, the present town of Koraput.
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Koraput district hailed probably from Ranpur and served under the Nandapur kings in the Militia, and for his faithful and meritorious services he was permitted to establish this village which was named after him as Khora Putu, and later on the name has been abbreviated to 'Koraput.
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Koraput district is located between 18 degree 13' and 19 degree 10' North Latitudes and 82 degree 5' and 83 degree 23' East Longitudes.
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Early history of the Koraput district is obscure owing to the absence of written records.
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The Koraput district had a total of 8 Talukas - later replaced by Tahsils and Blocks.
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Koraput district comes under the Eastern Ghat Highland Agro climatic Zone.
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Narayanapatna and Bandhugaon blocks of the Koraput district are located before the ring of hills as noted above and geographically form a part of the Nagavali River valley, being located at a significantly lower altitude.
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The district headquarter town of Koraput is located on this plateau, as are most of the industrial areas of the district.
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Koraput district has a total of 240 Panchayats which are headed by an elected head called the Sarpanch assisted by an Executive Officer.
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Koraput district is assisted by Additional and Deputy SPs at the headquarters and by SDPOs at police subdivision levels.
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The Koraput district has a total of 23 thanas or Police Stations, each headed by an Inspector in-charge.
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Koraput district is assisted by Additional District Judges, Civil Judges Divisions and Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrates.
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Entire Koraput district is a designated area under the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
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The Koraput district has a population density of 156 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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Largest tribe in the current district are the Parojas, literally meaning "subject", a generic term applying to many different tribal communities in Koraput.
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The percentage of people speaking tribal language in Koraput district has reduced from 37 percent in 1931 census to less than 20 percent today.
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The road then passes Koraput district and descends through a steep ghat to Jeypore before going straight north through Borigumma to Nabarangpur.
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Koraput district railway station is a junction station on Kirandul-Visakhapatnam railway line that branches towards Rayagada railway station on the other side.
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