Mohana
Town in the Gajapati district of Odisha state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town. For its eponymous assembly constituency, see Mohana (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
For other uses, see Mohana (disambiguation).
Mohana is a town and community development block in the Gajapati district of Odisha state in India.[1] The town comes under the administrative control of Mohana Police station.[2][3]
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Mohana | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 19°25′N 84°13′E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
District | Gajapati |
Founded by | Government of Odisha |
Named for | Mouth of River, in Odia its called Muhana |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government (Tier 3) |
• Body | Mohana Panchayat Samiti |
• MLA | Dasarathi Gamango |
Area | |
• Total | 1,636.51 km2 (631.86 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st in Gajapati District |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 182,679 |
• Density | 112/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 761015 |
Telephone code | 06816 |
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The town had a population of 5,197 in 2011 census and 4,759 in the 2001 census.[4]
Mohana (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Sl. No.: 136) is its Vidhan Sabha constituency.[5] This constituency includes Mohana block, Udayagiri block, Nuagada block and Rayagada block.[6][7]