Kodala

Kodala is the city in Ganjam District of Odisha, dotted with the temples of Eastern Ganga Dynasty.

Kodala, Ganjam District, OdishaKodala is the name of a town and also the notified area committee in Odisha

Location of Kodala
Kodala is situated in the Ganjam District of Odisha.

Geography of Kodala
Strategically, Kodala in Odisha has been positioned approximately at 19.63 degree North and 84.95 degree East. It rises to a height of 16 meters or 52 feet above the mean sea level. It lies at a distance of 15 km north of Chhatrapur in Odisha.

Demography of Kodala
As per this report, Kodala in Odisha showed a population measurement of 12,341. Out of the total population of Kodala, information of males, females as well as children are being incorporated. It is noteworthy to get to know that both males and females are present in equivalent proportion. To be precise, male populace comprises of 50 percent while the population of females is also the same. In Kodala town, children who are below six years of age constitute 15 % of the population.

Education of Kodala
The literacy rate of Kodala in Odisha too acts as vital information about Kodala. It is to be noted that the average literacy rate constitutes 54 %, which is lower than that of India, which constitutes of 59.5 %. A gap also exists between male and female literacy rates. Male are more erdudite, which is evident from its high literacy rate constituting 66 %. However female literacy is 42 % only.

Administration of Kodala
Kodala is a town in Ganjam District of Odisha and hence it has the municipality government to develop the civil system in Kodala. The current MLA from Kodala Assembly Constituency is Niranjan Pradhan of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2004. Rama Krushna Pattanaik won this seat as BJD candidate in 2000, as JD in 1995 and 1990, and as JND candidate in 1985 and 1977. Kanhu Charan Naik of INC(I) had won this seat in 1980. Kodala is part of Aska, which is the Lok Sabha constituency of Kodala in Ganjam District of Odisha.

Visting Information
Access points of Kodala have developed so that connectivity with other places can be established over the years in and around Odisha. Chhatrapur Railway Station and Biju Patnaik Airport lie in vicinity.

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